Austin Public Health Request for Proposals
RFP 2023-010 City of Austin Bridge Shelters RFP
The City of Austin (COA) seeks proposals in response to this Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified social service providers (Offerors) with demonstrated experience in providing low-barrier, Emergency Shelter to individuals and households experiencing homelessness, or providing crisis or other services to individuals and households experiencing homelessness.
Date Issued: |
Monday, October 16, 2023 |
Intent to Apply Due Date: |
Tuesday, October 31, at 3 PM CST |
Proposal Due Date: |
Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 3 PM CST |
Anticipated Start date of contracts: |
March 1, 2024 |
Questions regarding the RFP are due on or before: |
Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 3 PM CST Questions & Answers will be posted here: QA Updated 11-15-2023 |
Technical Assistance regarding submission of the RFP in Partnergrants are due on or before: |
Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 2 PM CST |
Questions must be submitted in writing to the or through Partnergrants |
Authorized Contact Person: Natasha Ponczek Shoemake Business Process Consultant Homeless Strategy Division |
Optional Pre-Bid Meeting Dates, Times and Registration Locations: |
Registration Required Pre-Bid Meeting: Registration closed Thursday, October 19, 2023, 2:00 PM CST Pre-Bid Meeting Presentation here Pre-Bid Meeting Attendance here |
Optional Office Hours with RFP SPOC and Staff
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October 26, 2023 at 11 AM (Focus on Threshold and Intent to Apply) November 14, 2023 at 2 PM (Focus on Final Application and Submission) |
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 or email VendorReg@austintexas.gov to register.
2. 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 2023-008 Temporary Emergency Shelter” and complete an Intent to Apply form including a Threshold Certification verifying completion of Step 1 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 |
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1 | Offer Sheet | 10/16/2023 | |
2 | RFP Proposal | MS Word | 10/16/2023 |
3 | Program Budget and Funding Summary Version 2 | MS Excel | 10/19/2023 |
4 | COA Certifications & Disclosures | 10/16/2023 | |
A | Annual Agency Threshold Criteria | 10/16/2023 | |
B | Solicitation Provisions, Definitions & Instructions | 10/16/2023 | |
C | RFP Scope of Work | 10/16/2023 | |
D | APH Client Eligibility Requirements | 10/16/2023 | |
E | Social Services Contract Boilerplate with Standard Exhibits | 10/16/2023 | |
F | HMIS Requirements | 10/16/2023 | |
G | Applying for APH-Funded Opportunity in Partnergrants Instructions | 10/16/2023 | |
H | RFP Evaluation Scoring Rubric Summary | 10/16/2023 | |