RFP 2022-002 ARPA Food Access

The City of Austin (City) seeks applications in response to this Request for Proposals (RFP) from qualified social service providers (Offerors) with demonstrated experience providing food access services to Austin/Travis County. The City will fund programs that respond to the economic and public health impacts of COVID-19 related to household food insecurity and food system disruption.

RFP Awardees

Closed RFP Information

RFP INFORMATION

IMPORTANT	DATES
DATE ISSUED:	Thursday, February 10, 2022
RFP PROPOSAL DUE DATE:	Wednesday, March 23, 2022, by 3PM
Anticipated Start date of contract:	May 1, 2022
Threshold Review Due	Thursday, February 24, 2022 by 3 PM
Questions regarding the RFP are due on or before:	Wednesday, March 16, 2022, by 3 PM
Technical Assistance regarding submission of the RFP in Partnergrants are due on or before:	Tuesday, March 22, 2022, by 3 PM
Questions must be submitted in writing to the Authorized Contact Person through Partnergrants:	Authorized Contact Person: Angela Baucom Social Service Funding Specialist E-Mail: APHCompetitions@austintexas.gov
Questions and Answers will be available:	In Partnergrants and on this solicitation website   Questions and Answers 3-21-2022
Optional Pre-Bid Meeting- Date and Time:	Thursday, February 17,2022 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST
Pre-Bid Meeting Location:	Registration Required with this link to get the Conference Call details: February 17: Registration Ended
Pre-Bid Meeting Materials:	Pre-Bid Powerpoint Presentation February 17: Attendance List

Interested applicants must:

1. Confirm that 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.

2. Be a registered user in the Partnergrants system, go to the Partnergrants website and click on “Register Here.”

Note that the organization’s City of Austin Vendor number is required to complete registration in Partnergrants.

If you would like to receive notifications of future APH funding opportunities, send your contact information to Natasha Ponczek Shoemake at APHCompetitions@AustinTexas.gov.

 RFP Documents

Doc No.	File Description	File Type	Date of Document
1	Offer Sheet	PDF	2/10/2022
2	RFP Proposal	MS Word	2/10/2022
3	Program Budget and Narrative	MS Excel	2/10/2022
4	COA Certifications & Disclosures	PDF	2/10/2022
A	Annual Agency Threshold Criteria	PDF	2/10/2022
B	Solicitation Provisions, Definitions & Instructions	PDF	2/10/2022
C	RFP Scope of Work	PDF	2/10/2022
D	APH Client Eligibility Requirements	PDF	2/10/2022
E	Social Services Contract Boilerplate with Standard Exhibits	PDF	2/10/2022
F	Applying for APH-Funded Opportunity in Partnergrants Instructions	PDF	2/10/2022

RFP Additional Resources:

Principles of Trauma-Informed Care Resolution No. 20210325-111 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Final Rule Department of Housing and Urban Development- Qualified Census Tracts Feeding America - State-by-State Resource: The Impact of Coronavirus on Food Insecurity U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Travis County, Texas Austin Travis County COVID-19 Public Dashboard Food Access in Austin (arcgis.com) UT Dell Medical School Division of Community Engagement and Health Equity - Central Texas Check-In Survey Results Fair Food Network Website Centers for Disease Control - Principles of Trauma-Informed Practice Food Policy Network - Pivoting Policy, Programs and Partnerships: Food Policy Councils' Responses to the Crises of 2020 Food Research & Action Center - Hunger, Poverty, and Health During COVID-19 Health and Human Services Federal Poverty Guidelines