Ben Franklin Transit RFP for National Arts Grant Award City of Kennewick Services

Ben Franklin Transit seeks qualified contractors and artists to provide services for the National Arts Grant Award - City of Kennewick project. The required scope includes celebrating the local identity and history of the agency's service-area cities, engaging diverse local artists and underrepresented voices, and highlighting public transit's role across Benton and Franklin Counties by expanding the "Show Us Your City" initiative into a fleet-integrated program. Only onshore U.S. organizations are eligible to submit proposals for this onsite project. Interested vendors must register with OpenGov Procurement and electronically submit proposals through the online portal by December 8, 2026, at 2:00 pm. The agency will hold a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting on November 19, 2026, and accept questions until November 30, 2026. Proposals will be evaluated and ranked on a 100-point scale based on RFP criteria, with optional interviews adding up to 30 points.