Investigative Services RFP

The City of Los Angeles is seeking proposals from qualified companies to provide traditional private-investigator services, including surveillance, service of process, accident-site photography, witness interviews, and background investigations, primarily to support City Attorney litigation matters.

City of Los Angeles > Office of the City Attorney


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Open
227785
Sep 18, 2026 12:00 AM
Aug 07, 2026 12:00 PM
$750,000.00
3 years
Request for Proposal (RFP)
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Contact
adriana.avalos@lacity.org
+12139787160
Submission Instructions
Description

The City of Los Angeles is seeking qualified traditional private-investigator firms to provide investigative services for City Attorney litigation and investigations. The scope includes surveillance, service of process, accident-site photography, background investigations, witness interviews, and occasional support for workplace investigations. Proposers may offer a subset of the listed services, provided they identify the capabilities they will provide; subcontractors are permitted if disclosed and must comply with the same terms and conditions. Remote work is permitted only when appropriate and approved by the requesting City Attorney staff, and assignment requests must be acknowledged within one hour. The City anticipates selecting approximately three contractors, although the number may vary. Current or incumbent firms identified in the addenda are Frasco, Inc.; SLI, Inc.; and Gailey Associates, Inc., under contracts C-140201, C-140167, and C-140182. Current contracts range from approximately $100,000 to $750,000, and the prior disclosed hourly rate was $75.00; no annual volume or total value is guaranteed. The contract term is three years, with no anticipated price escalation except mileage reimbursement adjustments under federal guidelines. Proposals are evaluated in part on experience, references, capabilities, and pricing, and the firm or proposed investigator must document the applicable minimum experience. Addendum 4 clarifies compliance options under the Equal Benefits Ordinance for proposers that provide health benefits to spouses but not domestic partners.

Classification Codes
NAICS561611Investigation and Personal Background Check Services
PSCR615SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
Smart Codes
investigative servicessurveillancebackground checks
Specifications
Service Only
Timeline
Aug 7, 2026-Posted Date
Aug 20, 2026-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference (required)
Virtual via Google Meet at 2:00 p.m.; RSVP required by email to Adriana.Avalos@lacity.org by 2026-08-19. Attendance will be verified, and no proposal will be accepted from a proposer that does not attend.
Sep 11, 2026-Questions Due Date
Sep 18, 2026-Proposal Due Date
Requirements
Required
  • Workers Compensation
  • General Liability
  • Automobile Liability
Scored
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Within the last 10 years
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
Yes
Location
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