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Hillsborough County opens non-mandatory pre-bid for emergency shelter staffing contract
Summary
Hillsborough County held a non-mandatory pre-bid for ITB-26-0000131 seeking a three-year contractor to supply trained shelter and pet-shelter staff; the county set minimum ICS/FEMA certification and a valid Florida driver’s license as material requirements, gave a $374,610 estimate, and committed to an addendum correcting pricing-hour errors.
Hillsborough County held a non-mandatory pre-bid conference on March 3 for ITB-26-0000131, the emergency shelter staffing solicitation, outlining scope, minimum qualifications and submission rules ahead of the March 27 bid close. The county said the resulting contract would run three years and provided an estimated project amount of $374,610.
The county’s procurement staff and emergency operations personnel told prospective bidders the contract is intended to augment county sheltering capacity during emergency activations and declared disasters, covering general shelter staff, shelter managers and separate pet-shelter staff. "So pretty much what we're here to do is find a vendor that can bridge a gap that we have here in Hillsborough County," said Sarah Patron, procurement coordinator and project manager. The solicitation assumes staffing for the county's largest shelter at 44 positions (22 per 12-hour shift) with one shelter manager per shift, though staff…
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