LEGAL NOTICE
INVITATION FOR FORMAL BID
IFB 26-069
For
Drug and Alcohol Testing
For
ST. CHARLES COUNTY GOVERNMENT
ST. CHARLES, MISSOURI
St. Charles County is seeking bids for Drug and Alcohol Testing. The County with the
consent of the vendor shall have the option for two (2) one-year extensions under the same
terms and conditions.
BID INSTRUCTIONS
One [1] signed original and one [1] signed copy of the bid must be received in a sealed envelope
plainly marked “IFB 2 6 - 0 6 9 Drug and Alcohol Testing” with the date and time of the bid
opening in the lower left corner of the envelope.
An authorized representative of the company/person submitting the bid must sign the bid, in blue
ink.
Bids must be submitted to the St. Charles County Finance Department, 201 North Second Street
Room 541 St. Charles MO 63301 prior to the bid opening.
Bid opening will be on April 23, 2026, at 10:00 am in Room 115 of the St. Charles County
Administration Building, 201 North Second Street, St. Charles, MO. It is highly recommended
that you mail or have your bid delivered via UPS, Fedex, courier, etc., with plenty of time to arrive
prior to the day of the bid opening.
St. Charles County reserves the right to accept and/or reject any and all bids.
Bid results may be obtained by going to our St Charles County Government website at
http://www.sccmo.org/Bids.aspx click on “show Closed/Awarded/Cancelled bids”, select
bid and click on “related documents”. No phone calls please. The time it takes for final bid
results to be made public depends on the complexity of the project and the cost of the project.
BID INQUIRIES
All questions or clarifications concerning this IFB must be submitted via email to:
Donna Clayton
St. Charles County Government Finance
Department
201 North Second St
St. Charles, Missouri 63301
dclayton@sccmo.org
Inquiries concerning the specifications should be made to:
Paul Hunt, Assistant Director
St. Charles County Government
Human Resources
201 North Second St
St. Charles, Missouri 63301
phunt@sccmo.org
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The bid number and title shall be referenced on all correspondence.
All questions must be received no later than 3:00 pm on 4/15/2026. Any question
received after this deadline may not be answered.
Responses to questions/clarifications will be placed on the County’s website
http://www.sccmo.org/Bids.aspx. Check this website frequently for updates and any
addendum that are issued.
Prohibited Communication
Contact with any representative, other than through the procedure outlined in the section
titled “Bid Inquiries”, concerning this request is prohibited PRIOR TO BID OPENING.
Representative shall include, but not be limited to, all elected and appointed officials, and
employees of St. Charles County and their Agents within St. Charles County.
Any Offeror engaging in such prohibited communications prior to Bid Opening may be
disqualified at the sole discretion of St. Charles County.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
St. Charles County reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts of a bid and waive
technicalities, and to adjust quantities.
All bids will be considered final. No additions, deletions, corrections, or adjustments will be
accepted after the time of bid opening.
All delivery costs or charges must be included in the F.O.B. destination bid price.
City, County and State of Missouri Sales Tax and Federal Taxes are not applicable to sales
made to St. Charles County and must be excluded.
The contract shall begin effective July 01, 2026 and run for the following twelve (12) month
period from the start date.
The County, with the consent of the vendor, shall have the option to renew said contract
for two (2) additional twelve (12) month periods at the same specifications and terms and
conditions of any contract that may be derived from this request for proposal.
The electronic version of this bid/RFP is available upon request. The document was entered
into WORD for Microsoft Windows. The Purchasing Office does not guarantee the
completeness and accuracy of any information provided on the electronic version.
Therefore, respondents are cautioned that the hard copy of this bid/RFP on file in the
Purchasing Office governs in the event of a discrepancy between the information contained
in or on the electronic version and that which is on the hard copy.
Vendors are required to clearly identify any deviations from the specifications in this
document.
An authorized officer of the company submitting the bid must sign all bids, in blue ink.
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Vendors must submit two [2] signed copies of their bid; one is to be an original and so
marked.
All prices and notations must be in blue ink or typewritten on the attached form. Mistakes
must be crossed out, corrections typed adjacent and must be initialed in blue ink by the
person signing the bid.
St. Charles County will not award any bid to an individual or business having any
outstanding amounts due from a prior Contract or business relationship with the County or
who owes any amount(s) for delinquent Federal, State or Local taxes, fees and licenses.
Sealed bids received after the designated time of receipt of the sealed proposals will be
considered as “No Bid” and “Void” and will not be opened.
The successful bidder is specifically denied the right to use in any form or medium the
names of St. Charles County or any other public agency of St. Charles County Government
for public advertising unless express written permission is granted.
All bidders must possess the necessary and appropriate business and/or professional
licenses in their field.
The County will make its award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder unless
additional criteria is established herein. When payments are to be made to the County, the
County will award based on payments unless these documents establish additional criteria.
As used for this award, “responsive” shall mean a bid that conforms in all respects with the
terms and conditions of the County’s requirements. As used for this award, “responsible”
shall mean that the bidder has the capability in all respects to perform fully the contract
requirements, and the integrity and reliability which will assure good faith performance.
County reserves the right to accept any item or group of items offered, unless the bidder
qualifies his bid by specific limitations. The bid can be on an "all or none" basis if the bid
wording so states, and all items solicited are included.
When applicable, provide unit prices and extension prices. Where there is disagreement in
the unit and extension prices, the unit price shall govern.
Employment of Unauthorized Aliens Prohibited (Missouri Revised Statutes Section 285.530)
As a condition for the award of any contract or grant in excess of five thousand dollars by St.
Charles County to a business entity, the business entity shall, by sworn affidavit and provision of
documentation**, affirm its enrollment and participation in a federal work authorization program (E-
Verify) with respect to the employees working in connection with the contracted services. Every
such business entity shall sign an affidavit affirming that it does not knowingly employ any person
who is an unauthorized alien in connection with the contracted services. [RSMO 285.530 (2)]
An employer may enroll and participate in a federal work authorization program (E-Verify) and
shall verify the employment eligibility of every employee in the employer’s hire whose
employment commences after the employer enrolls in a federal work authorization program. The
employer shall retain a copy of the dated verification report received from the federal government.
Any business entity that participates in such program shall have an affirmative defense that
such business entity has not violated subsection 1 of this section. [RSMO 285.530 (4)]
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Any entity contracting with St. Charles County shall only be required to provide the referenced
affidavit on an annual basis. A copy of the affidavit is included in this bid request. Vendors may
choose to send the required documentation using one of the following options:
Send the notarized affidavit and E-Verify MOU signature page to: St. Charles County, Attn:
Purchasing Manager, 201 N Second Street, Room 541, St. Charles, MO 63301 prior to
responding to any solicitations; OR
Send the notarized affidavit and E-Verify MOU signature page along with a bid solicitation
response.
These documents will be kept on file. The notarized affidavit will remain current for one year
from the date of the notarized affidavit.
** PLEASE NOTE:
Acceptable enrollment and participation documentation consists of a valid copy of the signature
page of the E-Verify Memorandum of Understanding, completed and signed by the Contractor, and
the Department of Homeland Security - Verification Division
The online address to enroll in the E-verify program is:
https://everify.uscis.gov/account/enroll
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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.