SLED Opportunity · FLORIDA · PUNTA GORDA
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City of Punta Gorda seeks qualified firms to provide professional FEMA grant management services. The RFP includes clarifications via addenda and Q&A, with a due date of May 14, 2026.
The City is accepting proposals from qualified and experienced firms to provide professional services for FEMA funding. --- Q&A --- Q1: received via email 2/9/2026 Witt O'Brien's is submitting a proposal in response to solicitation #R2025103. On 1/30/26, the City posted that an addendum would be released to answer a list of questions not answered in addendum 1. Does the City have an estimate as to when this Q&A will be published? Additionally, does the City anticipate issuing an extension to allow bidders adequate time to review the Q&A and adjust their responses accordingly? Thank you. A1: The questions are being reviewed and answered by the department. An extension to the due date will be performed and will take into consideration the posting of the addendum. Thank you for your understanding. Submitted: 2/9/2026 03:03:57 PM (ET) Q2: Received via email 1/23/2026: 1. RE: Staffing Section (Page 30) Paragraphs 3 & 4 reference "Exhibit A". We are unable to locate Exhibit A in the RFP solicitation document. Question: Is the Agreement Price Schedule (Exhibit A) a document/form that is required to be completed? If yes, please provide. 2. RE: Staffing Section (Page 30) UNIT PRICES, paragraph 4 references "FEMA approved hourly rates" Question: Would the City please provide the FEMA approved hourly rates referenced in this section? 3. RE: Staffing Section (Page 30) last paragraph states, "This Firm's hour rate must include all travel related expenses, meal allowances, hotel rooms and any other relevant out of pocket expenses. The City does not provide reimbursable expenses." Question: Would the City consider allowing reimbursement of travel expenses for deployed personnel, and for trips exceeding 50 miles, at actual cost, provided the travel is pre-approved in writing by the City? A2: Please refer to addendum #1 Submitted: 1/28/2026 10:44:25 AM (ET) Q3: Will the City please share the Pre-submittal conference materials? A3: Please refer to addendum #1 Submitted: 1/26/2026 04:54:59 PM (ET) Q4: Would the City consider postponing the response Close Date to February 13th to allow more time to prepare competitive proposals? A4: Please refer to addendum #1 Submitted: 1/26/2026 07:54:37 AM (ET)
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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