Austin Public Health Request for Proposals
RFP 2023-001 ARPA Homelessness Prevention - CLOSED
Austin Public Health (APH) seeks proposals in response to this Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified nonprofit organizations or government entities (Offerors) for the provision of with demonstrated experience to provide homelessness prevention services to residents of Austin/Travis County. An Offeror can submit multiple proposals to this RFP, but must complete a separate Intent to Apply and Final Application for each unique program being proposed.
RFP Awardees:
- Closed RFP Information
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RFP Proposals are Due: Thursday, March 16, 2023, by 3 PM CST
Date Issued:
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Intent to Apply Due Date:
Thursday, February 16, 2023 by 3 PM CST
Proposal Due Date:
Thursday, March 16, 2023 by 3 PM CST
Anticipated Start date of contracts:
August 1, 2023
Questions regarding the RFP are due on or before:
Thursday, March 9, 2023 by 3 PM CST
Technical Assistance regarding submission of the RFP in Partnergrants are due on or before:
Thursday, March 16, 2023 by 2 PM CST
Questions must be submitted in writing to theor through Partnergrants
Authorized Contact Person:
Angela Baucom
Social Service Funding Specialist
Questions and Answers will be available:
In Partnergrants and on this solicitation website:
https://www.austintexas.gov/article/rfp-2023-001-arpa-homelessness-prevention
Optional Pre-Bid Meeting Dates, Times and Registration Locations:
Registration Required with this link:
Pre-Bid Meeting 1: February 2- CANCELLED
Office Hours Meetings Dates, Times and Registration Locations:
Registration Required with this link:
Office Hours 1: February 14, 2023, 3 PM CST
Office Hours 2: March 7, 2023, 3 PM CST
Interested Offerors must do the following:
Offerors Initial Steps: Registration
- Confirm your organization is a registered vendor with the City of Austin.
- To find the City of Austin Vendor Number please visit Austin Finance Online and search for the organization’s legal name.
- To register to become a potential City of Austin vendor, go to Austin Finance Online to register.
- Be a registered user in the Partnergrants system. The proposals will be submitted through this web-based system.
- To register, visit Partnergrants and click on “Register Here.”
- Note that the organization’s City of Austin Vendor number is required to complete registration in Partnergrants.
Offeror Initial Steps: Pre-Application
- Complete an Annual Agency Threshold Application in the PartnerGrants database.
- This form must be submitted once per 12 months and remains valid for all competitions closing within that time period. The threshold application will be reviewed by APH staff and the agency will be notified once approved.
- Once logged into PartnerGrants, click on “Opportunity” and then opportunity title “Annual Agency Threshold Application-Applicants for Funding Start Here” to complete a new threshold application.
- Submit one per agency per 12-months and note the submission date for future use
2. Complete an Intent to Apply form for each proposal the offeror plans to submit by the due date identified in Form 1 – Offer Sheet.
- Once logged into PartnerGrants, click on “Opportunity” and then opportunity title “RFP 2023-001 ARPA Homelessness Prevention” and complete an Intent to Apply form including a Threshold Certification verifying completion of Step 3 above.
- Offerors may submit more than one Intent to Apply form and must submit a unique Intent to Apply form for each proposal per the guidelines of the RFP.
RFP Documents:
Doc No. File Description File Type Date Updated 1 Offer Sheet V2 PDF 2/6/2023 2 RFP Proposal MS Word 1/30/2023 3 Program Budget and Funding Summary MS Excel 1/30/2023 4 COA Certifications & Disclosures PDF 1/30/2023 A Annual Agency Threshold Criteria PDF 1/30/2023 B Solicitation Provisions, Definitions & Instructions RFP 2023-001 PDF 1/30/2023 C Scope of Work PDF 1/30/2023 D APH Client Eligibility Requirements PDF 1/30/2023 E Social Services Contract Boilerplate with Standard Exhibits PDF 3/6/2023 F HMIS Requirements PDF 1/30/2023 G ARPA Requirements PDF 1/30/2023 H Applying for APH-Funded Opportunity in Partnergrants Instructions PDF 1/30/2023 I Scoring Rubric Detail PDF 1/30/2023