Agreement

City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2023-08-08)

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SOLICITATION NUMBER: IFB 24-01/42400001 
 
UMPIRE/REFEREE SERVICES 
 
CITY OF GLENDALE 
Procurement Division 
5850 West Glendale Avenue, 
Suite 317 
Glendale, Arizona 85301 
 
 
 
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1. 
PROJECT OVERVIEW 
The City of Glendale ("City"), Parks and Recreation Department is seeking to 
contract with a company or companies for professional officiating 
(umpiring/refereeing) services for Glendale Recreation programs. The City 
may award multiple contracts for this service. 
 
2. 
BACKGROUND INFORMATION 
The Parks and Recreation Department provides various programs for 
residents throughout the year to include youth and adult sports. These 
leagues are recreational in nature and are played at various fields within the 
city limits. 
 
A. 
SCOPE OF SERVICES 
The following types of officiating services are required for the City 
Recreation Adult and Youth Sports Leagues. At times there may be 
more than one game scheduled on the same day. 
i. 
Softball Slow Pitch Umpires (Adult) 
ii. 
Kickball Umpires (Adult) 
iii. 
Sand Volleyball (Adult) 
iv. 
Baseball/Softball Umpires (Youth) 
v. 
Flag Football Referees (Youth) 
vi. 
Indoor Volleyball Referees (Youth) 
B. 
CITY RESPONSIBILITIES 
i. 
The City Recreation Coordinator shall be the liaison to work with 
the Contractor and his employees. 
 
ii. 
The Recreation Coordinator shall be responsible for providing 
the Contractor with all officiating schedules for the various 
sports leagues/programs. 
a. 
The City shall provide the Contractor with a minimum of 
one (1) hour notice, either written or verbal, as to the 
game site schedule or changes in the schedule. 
 
iii. 
The Recreation Coordinator shall provide the Contractor with 
the league philosophy and game rules and regulations prior to 
the start of every season. 
 
iv. 
The City will evaluate umpires/referees on promptness, hustle, 
knowledge 
and 
interpretation 
of 
rules, 
attitude, 
and 
professionalism. All umpires/referees assigned to the city shall 
receive one (1) evaluation completed annually.

SOLICITATION NUMBER: IFB 24-01/42400001 
 
UMPIRE/REFEREE SERVICES 
 
CITY OF GLENDALE 
Procurement Division 
5850 West Glendale Avenue, 
Suite 317 
Glendale, Arizona 85301 
 
 
 
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a. 
The City shall have the right to refuse service of any 
individual provided by the Contractor if deemed 
unacceptable and justified by the City's representative. 
 
v. 
The City will make all decisions regarding the field playability 
and weather. 
 
C. 
CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES 
i. 
Contractor shall provide umpires/referees tested and 
certified as competent to administer the current and 
applicable rules. However, special Glendale philosophy, 
rules and regulations shall take precedence at all times. 
 
ii. 
Contractor shall provide the City representative with a roster 
of officials intended to be used for this contract.  
a. 
Contractor 
shall 
include 
certifications 
of 
all 
umpires/referees with their submittal. 
b. 
Contractor personnel must have a minimum of two (2) 
years' experience with providing umpire/referee 
services in the sport for which they will be assigned. 
 
iii. 
Contractor shall provide umpire/referee services at no 
charge if a game must be re-played due to umpire/referee 
error (valid protest). City representative will be responsible 
for validating all protests. 
 
iv. 
Contractor shall have umpire/referee play ready at each 
designated game site at least 15 minutes prior to game time 
to: check in with the Field Supervisor, sign the attendance 
log to record umpire/referee names and arrival times, obtain 
any game/rule updates, equipment needs, check field 
conditions and conduct pre-game meetings with teams. 
a. 
Game site is deemed the field of play and or office, 
not the parking lot or walking up to the field. Each 
official is required to sign an agreement that they are 
aware of this requirement. 
b. 
The Contractor shall not charge the City of Glendale 
for a game if an umpire/referee arrives more than 10 
minutes after the scheduled game time.

