Nurse staffing services, highridge family CTR

The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, Purchasing Department, issued Request for Quotation #650385/JM for Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) per diem staffing services at the Highridge Family Center, a residential treatment program serving youth ages 11-16. The procurement seeks to establish a term contract for nursing staff capable of providing medication administration, medical emergency management, health assessments, and nursing care to program participants in a three-month, Monday-through-Friday residential setting. Vendors must provide staff fluent in English, Spanish, and Creole, and must hold a valid Florida Department of Professional Regulation LPN license and a Home Health Agency/Nurse Registry License. The RFQ requires firm, fixed hourly rate pricing across three service categories: weekday daily rates (Monday-Friday, 6 a.m.-11 p.m.), weekday night rates (Monday-Friday, 11 p.m.-6 a.m.), and weekend/holiday rates (24 hours). Bidders must maintain specific insurance coverage including Commercial General Liability ($500,000 per occurrence), Business Auto Liability ($500,000 combined single limit), Workers' Compensation Insurance per Florida Statute Chapter 440, and Professional Liability Insurance ($1,000,000 per occurrence and aggregate), in addition to submitting three professional references with similar service experience within the past three years and passing a Level Two Background check. The RFQ submission deadline was March 23, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. Palm Beach County local time, with responses accepted via fax or email, and the contract would be awarded on an all-or-none basis to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.

The initial contract term is twelve months or until the estimated amount is expended, with an option to renew for four additional twelve-month periods upon mutual written agreement. Palm Beach County provides a 5% local preference to quoters with a permanent place of business in Palm Beach County and may award to certified Small Business Enterprises within 10% of the lowest bid, indicating set-aside considerations for disadvantaged enterprises and local vendors. The anticipated contract value is $50,000 over the initial twelve-month term, though the County reserves the right to increase or decrease this amount based on actual staffing requirements at the Highridge Family Center. All bidders must comply with non-discrimination policies as a condition of award. No incumbent vendors or existing contractor information was referenced in the procurement documents, suggesting this may be a new contract or a competitive rebid process. The evaluation criteria focused primarily on price competitiveness and vendor responsibility, including licensure, insurance, background clearance, and relevant experience with similar populations and service delivery models.