RFQ - Workplace Culture, Training & Safety Professional Services (Personal Services)

Los Angeles World Airports is issuing a Request for Qualifications to prequalify firms for an Airport Bench Contract pool providing on-call, as-needed professional management services in workplace culture, training, and safety, with SOQs due October 1, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. PST via Bonfire portal (lawa.bonfirehub.com).

Respondents may propose on any single category or combination of four service categories: Workplace Integrity & Investigations (Category A), Culture Management & Employee Engagement (Category B), Creative Production & Specialized Training Services (Category C), and Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene & Specialized Safety Training (Category D). No minimum firm size is required.

Mandatory business enterprise participation is 15% Small Business Enterprise, 3% Local Business Enterprise, and 3% Local Small Business Enterprise. A Labor and Contracting-Out Savings Clause protects represented LAWA employees and requires compliance with collective bargaining agreements.

Services are performed at LAX, Van Nuys Airport Division, and LAWA's Palmdale land holdings on a task-order basis. The contract term spans three years plus two optional one-year renewal periods. Compensation is structured as fully burdened hourly rates, cost reimbursables, or lump-sum fixed fees as designated by LAWA in individual Task Orders. The total program value does not exceed $10 million across all awarded contracts over the five-year term. Pre-qualified firms are not guaranteed work assignment; qualification only establishes pool eligibility.

Evaluation criteria: administrative compliance (pass/fail), technical capability (25 points), experience and past performance (25 points), project management and service delivery (15 points), organizational capacity and risk management (15 points), cost/fee structure (10 points), and commitment to inclusion (10 points). Pre-proposal meetings are scheduled for September 9 (in-person) and September 10 (virtual), 2026. Questions are due September 25, 2026. Insurance requirements, background checks, reference verification, and clarification periods are required prior to contract execution.