Charleston Civicplus #26-P022R

Charleston seeks vendor for pre-employment screening and background check services

The City of Charleston, South Carolina, is seeking a qualified vendor to provide comprehensive pre-employment screening and background check services for both Department of Transportation (DOT) and non-DOT positions. - Government Buyer: - City of Charleston Procurement Division - Contact: Robin B. Robinson - Services Requested: - Background investigations (including credit reports, SSN trace, criminal and civil records, federal criminal records, civil suits and judgments, national sex offender registry, statewide and county criminal records, SLED check, motor vehicle records, OFAC search, education and employment verification, DOT Clearinghouse, FMCSA PSP) - Drug testing (general non-DOT and DOT-compliant CDL drug screens) - Physical examinations (general pre-employment physicals and CDL driver physicals) - Tuberculosis testing (Mantoux tuberculin skin tests) - Anticipated Annual Volumes: - 285 background screenings - 240 general physicals - 240 general drug screens - 25 tuberculosis tests - 45 CDL driver physicals - 45 CDL drug screens - Notable Requirements: - Integration with Workday Human Resources Information System (HRIS) - Secure web-based access for City staff - Live support available 7 days a week - Timely turnaround for all services - Compliance with federal regulations for DOT positions - No specific OEMs or product manufacturers are named; the solicitation is for service providers. - Contract term is one year, with up to four annual extensions possible.

Description

The City of Charleston is seeking proposals from a single qualified vendor to provide comprehensive pre-employment screening services. These services include background investigations, drug testing, physical examinations, and tuberculosis testing for both Department of Transportation (DOT) and non-DOT positions. The vendor must provide accurate, secure, efficient, and timely screening services to support the City's hiring process, streamline recruitment operations, reduce administrative burden, improve compliance, and offer a user-friendly technology platform with integration capabilities with Workday HRIS. The City employs approximately 1,957 employees and processed about 285 background screening requests for non-sworn new hires in 2025, with volumes subject to change based on workforce factors.

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