Recruitment Services

The City of Lakeland, Florida, is seeking executive search firms to establish a qualified pool of vendors capable of conducting national recruitments for executive-level positions across the organization. The agency needs to support both general fund and enterprise fund departments to attract highly qualified, innovative, and service-oriented leadership. To solve this talent acquisition need, the selected vendors must employ strong outreach and diversity strategies to identify and attract top-tier candidates. The scope of work requires the selected firms to conduct preliminary interviews and recommend a short list of finalists to the agency. Additionally, the chosen vendors must coordinate reference checks, provide background support, and deliver compensation benchmarking. The agency will utilize these services offsite over a contract period of three years. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations located within the United States. The agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget and will accept responses digitally via email or online. Bidders must submit all questions regarding this opportunity no later than June 15, 2026.