PUBLIC NOTICE
SOQ 24-033
TO PROVIDE SENIOR CITIZEN NEEDS
ASSESSMENT SURVEY
The Parish of Jefferson, authorized by Resolution No.144736 , is hereby soliciting a Statement of Qualifications (General Professional Services Questionnaire) from persons or firms interested in conducting a senior citizen needs assessment survey for the Parish of Jefferson.
DEADLINE FOR SUBSMISSIONS: 3:30 p.m., October 25, 2024
That the Purchasing Department is hereby authorized to advertise for Statements of Qualifications from persons or firms interested in conducting a senior citizen needs assessment survey for the Parish of Jefferson.
The following criteria shall be used to evaluate the Statements of Qualification the firms/individuals submit:
1. Professional training and experience in relation to the type of work required for the services (Maximum points awarded shall be thirty (30)).
2. Size of firm considering the number of professional and support personnel required to perform the tasks. (Maximum points awarded shall be ten (10)).
3. Capacity for timely completion of the work. (Maximum points awarded shall be ten (10)).
4. Past performance by person or firm on similar projects or similar comparable projects. (Maximum points awarded shall be ten (10)).
5. Preference shall be given to persons or firms with a principal business office as follows: (1) Jefferson Parish, including municipalities located within Jefferson Parish (15 Points); (2) neighboring parishes of the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Region, which includes Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles and St. Tammany Parishes (twelve (12) points); (3) parishes other than the foregoing (ten (10) points); (4) outside the State of Louisiana (six (6) points). (Maximum points awarded shall be fifteen (15)).
6. Adversarial legal proceedings between the parish and the person or firm performing professional services, in which the parish prevailed or any ongoing adversarial legal proceedings between the parish and the person or firm performing professional services, excluding those instances or cases where the person or firm was added as an indispensable party, or where the person or firm participated in or assisted the public entity in prosecution of its claim. In the event that the person or firm fails to provide accurate and detailed information regarding legal proceedings with the parish, including the absence of legal proceedings, the person or firm shall be deemed unresponsive with regard to this category, and zero (0) points shall be awarded. (Maximum points awarded shall be ten (10) for the lack of any such adversarial proceedings as defined).
7. Prior successful completion of projects of the type and nature described, for which firm has provided verifiable references. (Maximum points to be awarded shall be fifteen (15)).
The person or firm submitting a Statement of Qualification (General Professional Services Questionnaire) must identify all subcontractors who will assist in providing professional services for the project, in the professional services questionnaire. Each subcontractor shall be required to submit a (General Professional Services Questionnaire) and all documents and information included in the questionnaire. (Refer to Jefferson Parish Code Ordinance, Section 2-928)
All persons or firms (including subcontractors) must submit a Statement of Qualifications (General Professional Services Questionnaire) by the deadline. The latest professional services questionnaire may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Department at (504) 364-2678 or via the Jefferson Parish website at www.jeffparish.gov. This questionnaire can be accessed by hovering over “Business and Development” on the website and clicking on the (General Professional Services Questionnaires) option under “Doing Business in Jefferson Parish”.
Submissions will only be accepted electronically via Jefferson Parish’s e- Procurement site, Central Bidding at www.centralauctionhouse.com or www.jeffparishbids.net. Registration is required and free for Jefferson Parish vendors by accessing the following link: www.centralauctionhouse.com/registration.php.
No submittals will be accepted after the deadline.
Affidavits are not required to be submitted with the Statement of Qualifications, but shall be submitted prior to contract approval.
Proposer shall furnish the Parish with certificates of insurance evidencing Professional Liability insurance prior to contract approval.
Disputes/protests relating to the decisions by the evaluation committee or by the Jefferson Parish Council shall be brought before the 24th Judicial Court.
ADV: The New Orleans Advocate: October 2, 9 and 16, 2024