What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe City of Austin seeks qualified contractors through Request for Proposals 1500 RGW3015 to provide education, cleanup, beautification, and restoration services benefiting the public. These services will deliver programs and resources that inspire effective environmental stewardship among residents and improve Austin’s environment and aesthetics. Offerors must submit questions by email only no later than Friday, October 23, 2026, at 5:00 PM CST. Proposals are due Thursday, November 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM CST, with offer opening scheduled for 3:00 PM CST the same day. Proposals must include a signed Executive Summary on official letterhead, an Authorized Negotiator, a workplan for each service on the Price Sheet, a Proposed Success Evaluation Plan, and personnel resumes. Contract prices must remain firm for the first 12 months, and any subsequent price adjustment cannot exceed 15 percent for any single line item.
Scope of work
- Education, cleanup, beautification, and restoration services
- ARR cleanup services and neighborhood bulk drop-off event support
- Large-scale one-day volunteer cleanup event services twice a year
- WPD Youth Education and Stewardship Program
- Ecological restoration projects specific to Central Texas riparian areas
- Outreach and education services to youth and community
- Annual work plans, marketing plans, and success evaluation plans
- Classroom teaching and age-appropriate educational curriculum
Minimum qualifications
- Provide all required services for either ARR or WPD
- Experience with outreach and education services to youth and community
- Experience with sustainability or environmental stewardship outreach
- Experience leading ecological restoration projects in Central Texas riparian areas
- Experience working with Austin schools, community, non-profits, and environmental groups
- Experience with classroom teaching, curriculum, and varying age groups
- Proposed staff fluent in both Spanish and English (written and oral)
- Certified criminal background report with fingerprinting for personnel
Documents to include with your response
- Price Sheet - RFP 1500 RGW3015
- Offer and Certifications - RFP 1500 RGW3015
- Executive Summary on official business letterhead
- Workplan and approach for each service on Price Sheet
- Proposed Success Evaluation Plan
- Resumes and qualifications of assigned personnel
- Sample work products for Scope of Work sections
- Employer Certification Wage Theft Ordinance
- RFP 1500 RGW3015 - Addendum 1, 2, and 3
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via Austin Finance Online (eResponse)
- Instructions
- Submit electronically via eResponse in Austin Finance Online; offerors must be registered as a vendor with the City of Austin.