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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR ARMED AND UNARMED SECURITY GUARD SERVICES AUGUST, 2013 RFP NO.: 456-SH These guidelines are intended to provide general information only and are subject to revision. The rights and obligations of any party contracting with the County will be determined in accordance with the terms of the applicable agreement and applicable law. County of Los Angeles Armed and Unarmed Security Guard Services Sheriff’s Department RFP REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR ARMED AND UNARMED SECURITY GUARD SERVICES TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Purpose .................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Overview of Solicitation Document ........................................................................... 1 1.3 Terms and Definitions .............................................................................................. 3 1.4 Minimum Mandatory Requirements ......................................................................... 3 1.5 County Rights & Responsibilities ............................................................................. 4 1.6 Agreement Term ...................................................................................................... 5 1.7 Agreement Rates ..................................................................................................... 5 1.8 Days of Operation .................................................................................................... 6 1.9 Contact with County Personnel ................................................................................ 6 1.10 Final Agreement Award by the Board of Supervisors .............................................. 6 1.11 Mandatory Requirement to Register on County’s WebVen ...................................... 7 1.12 County Option to Cancel RFP and/or Reject Proposals ........................................... 7 1.13 Protest Policy Review Process ................................................................................. 7 1.14 Notice to Proposers Regarding the Public Records Act ........................................... 8 1.15 Indemnification and Insurance ................................................................................. 9 1.16 Injury & Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) ............................................................... 9 1.17 Background and Security Investigations .................................................................. 9 1.18 Confidentiality and Independent Contractor Status ............................................... 11 1.19 Conflict of Interest .................................................................................................. 11 1.20 Determination of Proposer Responsibility .............................................................. 12 1.21 Proposer Debarment .............................................................................................. 13 1.22 Proposer’s Adherence to County’s Child Support Compliance Program ............... 16 1.23 Gratuities ................................................................................................................ 16 1.24 Notice to Proposers Regarding the County Lobbyist Ordinance ............................ 17 1.25 Federal Earned Income Credit ............................................................................... 17 1.26 Consideration of GAIN/GROW Participants for Employment ................................. 17 1.27 County’s Quality Assurance Plan ........................................................................... 18 1.28 Recycled-Content Paper ........................................................................................ 18 1.29 Safely Surrendered Baby Law ................................................................................ 19 1.30 County Policy on Doing Business with Small Business ......................................... 19 1.31 Jury Service Program ............................................................................................. 19 County of Los Angeles i Armed and Unarmed Security Guard Services Sheriff’s Department RFP REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR ARMED AND UNARMED SECURITY GUARD SERVICES TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE 1.32 Local Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Preference Program ................................ 21 1.33 Local Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Prompt Payment Program ....................... 22 1.34 Notification to County of Pending Acquisitions/Mergers by Proposing Company .. 22 1.35 Transitional Job Opportunities Preference Program .............................................. 22 1.36 Living Wage Program ............................................................................................ 23 1.37 Contractor’s Obligations as a “Business Associate” Under the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA and HITECH) ............................. 27 1.38 Defaulted Property Tax Reduction Program .......................................................... 28 1.39 SPARTA Program………………………………………………………………………. 29 2.0 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS .................................................. 30 2.1 County Responsibility ............................................................................................. 30 2.2 Truth and Accuracy of Representations ................................................................. 30 2.3 RFP Timetable ....................................................................................................... 30 2.4 Solicitation Requirements Review .......................................................................... 31 2.5 Proposers’ Questions ............................................................................................. 32 2.6 Submission of Application for Exemption to Living Wage Program ...................... 33 2.7 Proposers’ Conference ........................................................................................... 33 2.8 Preparation of the Proposal .................................................................................... 34 2.9 Business Proposal Format ..................................................................................... 35 2.10 Cost Proposal Format ............................................................................................ 52 2.11 Proposal Submission .............................................................................................. 53 2.12 Proposal Corrections and Errors …………………………………………………… 54 3.0 SELECTION PROCESS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA .................................. 56 3.1 Selection Process ................................................................................................... 56 3.2 Adherence to Minimum Mandatory Requirements and Format (Pass/Fail)............ 57 3.3 Disqualification Review .......................................................................................... 58 3.4 Business Proposal Evaluation and Criteria ........................................................... 59 3.5 Cost Proposal Evaluation Criteria ......................................................................... 62 3.6 Labor Law/Payroll Violations .................................................................................. 62 3.7 Department’s Proposed Contractor Selection Review ........................................... 63 3.8 County Independent Review Process .................................................................... 65 County of Los Angeles ii Armed and Unarmed Security Guard Services Sheriff’s Department RFP REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) ARMED AND UNARMED SECURITY GUARD SERVICES TABLE OF CONTENTS APPENDICES APPENDIX A: SAMPLE AGREEMENT APPENDIX B: STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) APPENDIX C: INTENTIONALLY OMITTED APPENDIX D: REQUIRED FORMS APPENDIX E: TRANSMITTAL FORM TO REQUEST A SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS REVIEW APPENDIX F: COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES POLICY ON DOING BUSINESS WITH SMALL BUSINESS APPENDIX G: JURY SERVICE ORDINANCE APPENDIX H: LISTING OF CONTRACTORS DEBARRED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY APPENDIX I: IRS NOTICE 1015 APPENDIX J: SAFELY SURRENDERED BABY LAW APPENDIX K: LIVING WAGE PROGRAM ORDINANCE APPENDIX L: DETERMINATION OF CONTRACTOR NON-RESPONSIBILITY AND CONTRACTOR DEBARMENT APPENDIX M: GUIDELINES FOR ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSER LABOR LAW/ PAYROLL VIOLATIONS APPENDIX N: DEFAULTED PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION PROGRAM County of Los Angeles iii Armed and Unarmed Security Guard Services Sheriff’s Department RFP PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose 1.1.1 The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (Department), on behalf of its Countywide Services Division, County Services Bureau, is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from qualified vendors (Proposers) that can provide high quality armed and unarmed security guard and related services. 1.1.2 The Department is responsible for providing security in County of Los Angeles (County) facilities, hospitals, and clinics (Locations) throughout the County. As such, the Department requires a vendor or vendor(s) to provide trained and certified, professional, courteous, uniformed, and equipped armed and unarmed Security Guards and Security Guard Supervisors, twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, including holidays. Locations are grouped within eight (8) Service Planning Areas (SPAs) in the County