Whitfield County Schools Sealed Solicitation

Title: Administration - Temporary Staffing Agency

Deadline: 10/18/2019 2:00 PM   (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Status: Deadline Expired

Solicitation Number: WCS-AD-2019-021

Description: Provide Temporary Staffing services and personnel for various positions.


Pre-Bid Meeting Date: 10/1/2019 10:00 AM


Documents:

Documents as of 9/4/2019
RFP Temporary Staffing Services.pdf
Question 1

Posted: 10/1/2019

Question: the Pre-Solicitation Meeting is mandatory as per page 5, could you please clarify if a vendor is unable to join the meeting physically would that vendor be disqualified for bidding?

Response: If you were not at the meeting you will not be allowed to bid.

Question 2

Posted: 10/9/2019

Question: 1. What is the current contract value? 2. What is the budgeted increase anticipated for adding substitute teachers? 3. Will long term positions like vacancies be filled by the staffing provider? 4. What are the current pay rates, bill rates and mark ups for all positions under the current contract? 5. How many positions are currently staffed broken down by job title? 6. What is the total overall budget for this contract?

Response: 1. What is the current contract value? FY19 Expenditures $2,341,866.48 2. What is the budgeted increase anticipated for adding substitute teachers? No increase anticipated. Total budget FY20 is $2,027,111.00 3. Will long term positions like vacancies be filled by the staffing provider? Yes for food service workers (i.e. Cafeteria Mgrs and Cashiers) No for teachers, paraprofessionals, after school workers nor our office staff. WCS fills these positions through recruitment efforts. 4. What are the current pay rates, bill rates and mark ups for all positions under the current contract? See #5 5. How many positions are currently staffed broken down by job title? School Nutrition 93 employees. $9.29 +31% Landscape $9.00 before markup +31% Maintenance $12.00 before markup +31% Bus Monitor 10-12 employees. $10.65 +31% Summer Feeding $9.29 +31 Substitute Teachers $65 / day + 26% After School Care $9.00 + 26% 6. What is the total overall budget for this contract? Total budget FY20 is $2,027,111.00. This varies by need.

Question 3

Posted: 10/16/2019

Question: Hi- Are there any addendums to include in our rfp response? Also, are you currently managing substitute teachers in house or is your current supplier providing teachers and paras?

Response: There are no addendums at this point. They would be listed here on Vendor Registry. We want the respondent to recruit substitute teachers. The % mark up should be based on $65 per day.

Posted: 10/1/2019

Question: the Pre-Solicitation Meeting is mandatory as per page 5, could you please clarify if a vendor is unable to join the meeting physically would that vendor be disqualified for bidding?

Response: If you were not at the meeting you will not be allowed to bid.

Posted: 10/9/2019

Question: 1. What is the current contract value? 2. What is the budgeted increase anticipated for adding substitute teachers? 3. Will long term positions like vacancies be filled by the staffing provider? 4. What are the current pay rates, bill rates and mark ups for all positions under the current contract? 5. How many positions are currently staffed broken down by job title? 6. What is the total overall budget for this contract?

Response: 1. What is the current contract value? FY19 Expenditures $2,341,866.48 2. What is the budgeted increase anticipated for adding substitute teachers? No increase anticipated. Total budget FY20 is $2,027,111.00 3. Will long term positions like vacancies be filled by the staffing provider? Yes for food service workers (i.e. Cafeteria Mgrs and Cashiers) No for teachers, paraprofessionals, after school workers nor our office staff. WCS fills these positions through recruitment efforts. 4. What are the current pay rates, bill rates and mark ups for all positions under the current contract? See #5 5. How many positions are currently staffed broken down by job title? School Nutrition 93 employees. $9.29 +31% Landscape $9.00 before markup +31% Maintenance $12.00 before markup +31% Bus Monitor 10-12 employees. $10.65 +31% Summer Feeding $9.29 +31 Substitute Teachers $65 / day + 26% After School Care $9.00 + 26% 6. What is the total overall budget for this contract? Total budget FY20 is $2,027,111.00. This varies by need.

Posted: 10/16/2019

Question: Hi- Are there any addendums to include in our rfp response? Also, are you currently managing substitute teachers in house or is your current supplier providing teachers and paras?

Response: There are no addendums at this point. They would be listed here on Vendor Registry. We want the respondent to recruit substitute teachers. The % mark up should be based on $65 per day.