Third Party Administrative of US DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Program Services

08/30/24 - Response to General and Written Technical Questions submitted for FDOT Agency Advertisement Number DOT-RFP-25-9009-CA, Third Party Administrative of US DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Program Services.

The Department's response to all vendor questions received during the question and answer period for the subject solicitation is as follows:

FDOT has determined that no changes or clarifications are necessitated to the RFP as a result of the written questions received during the question and answer period. All vendors are advised to thoroughly review the solicitation document and its contents to increase their full understanding of the solicitation requirements.

No further addenda will be issued to the RFP nor to the contract based on the vendor questions submitted during the written question and answer period.

Written questions shall not be published but can be made available to vendors subsequent to the procurement process.

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08/03/24 - Addendum No. 1 - Revisions to Registration form and Timeline.

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08/01/24 - Updated Proposal Due Date & Time.

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The Florida Department of Transportation requests competitive sealed bids/proposals/replies for the procurement of:

Third Party Administrative of US DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Program Services

All Bidders, Proposers, and Respondents must be registered in the State of Florida's MyFloridaMarketplace system. All prospective bidders, proposers, and respondents that are not registered, should go to https://vendor.myfloridamarketplace.com/ to complete on-line registration, or call 1-866-352-3776 for assisted registration.

For services contracts, all out-of-State corporations, out-of-State limited liability companies, and out-of-State limited partnerships must be authorized to do business in the State of Florida. For authorization, contact:

Florida Department of State

Tallahassee, Florida 32399

(850) 245-6051

For services contracts, all Bidders, Proposers, and Respondents must be properly licensed if the business being provided requires that individuals be licensed by the FL Department of Business and Professional Regulation. For licensing, contact:

Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0797

(850) 487-1395

NOTE: In accordance with section 287.057(23), Florida Statutes, respondents to this solicitation or persons acting on their behalf may not contact, between the release of the solicitation and the end of the 72-hour period following the agency posting the notice of intended award, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays, any employee or officer of the executive or legislative branch concerning any aspect of this solicitation, except in writing to the procurement officer or as provided in the solicitation documents. Violation of this provision may be grounds for rejecting a response.

Public Meeting Notices and Meeting Agendas:

Notice of the public meetings scheduled for this solicitation is provided in the timeline of the attached solicitation, with agendas for the public meetings.

MFMP Transaction Fee:

All payment(s) to the vendor(s) resulting from the contract(s) established by this competitive solicitation WILL be subject to the MFMP Transaction Fee unless the transaction is exempt from the Transaction Fee pursuant to Rule 60A-1.032, Florida Administrative Code.

Scrutinized Companies Lists

Section 287.135, Florida Statutes, prohibits agencies from contracting