SOLICITATION NUMBER: IFB 24-01/42400001 
 
UMPIRE/REFEREE SERVICES 
 
CITY OF GLENDALE 
Procurement Division 
5850 West Glendale Avenue, 
Suite 317 
Glendale, Arizona 85301 
 
 
 
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v. 
Contractor shall instruct umpires/referees that the City 
representatives shall have the authority to change rules when 
deemed necessary and to move officials from field to field to 
benefit league play. 
 
 
vi. 
The Contractor shall ensure that each umpire/referee 
inspects the playing fields and equipment of each team to 
ensure that the fields and equipment are safe for 
participants, players, coaches, and managers. 
 
vii. 
The Contractor shall ensure that officiating personnel will sign 
all scoresheets and provide the final scores of games to the 
appropriate Field Supervisor for record keeping purposes and 
league standings. 
 
viii. 
The Contractor’s personnel will make themselves available for 
all pre-season manager, coach, and officiating clinics meetings 
for each league for the purpose of explaining the rules and 
regulations, and to answer any questions that may arise 
concerning rules, rule interpretation, and umpire/referee 
responsibilities. 
 
ix. 
The Contractor will be responsible for background screening 
for all umpires/referees and other representative assigned 
to work with the City's youth and adult participants. 
 
x. 
The City shall not be held responsible for any accident or 
injury sustained by the Contractor's umpires/referees.

SOLICITATION NUMBER: IFB 24-01/42400001 
 
UMPIRE/REFEREE SERVICES 
 
CITY OF GLENDALE 
Procurement Division 
5850 West Glendale Avenue, 
Suite 317 
Glendale, Arizona 85301 
 
 
 
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xi. 
Contractor must be able to provide appropriate numbers of 
umpires/referees for up to approximately: 
 
Sport 
Seasons 
Game Days 
Game Times 
Number of 
Games 
Adult Kickball  
(1 hour) 
1 umpire/referee per game 
Spring 
Summer 
Fall 
Winter 
Tuesdays 
5 pm - 11 pm 
64 per season 
256 annually 
Adult Sand Volleyball 
1 umpire/referee per game 
TBD 
TBD 
TBD 
TBD 
Adult Softball 
(1 hour) 
1 umpire/referee per game 
Spring 
Fall  
Winter 
Sundays 
Wednesdays 
Thursdays 
Fridays 
6 PM – 10 pm 
256 per 
season 
1,024 annually 
Youth Baseball/Softball 
(up to 2 hours) 
1 umpire/referee 
Fall 
Saturdays 
7 am - 5 pm 
64 seasonally 
Youth Flag Football 
(up to 1 hour game) 
1 umpire/referee 
Winter 
Saturdays 
7 am - 5 pm 
64 seasonally 
Youth Volleyball 
(up to 1 hour game) 
1 umpire/referee 
Spring 
Fall 
Saturdays 
7 am - 5 pm 
64 per season 
128 annually 
 
xii. 
The Contractor shall assign a representative to the City who 
shall act as a direct liaison between the Contractor and the City 
and who shall schedule appropriate umpires/referees and 
process complaints regarding umpires/referees and their 
services. 
a. 
The Contractor will provide an emergency phone number 
to the City for those situations where the City would like 
to request back-up officials/referees to work as soon as 
possible. 
 
xiii. 
If the City cannot contact the Contractor when an official does 
not show up or cannot staff the number of officials needed, the 
City can then contact another vendor to cover the scheduled 
games, and the City reserves the right to fine the Contractor for 
not covering the scheduled games. 
a. 
If a Contractor's official/referee is late or no shows three 
or more times, the City reserves the right to cancel the 
remainder of the contract at no expense to the City.

