Purchaser
City of Lakeland
Country
United States
Notice published
25 Jun 2026
Tenqual indexed
26 Jun 2026
Closing date
31 Jul 2026
Source ID
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Tender summary
The City of Lakeland, hereinafter referred to as the "City," is soliciting proposals from reliable and qualified proposers, hereafter referred to as "Firm," to assist the City in maintaining a drug-free workplace in compliance with the Florida Drug-Free Workplace Act (F.S. 440.101 and 440.102) on a **CITYWIDE** basis for all City departments and work locations. It is important that the City contract with a reliable and qualified Firm with knowledge of all applicable federal, state, local, and City laws and practices required to render comprehensive, professional, confidential, legally compliant and random drug and alcohol screenings, post-accident drug and alcohol screenings, and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol screenings as set forth in this RFP; including, but not limited to: DOT & Non-DOT Drug Screens, DOT & Non-DOT Alcohol Testing, On-Site After-Hours Drug & Alcohol Testing, On-Site Random Drug & Alcohol Testing, and Random Selection Process. The City will check references to help determine the most desirable Firm. The awarded Firm providing services will be expected to adhere to and follow the guidelines set forth in the City's "Drug-Free Workplace & Mandatory Testing Policy," attached hereto. (ATTACHMENT I) Pursuant to the Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969 (Section 163.01, Florida Statutes), the resulting contract may also be utilized by other qualified public agencies throughout the State of Florida. Evaluation of the proposals will be based on the competitive selection process in which the evaluation of proposals will not be limited to price alone. The selection of a Proposer with whom to contract shall be based on the “best value to the City”. Best value means the overall value to the City, in the City's sole discretion. The selection committee, shall select the proposals that will provide the best value to the city.
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- Issued by City of Lakeland.
- Located in United States.
- Source notice lakelandgov:2026-RFP-072 on US OpenGov.
- Notice published 25 Jun 2026; Tenqual indexed it 26 Jun 2026.
- Deadline listed as 31 Jul 2026.
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