SLCo HEA126182 Bee Inspector - RFP

Salt Lake County Health Department is conducting a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a bee inspector to perform services within Salt Lake County under the Utah Bee Inspection Act. The selected contractor will be responsible for conducting a minimum of 100 apiary inspections annually, with specific requirements including residing in Salt Lake County and possessing at least one year of experience inspecting apiaries for bee health. Key deliverables include identifying bee diseases, prescribing treatment courses, and completing comprehensive ArcGIS Survey123 data logging for all inspections. The procurement timeline includes a pre-proposal WebEx meeting on January 16, 2026, at 2:30 PM MT, with written questions due by January 23, 2026, at 1:00 PM. Proposals must be submitted through the Utah Public Procurement Place (U3P) portal by January 28, 2026, at 1:00 PM, with a selection committee meeting scheduled for February 4, 2026. The evaluation will consider the county's Preference System, which includes factors such as employee health care, veterans hiring, and companywide hiring programs.

The contract is structured for an initial one-year term with potential five additional one-year renewals, totaling a possible six-year engagement. No incumbent vendor is identified in this RFP. The contractor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage, including workers' compensation, commercial general liability ($500,000 per occurrence/$1,000,000 aggregate), commercial automobile liability ($500,000 per person/$1,000,000 per accident), and errors and omissions insurance ($1,000,000 per occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate), with Salt Lake County named as an additional insured. The total 2026 budget for bee inspector services is capped at $17,000, with a specific compensation structure of $100 per inspection for apiaries with 1-2 hives and $25 per inspection for apiaries with 3-10 hives, limited to two annual inspections per location. Additional compensation includes $30 per man-hour for consultation services, $15 per man-hour for administrative services (capped at $1,000 annually), up to $1,000 for office and laboratory supplies, and $11 monthly for a dedicated phone line and email service. The contractor is required to provide their own transportation, communication technology, field data collection equipment, and necessary inspection attire.