The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is seeking proposals for workplace investigation services to address allegations of misconduct. The scope includes investigating approximately 14 allegations, conducting initial interviews, assessing credibility, and producing a comprehensive investigation report. Offerors must have experience in workplace investigations, particularly for government employers in Hawaii. Proposals are due by July 2, 2026. The evaluation criteria include price, qualifications, experience, and responsiveness. Offerors are encouraged to review the entire RFP document and submit all required documents. Questions can be emailed to tracy. s. oshiro@hawaii. gov.
The proposal submittal deadline is July 2, 2026, 4:30 pm HST. Proposal submittal deadline: july 2, 2026
The state shall have thirty 30 calendar days from receipt of invoice or satisfactory delivery of goods or performance of services to make payment. he state shall have thirty 30 calendar days from receipt of invoice or satisfactory delivery of goods or performance of services to make payment.
The award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the state based on the evaluation criteria: competitiveness and reasonable of price (10 points), qualifications and relevant experience (45 points), and responsiveness to the requirements of this request for proposals (25 points). The award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined to be the most advantageous to the state based on the evaluation criteria listed in this section.
Offerors must have work experience in conducting workplace investigations related to workplace misconduct, past experience investigating for state, counties, and other government employers in Hawaii, and must be available to answer questions and provide testimony related to the investigation. a. have work experience in conducting workplace investigations specifically related to workplace misconduct, including preparation of investigations reports for decision making purposes.
Offerors must submit an investigation report completed within the last two years by the offeror, with all confidential and personally identifiable information redacted. e. an investigation report completed within the last two years and prepared by the offeror.
Protests must be submitted in writing within five 5 working days after the aggrieved person knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto. A protest shall be submitted in writing within five 5 working days after the aggrieved person knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto
If a vendor is not compliant on Hawaii Compliance Express (HCE) at the proposal submittal deadline, the offeror will be excluded. If a vendorcontractorservice provider is not compliant on hce at the proposal submittal deadline, an offeror will be excluded.
