Title
Verification of Employment And Income Services Contract - RFP GGS-25-0719 - Request for Award (Ordinance S-52586) - Citywide
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Tax Credit Co., LLC to provide verification of employment and income services for the Human Resources Department. Further request an exception to the indemnification and assumption of liability provisions of Phoenix City Code Section 42-18. There is no disbursement of funds or impact to the General Fund as commercial verifiers will pay the vendor directly.
Report
Summary
This contract will provide verification of employment and income services to provide 24-hours-per-day, 7-days-per-week verifications for current employees, former employees, and retirees who are applying for personal loans, mortgages, property rental, other employment, social service agency assistance, and other purposes. The commercial verifiers pay the verification fee to the Contractor. No fees are charged to the City, the person needing the reference, or a social service agency. The agreement relieves City staff from responding to reference checks.
This item has been reviewed and approved by the Information Technology Services Department.
Procurement Information
A Request for Proposal was processed in accordance with City of Phoenix Administrative Regulation 3.10.
Two vendors submitted proposals deemed responsive and responsible. An evaluation committee of City staff evaluated those offers based on the following criteria with a maximum possible point total of 1,000 points:
Method of Approach (0-450 points)
Qualifications and Experience (0-300 points)
Cost (0-250 points)
After reaching consensus, the evaluation committee recommends award to the following vendor:
Tax Credit Co., LLC - 739.8 points
Contract Term
The contract will begin on or about June 1, 2026, for a five-year term with no options to extend.
Financial Impact
There is no cost to the City and no impact to the General Fund. Costs of verification services are fully paid by commercial verifiers directly to the vendor.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager David Mathews and the Human Resources Department.