City of Seattle

Questionnaire

On- and Off-Site Secure Document Destruction Services

CL0-6557

Project Questions

1

Legal Name

Type: fileUpload

Submit a certificate, copy of web-page, or other documentation from the Corporation Commission in which you incorporated that shows your legal name as a company. Many companies use a “Doing Business As” name or a nickname in their daily business. However, the City requires the legal name of your company, as it is legally registered. When preparing all forms below, use the proper company legal name. Your company’s legal name can be verified through the State Corporation Commission in the state in which you were established, which is often located within the Secretary of State’s Office for each state at http://www.coordinatedlegal.com/SecretaryOfState.html.
2

Minimum Qualification: NAID™ AAA Certified and Certified in Mobile Operations at time of bid

Type: fileUpload

Upload your National Association for Information Destruction (NAID™), NAID™ AAA Certification showing your business is certified in Mobile Operations at time of bid.
3

Minimum Qualification: Confirm that the Vendor has been in business for at least 2-years providing document destruction services at the time of bid.

Type: confirmation

4

Minimum Qualification: Confirm that you have successfully performed at least two contracts with an agency with volumes and services that are similar to those expected by the City for this contract.

Type: shortAnswer

Enter the contract numbers and the agencies they are with.
5

Vendor Questionnaire

Type: download

Please download the below documents, complete, and upload. These responses are mandatory. Submit this questionnaire even if you have sent one in to the City on a previous bid.
6

Prompt Payment Discount

Type: shortAnswer

If you provide a discount for prompt payment of your invoices by the City, please enter that here (X %, Y Days). If not, please enter none. Prompt payment discount periods equal to or greater than 10 calendar days will receive consideration and bid pricing will be reduced for evaluation by the amount of the discount.
7

Specify Markup on Materials purchased from outside sources. This will not be used to identify lowest cost.

Type: shortAnswer

8

Do you charge a same-day request fee?

Type: yesNo

The same day request fee can be charged per request that's outside of a normally scheduled pickup and requested to be done same-day. It will be in addition to the per bin or box cost noted in the bid form.
9

What is your same-day request fee?

Type: shortAnswer

10

Do you charge a fee for unlocking a locked bin outside of a normally scheduled pickup?

Type: yesNo

11

What is your fee to unlock a bin outside of a normally scheduled pickup?

Type: shortAnswer

12

What is your per bin charge for containers found to have incidental mixed media?

Type: shortAnswer

For the purposes of this solicitation, mixed media shall include, but is not limited to: video cassettes, CD’s, plastic bags, pill bottles, photograph negatives, etc.
13

What is your charge for digital storage media destruction?

Type: shortAnswer

Digital storage media can include media such as CD's, DVD's, blu-ray disks, floppy disks, zip drives, hard drives, etc.
14

Summary Invoice Capabilities

Type: yesNo

Can you provide summary invoices that consolidate individual service ticket orders into one invoice submitted weekly, every other week or monthly, as opposed to invoicing individually for each service request?
15

Interlocal Agreement: The City of Seattle has entered Interlocal Agreements with other governmental agencies pursuant to RCW 39.34, in lieu of those agencies conducting a separate competitive bid. Does Vendor agree to provide this product or service to such agencies? This answer will not affect contract award.

Type: yesNo

16

References

Type: download

Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
17

Certification Regarding Lobbying

Type: download

Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.
18

Please enter the classification(s) and corresponding wage(s) from the L&I website that you used when calculating the wages you submitted as your bid.

Type: download

Please download the below documents, complete, and upload. This form is used to collect the Prevailing Wage rates effective at the time bids are submitted. Use Thursday, May 7, 2026 for the effective date to get the Prevailing Wage Rates & Benefit Code Key for King County.
19

Rebate: The City requires a 3% rebate from the winning vendor(s). The rebate shall be 3% of total money spent by the City with the vendor each year. If the vendor agrees to Interlocal Agreement Sales, sales conducted within this contract authority to other jurisdictions shall also incur the 3% rebate which shall be calculated and paid to the City of Seattle, unless the City instructs the vendor otherwise through written notice. Do you confirm a rebate of 3% will be offered if you are awarded?

Type: confirmation

20

Letter of Commitment for Contract Bond

Type: download

This is a letter from an approved surety that confirms the intention of the surety to provide an appropriate bond should the Vendor receive the award.
21

Letter of Commitment for Contract Bond

Type: fileUpload

This is a letter from an approved surety that confirms the intention of the surety to provide an appropriate bond should the Vendor receive the award.
22

Green Product List

Type: fileUpload

To show compliance to environmentally preferable products as required in the Specifications, Vendors shall provide green product lists confirming utilization of environmentally preferable products to perform City work to the contract services. Vendor shall list each cleaning product and verify the Green Seal certification, if the contract requires cleaning or janitorial services. Vendor shall list the paper and recycled content binders that the Vendor shall use to perform City work. This verifies compliance with contract specifications for such products to perform work.
23

List of Manufacturing Locations

Type: fileUpload

24

What is the name of the independent monitor accredited by the Fair Labor Association (FLA) that you will use?

Type: shortAnswer

25

By submitting this Bid, Vendor acknowledges he/she has read and understands the entire Invitation to Bid and agrees to comply with its terms and conditions. The Vendor also agrees to fulfill the offer made in their Bid through any subsequently awarded Contract.

Type: confirmation