SOLICITATION NUMBER: IFB 24-01/42400001 
 
UMPIRE/REFEREE SERVICES 
 
CITY OF GLENDALE 
Procurement Division 
5850 West Glendale Avenue, 
Suite 317 
Glendale, Arizona 85301 
 
 
 
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xiv. 
The Contractor shall provide an officiating schedule for each 
season detailing who will be officiating each game and the 
officiator’s contact information. The schedule must be provided 
48 hours prior of league start date. 
 
xv. 
The City shall provide a one (1) hour advanced notice of any 
cancelled games. There shall be no fees or other penalties paid 
for the cancelled officiating services. If the City fails for provide 
(1) hour advanced notice of cancellation, the City will pay the 
Contractor a sum equal to the contracted rate for one game 
only. 
 
xvi. 
In case of a forfeit, the umpire/referee whose scheduled game 
was forfeited at game time is required to double up and officiate 
the on-going game at the neighboring field. 
 
xvii. 
Contractor's agency represents a principle functional 
component within the City Recreation Programs and is 
charged with the responsibility of providing effective 
professional refereeing/umpiring services. This includes but 
is not limited to recruiting, scheduling, training, evaluating, 
certifying umpires/referees, interpreting rules, providing 
technical support, and other outside duties as directed by 
the City of Glendale Park and Recreation Department. The 
Contractor's agency appropriate representatives will attend 
managers/training or scheduled meetings as required. 
 
xviii. Contractor's personnel shall possess a thorough knowledge 
of the rules and regulations for the games of Baseball, Flag 
Football, Softball, Kickball and Volleyball and shall possess 
a thorough knowledge of the rules and regulations of the 
sanctioning organization. The Contractor's personnel shall 
also possess a thorough knowledge of the City's Parks & 
Recreation Department philosophy and league rules and 
regulations. 
 
xix. 
The Contractor's officiating personnel, as representatives of 
the City's Parks & Recreation Department, should be able to 
handle stressful and possibly hostile situations in an 
understanding manner and should not provoke, antagonize,

SOLICITATION NUMBER: IFB 24-01/42400001 
 
UMPIRE/REFEREE SERVICES 
 
CITY OF GLENDALE 
Procurement Division 
5850 West Glendale Avenue, 
Suite 317 
Glendale, Arizona 85301 
 
 
 
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or in any way, add to a volatile situation that may aiise during 
an event. The Contractor's officiating personnel shall always 
present themselves in a professional manner, exhibit 
patience, understanding, and tolerance towards opposing 
viewpoints and should not publicly degrade, embarrass, 
admonish, frighten, or intimidate a child, player, parent, 
family member, manager or coach. The Contractor's 
officiating personnel shall work closely with the Parks & 
Recreation Department to ensure the sports programs are 
the best possible for its participants. 
 
xx. 
The Contractor is responsible for the recruiting of new and 
returning referees/umpires for the programmed sports 
leagues. Contractor should make every effort to recruit 
mature, 
emotionally 
stable, 
knowledgeable 
umpires/ 
referees for the program. Minimum age for all umpires is 
eighteen (18) years old. The Contractor must ensure that all 
of his/her officiating personnel are appropriately dressed 
prior to taking the field and are certified or in the process of 
certification by the sanctioning organization. Tue Contractor 
will maintain and provide the Parks and Recreation 
Department a list annually of available officiating personnel 
and ensure all officiating personnel have the proper 
insurance for accidents and liability 
 
xxi. 
The Contractor's agency will hold at least one (1) training 
session for new and returning officiating personnel prior to 
the start of the regular Baseball, Football, Softball, Kickball 
and Volleyball season. This training shall include but is not 
limited to rules of the game, officiating positioning, 
familiarization with ground rules, dress code, behavioral 
code, responsibility of each umpire/referee on the field, 
officiating professionalism, and handling conflicts with 
participants and players. Ongoing training (through the 
season) will be conducted as needed for referees/umpires 
and coaches and managers.

