The request for proprosals process for 126 food and beverage and 24 retail locations at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) is starting over.
Adam Smith, chief procurement officer for the city of Atlanta, says he will reissue the RFPs after 36% failed to properly submit the Georgia Security Immigration Compliance Act form. The failure to complete the state-mandated form affected both large and small food and beverage and retail packages. State law says a proposal cannot be considered or further evaluated unless the E-Verify form is accurately completed and submitted in the response.
“To ensure a competitive process, compliance with state law and fair treatment of all respondents, I have concluded that the course of action in the best interest of the city is to cancel the RFP process and start again,” Smith says. “I am committed to making sure that the city’s procurement process and the resulting contracts provide best-in-class levels of service and value to taxpayers while meeting the highest ethical standards.”
Because more than a third of the respondents were disqualified when the form wasn’t properly filled out, the field of respondents across all categories was reduced, thus limiting competition.
