Conduct pre-employment and/or employee background checks and screening services
The Dormitory Authority is seeking proposals from companies to conduct pre-employment and/or employee background checks and screening services. Services shall include the completion of thorough and in depth background investigation and verification including but not limited to: employment and salary history, educational and/or professional credentials, motor vehicle records, criminal offense conviction record, professional/business references, employment credit report, and social security trace.
Interested firms must have at least 5 years experience conducting pre-employment and/or employee background checks. Firms must have experience performing background checks inclusive of all of the above referenced services. Firms must be licensed by the New York State Department of State as a Private Investigator and have working knowledge of the New York Correction Law Article 23-A, Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and other applicable laws that govern employment screening. National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) membership preferred.
The Dormitory Authority is committed to diversity and equal employment opportunities among its contractors, including professional background screeners. The Authority encourages all firms, including strategic alliances and joint venture partnerships with certified MBE/WBE firms, to submit proposals to the RFP.
Firms interested in responding to this solicitation may access the RFP and related documents from the DASNY website at (http://www.dasny.org/construc/procurement/in_progress/334/334.php) or www.dasny.org / Procurement / Professional Services / RFP's in Progress / 334 Background Check Services. The deadline for responses to the RFP is December 1, 2009. Responses received after this date will not be accepted.
In accordance with State Finance Law 139-j and 139-k, this solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between Dormitory Authority personnel and an Offerer during the procurement process. The designated staff for this procurement is Nicole White, RFP Coordinator (ph: 518-257-3667, Email: [email protected]). Contacts made to other Dormitory Authority personnel regarding this procurement may disqualify the Offerer and affect future procurements with governmental entities in the State of New York. Please refer to the Authoritys website (www.dasny.org) for Authority policy and procedures regarding this law, or the OGS website (www.ogs.state.ny.us/aboutogs/regulations/defaultAdvisoryCouncil html) for more information about this law. All proposers, domestic and foreign, must be in compliance with New York State business registration requirements. Contact the NYS Department of State regarding compliance. In addition, business entities proposing to provide professional engineering services must obtain a Certificate of Authorization to Provide Engineering Services in New York State from the State Education Department. Proposals must be submitted in the full legal name of the proposer, or the full legal name plus a registered assumed name of the proposer, if any.
