Salt Lake City Request for Proposals SLCI26091 Court Bailiff, Security, and Prisoner Transport Services

Salt Lake City Corporation is soliciting competitive sealed proposals for comprehensive court bailiff, security, and prisoner transport services to be performed at the Salt Lake City Justice Courts and other designated locations across the city. The solicitation, identified as SLCI26091, was posted on July 7, 2026, with responses due by August 6, 2026, and is open to qualified offerors through the Utah Public Procurement Place portal. The contract requires the provision of POST-certified personnel who must hold current firearms licenses, complete 40 hours of annual in-service training and 8 hours of firearms training, pass drug and alcohol screenings, and be certified in CPR and security surveillance systems. All staff must be independently contracted and cannot be current Salt Lake City employees. Services include both scheduled and on-call duties such as facility patrols, incident de-escalation, prisoner transport between courthouses and detention facilities, and adherence to strict operational protocols dictated by Utah Court Rule 3-414 and local ordinances. The contractor must submit an approved operations manual, pre-approved uniform and vehicle specifications, and maintain accurate logs of all movements and incidents. The contract will commence on December 23, 2026, with no fixed end date, as services are provided as required. Award will be based on a best-value trade-off methodology, giving technical merit a 70% weighting and cost a 30% weighting. Technical factors include qualifications of staff (35%), approach to scope (35%), overall qualifications (30%), and scheduling and billing practices (25%), each scored on a 0–5 scale with a minimum technical threshold of 60% required for consideration. Cost is evaluated using a formula that rewards lower bids proportionally. Offerors must register in SAM.gov, provide a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and complete mandatory self-identifications for socioeconomic categories including small business, minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, and local small business status—each of which contributes to a 5% policy evaluation. The City retains full authority for inspection, acceptance, and personnel replacement, enforcing compliance with state law, city ethics codes, and GRAMA records handling requirements. Contractors must not engage in conflicts of interest or contingent fee arrangements, must register with the Utah Division of Corporations, and may face termination for cause with seven days’ notice or for convenience with thirty days’ notice. Proposals must be submitted electronically via U3P in Word