The vendor is required to provide background screening services.
- A consortium contract to have background check services performed on employees and student for an average annual spend of $50,000.00.
• Social security number verification
o When number issued and validity
o Death master database check
• Identity or locator
o Verification of all places where the candidate lived to assist in building a complete criminal history
• County criminal history:
o Date of charge or arrest
o Charge information
o Degree of charge
o Date of disposition
o Disposition
• State criminal history
o Date of charge or arrest
o Charge information
o Degree of charge
o Date of disposition
o Disposition
• National criminal history:
o Date of charge or arrest
o Charge information
o Degree of charge
o Date of disposition
o Disposition
• Federal criminal search:
o A federal criminal records search provides criminal filings in any of the nation’s federal district courts. includes any arrests / convictions made by a federal agency such as FBI, DEA etc.
• Sex offender registry query (at least 7 years)
• Education reference check verification (all college degrees)
o Start and end dates
o Major(s) / area(s) of concentration
o Degree level attained
o Comments, if applicable
• Three most recent employment references
o Start and end dates
o Starting and ending titles
o Full time or part time status
o Starting and ending pay
o Reason for leaving
o Comments, if applicable
o Appropriate notice
o Eligible for rehire
o Source (records, memory or both)
• Military service verification
o Start and end dates
o Positions
o Branch
o Discharge status
• Professional license verification
o Verifies the candidate has been issued a professional license, and my include the current status of the license, issue date, expiration date and disciplinary action.
• Motor vehicle record
o To include current driving and completer driving history on all licenses held within the past 5 years to include specific information on violations, suspensions and convictions.
• Credit worthiness
o One credit report from one of the 3 major credit bureaus and specify which bureau.
• Civil search
o To include any civil judgements to former employers
• Fingerprinting services
• Drug testing 5 panel
• Drug testing 10 panel
• Drug testing 12 panel
• National healthcare data bank medical sanctions check
• Include state and federal office of inspector general list of excluded individuals and entities.
- The background provider must have:
• A secure site for students to access and initiate their background check.
• The secure student site must have the ability to have the students pay the background provider directly using credit card and must have the ability for the students to mail a money order or cashiers’ check directly to the background provider.
• The secure student site must have the ability to customize wording to fit the college’s needs.
• An online management system that administrators may access to manage and retrieve the students’ results.
• Provider must also have the ability to invoice the college for services rendered by students, if required.
• Search office of inspector general for individuals who have been sanctioned and prohibited from working at a medicare/Medicaid reimbursed facility.
• Provide multiple college administrators with access to the administrative site.
• The ability for students to receive their background check by email or online directly from the background provider is required.
• A direct toll-free phone line and/or email where students may ask questions.
• Must have the ability for administrators to send adverse action notices.
• Comply with fair credit reporting act.
- Contract Period/Term: 2 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: May 28, 2025