Management Services for the County's Drug & Alcohol Program

General work description THIS IS A FULLY ELECTRONIC BID - NO OTHER FORM OF BID SUBMITTAL WILL BE ACCEPTED. VENDORS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW. PLEASE REGISTER YOUR COMPANY VIA OPENGOV PROCUREMENT AT HTTPS://PROCUREMENT.OPENGOV.COM/SIGNUP PRIOR TO VIEWING OR DOWNLOADING THIS SOLICITATION. THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE/COUNTY PROCUREMENT IS SOLICITING BIDS FROM CONTRACTORS INTERESTED IN ENTERING INTO A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF THE COUNTY'S DRUG & ALCOHOL PROGRAM FOR THE COUNTY OF ORANGE. PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A BID, BIDDERS ARE ADVISED TO CAREFULLY READ THE COUNTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS (SEE SEPARATE ATTACHMENT), INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND THE MODEL CONTRACT INCLUDING ATTACHMENT A (SCOPE OF WORK) AND ATTACHMENT B (PAYMENT/COMPENSATION). BIDDERS MUST FILL OUT THE ATTACHED BIDDER CERTIFICATION, COMPANY PROFILE AND REFERENCES FORMS AND COST PROPOSAL AND SUBMIT WITH BID TO BE DEEMED RESPONSIVE. THE BID PRICE(S) SHALL INCLUDE ALL FEES. NO ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION WILL BE ALLOWED. ALL QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH OPENGOV. ANY COUNTY RESPONSE RELEVANT TO THIS IFB OTHER THAN THROUGH OR APPROVED BY COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE/COUNTY PROCUREMENT IS UNAUTHORIZED AND WILL BE CONSIDERED INVALID. THE COUNTY OF ORANGE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAVE ADOPTED TWO PREFERENCE POLICIES THAT HELP LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESSES IN ACQUIRING CONTRACTS WITH THE COUNTY OF ORANGE: ORANGE COUNTY LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS PREFERENCE POLICY (OCLSB) AND DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PREFERENCE POLICY (DVBE). FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE THE LINK BELOW: HTTPS://CPO.OCGOV.COM/DOING-BUSINESS-OC/PREFERENCE-POLICIES . TO PARTICIPATE AS AN OCLSB AND/OR DVBE PLEASE READ AND FOLLOW THE PROCESS OUTLINED IN EXHIBIT TITLED “OCLSB DBVE”. CONTRACTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONTRACT UPON AWARD. IF CONTRACTOR IS A CORPORATION, SIGNATURES WILL BE PROVIDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CORPORATIONS CODE. AWARDED CONTRACTOR MUST PROVIDE ALL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF RECOMMENDATION OF AWARD, BUT PRIOR TO OFFICIAL CONTRACT AWARD. **IMPORTANT DATES** THURSDAY APRIL 4, 2024 - QUESTIONS DUE BY 2:00 P.M. THURSDAY APRIL 25, 2024 - BIDS DUE BY 2:00 P.M. ALL QUESTIONS FOR THIS SOLICITATION MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA OPENGOV. IT IS THE VENDOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY FOR ANY ADDENDA OR OTHER INFORMATION.