SOLICITATION NUMBER: IFB 24-01/42400001 
 
UMPIRE/REFEREE SERVICES 
 
CITY OF GLENDALE 
Procurement Division 
5850 West Glendale Avenue, 
Suite 317 
Glendale, Arizona 85301 
 
 
 
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xxii. 
The Contractor shall ensure that all officiating personnel who 
are uncertified will call a minimum of two (2) practice games 
prior to the season. Training will also be performed when a 
requirement is identified by evaluating referees/umpires. 
Contractor's officiating personnel evaluations shall be 
documented. 
 
D. 
OTHER REQUIREMENTS 
 
i. 
The term of the resultant contract shall be for a one (1) year initial 
term. The City may, at its option and upon mutual agreement with the 
Bidder(s), extend the term of this agreement for an additional four (4) 
years as defined in 4.B. 
 
ii. 
Option to Extend. Based on satisfactory Bidder performance, the City, 
may at its option and upon mutual agreement with the Bidder, extend 
the term of this agreement for an additional four (4) years renewable 
on an annual basis.  Bidder shall be notified in writing by the City 
Materials Manager of the City's intention to extend the contract 
period at least ninety (90) calendar days prior to the expiration of 
the original contract period. 
 
E. 
SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT (APPLIES TO ALL PURCHASES)  
i. 
This contract is a covered transaction for purposes of 2 CFR pt. 180 
and 2 CFR pt. 3000. As such, the Contractor is required to verify that 
none of Contractor’s principals (defined at 2 CFR § 180.995) or its 
affiliates (defined at 2 CFR § 180.905) are excluded (defined at 2 CFR 
§ 180.940) or disqualified (defined at 2 CFR § 180.935). 
ii. 
The Contractor must comply with 2 CFR pt. 180, subpart C and 2 CFR 
pt. 3000, subpart C, and must include a requirement to comply with 
these regulations in any lower tier covered transaction it enters into. 
iii. 
This certification is a material representation of fact relied upon by the 
City of Glendale. If it is later determined that the contractor did not 
comply with 2 CFR pt. 180, subpart C and 2 CFR pt. 3000, subpart C, 
in addition to remedies available to the City, the Federal Government 
may pursue available remedies, including but not limited to 
suspension and/or debarment. 
iv. 
The Contractor agrees to comply with the requirements of 2 CFR pt. 
180, subpart C and 2 CFR pt. 3000, subpart C while this offer is valid 
and throughout the period of any contract that may arise from this 
offer. The Contractor further agrees to include a provision requiring 
such compliance in its lower tier covered transactions.

City of Glendale 
Solicitation Number: IFB 24-01 / 424000001 
Umpire/Referee Services 
 
PRICING WORKBOOK 
CITY OF GLENDALE 
Procurement Department 
5850 West Glendale 
Avenue, Suite 317 
Glendale, Arizona 85301 
 
Bidders shall submit pricing in a format similar to the Pricing Workbook.  Bidder’s pricing 
shall include, but is not limited to, labor, salaries, employee benefits, vehicles, equipment, 
tools, materials, supplies, travel expenses, shipping, licenses, fees, insurance, profit, and any 
other associated direct or indirect costs (except sales taxes) necessary to complete the tasks 
assigned. 
 
The quantities referenced in this solicitation are the City’s annual estimates and are for 
evaluation purposes ONLY.  No commitment of any quantity is made in this contract; 
purchases are on an as needed, if needed, basis.  
 
Sales tax shall not be included in the UNIT PRICE for evaluation purposes.  However, after 
contract award, the Contractor shall charge sales tax as a separate item in their invoices. 
 
Description 
Cost per Game 
Adult Softball Umpire (1 official per game) 
$ 35.00 
Adult Kickball Umpire (1 official per game) 
$       
Adult Sand Volleyball (1 official per game) 
$       
Youth Baseball/Softball ( 1 official per game) 
$       
Youth Flag Football Referee (1 official per game) 
$       
Youth Volleyball Referee (1 official per game) 
$