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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP CM21-040 and award a contract to Contemporary Services Corporation, of Northridge, CA, for providing COVID-19 vaccination point of dispensing (POD) screening services, in a total amount not to exceed $950,000, for a period of five months, with the option to renew for four additional five-month periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Contemporary Services Corporation to provide COVID-19 vaccination point of dispensing (POD) screening services. PODs are a concept used in disasters, particularly public health disasters, as a method of delivering prophylaxis efficiently. The contracted services include the comprehensive non-professional screening of individuals seeking vaccinations at City-run COVID-19 vaccination PODs.
The Request for Proposals (RFP) was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on March 23, 2021, and 372 potential proposers specializing in screening services were notified of the RFP opportunity. Of those proposers, 32 downloaded the RFP via the City’s electronic bid system. The RFP document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the sixth floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing
. An RFP announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division’s weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 35 local, minority-owned, and women-owned business groups. Six proposals were received on March 25, 2021. Of those proposers, one was a Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE), one was a Women-owned Business Enterprise (WBE), two were certified Small Business Enterprises (SBE), and none were Long Beach businesses (Local). The selection committee determined that Co...
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