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City of Lancaster
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· California
Cannabis Fee Administration and Consulting Services
PROPOSALS DUE
October 27, 2026, 2:00 pm PDT
11 days left
Deadline moved · was Oct 20 → now Oct 27 · +7 days
WHAT THEY WANT
(Summarized from the RFP)
The City of Lancaster is seeking a qualified firm to administer and oversee its cannabis fee program and to provide related consulting services. The City levies a fee of five percent of gross receipts, due monthly, on licensed cannabis businesses, and wants an independent partner to make sure that revenue is reported accurately, calculated correctly, collected on time, and fully accounted for. The firm will act in an administrative, analytical, technical, and advisory capacity, while the City keeps final authority over policy, licensing, enforcement, penalties, and settlements.
DOCUMENT SET
5 documents
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CHANGES SINCE PUBLISHED
2 changes
WHAT OTHERS ASKED
26 questions answered
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Intellectual property and data Please confirm that a proposer’s pre-existing software, platforms and methodologies remain the proposer’s property, while all City data and deliverables produced under the Agreement remain the property of the City, consistent with Sections 3.7(g) and 3.14.
Award & contract
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Iran Contracting Act (Exhibit J) For the $1,000,000 threshold in Exhibit J, should contract value be measured on the two- year base term or the full potential five-year term, including extensions?
Compliance
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Exhibit B registrations Exhibit B requests DIR, DOSH and California Contractor License numbers. For this professional services solicitation, may proposers enter “N/A” where these do not apply?
Compliance
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Automobile insurance If a proposer does not own any vehicles, will hired and non-owned automobile liability coverage of $1,000,000 satisfy the Commercial Automobile Liability requirement?
Compliance
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Subcontractor insurance May subcontractors carry insurance limits proportionate to their scope of work, or must each subcontractor meet the full limits in Sample Contract Section 13? Will the City accept policies that contain cannabis-related exclusions?
Compliance
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Subcontractor business license Must subcontractors hold a City of Lancaster business license at the time of proposal submission, or only upon award?
Eligibility · Compliance
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ABOUT THIS RFP
RFP number
014-27
Budget
Not Assigned
Published
Entity type
City
State
California
Summarized from the City of Lancaster portal.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Submit electronically through the City of Lancaster PlanetBids portal (https://vendors.planetbids.com/portal/42566/portal-home); late or incomplete bids are not accepted by the system. Arrange the proposal in the sequence set out in Section 5, beginning with a signed Letter of Transmittal addressed to the Purchasing Division, and include the completed Attachment A exhibit forms, at least four client references on Exhibit G, and a copy of a City of Lancaster business license. Submit the Exhibit H Cost Proposal as a separate document. Submit questions only through the PlanetBids Questions and Answers tab.
NAICS CODES & TAGS
541219
541211
541611
Financial and Tax Advisory Services
Financial Audit and Accounting Services
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