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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS<br />

STATEWIDE FINGERPRINT IMAGING SYSTEM (SFIS) TERMINAL OPERATOR SERVICES<br />

program participants; and 3) provided a profile of <strong>the</strong>ir program, a<br />

description of <strong>the</strong>ir program components designed to assist<br />

program participants, number of past program participants, and<br />

any o<strong>the</strong>r in<strong>for</strong>mation requested by a contracting Department.<br />

1.36.2 Transitional Job Opportunities vendors must request <strong>the</strong><br />

preference in <strong>the</strong>ir solicitation responses and may not receive <strong>the</strong><br />

preference until <strong>the</strong> applicable department has affirmed <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

certification. County must verify <strong>the</strong> vendor certification prior to<br />

applying <strong>the</strong> preference. Sanctions and financial penalties may<br />

apply to a vendor that knowingly and with intent to defraud seeks<br />

to obtain or maintain certification as a Transitional Job<br />

Opportunities vendor.<br />

1.36.3 To request <strong>the</strong> Transitional Job Opportunities Preference, Proposer<br />

must complete Appendix D, Required Forms, Exhibit 20,<br />

Transitional Job Opportunities Preference Applications, Ordinances<br />

& Policies, and O<strong>the</strong>r Forms, and submit it along with all supporting<br />

documentation with <strong>the</strong>ir proposal.<br />

1.37 LIVING WAGE PROGRAM<br />

The prospective contract is subject to <strong>the</strong> requirements of <strong>the</strong> County’s<br />

Living Wage Program (Los Angeles County Code Chapter 2.201).<br />

Prospective Contractors should carefully read <strong>the</strong> Living Wage Program,<br />

in Appendix D, Exhibit 15. The Living Wage Program applies to both<br />

Contractors and <strong>the</strong>ir subcontractors. Proposals that fail to comply with <strong>the</strong><br />

requirements of <strong>the</strong> Living Wage Program may be considered<br />

non-responsive and excluded from fur<strong>the</strong>r consideration.<br />

1.37.1 Evaluation of Proposer’s History of Labor Law/Payroll Violations<br />

will be completed. In evaluating proposals, <strong>the</strong> County will review<br />

a Proposer’s history of labor law/payroll violations (including but<br />

not limited to violations or pending claims pertaining to wages,<br />

hours and working conditions such as minimum wage, prevailing<br />

wage, living wage, <strong>the</strong> Fair Labor Standards Act, employment of<br />

minors, or unlawful employment discrimination). To facilitate this<br />

process, Proposers must submit with <strong>the</strong>ir proposal a completed<br />

Acknowledgment and Statement of Compliance <strong>for</strong>m, as set <strong>for</strong>th<br />

in Appendix D, Required Forms, Exhibit 15, and disclose on that<br />

<strong>for</strong>m: 1) any determination by a public entity within three (3) years<br />

of <strong>the</strong> date of <strong>the</strong> proposal that <strong>the</strong> Firm committed a labor<br />

law/payroll violation, and 2) any pending claim which involves an<br />

incident of labor law/payroll violation occurring within three years<br />

of <strong>the</strong> date of <strong>the</strong> proposal. Applying established criteria, <strong>the</strong><br />

County may deduct from 1 to 20 percent of <strong>the</strong> maximum number<br />

of available evaluation points <strong>for</strong> labor law/payroll violations, with<br />

substantially increased deductions <strong>for</strong> a Contractor’s failure to<br />

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