Animal Sheltering and Care Services for Taos County Sheriff's Office

Taos County is soliciting qualified professionals for the animal shelter and care of all non-feral cats, dogs, puppies, and kittens collected from the unincorporated areas of Taos County, New Mexico.

Background

Proposal Information

Copies of the Request for Proposal may be obtained via the County's eProcurement Portal.  The proposal opening time shall be according to our clock. No proposals will be accepted after the time and date established herein, except by written addenda.

Only electronic proposals received via the County's eProcurement Portal will be accepted by the Purchasing Department; The County assumes no responsibility for proposals being improperly routed.

The proposer is required to signify whether the proposal complies with the specifications listed above. Please identify any items which your firm would not be able to accomplish from the tasks listed above.

Proposals must include complete information covering all of the above items to enable the evaluators to make accurate determinations regarding the experience and qualifications. Respondents are encouraged to include samples and any other information that will highlight qualifications of the organization. The highest ranked organization/may be invited to participate in an interview session at Taos County’s discretion.

Every effort will be made to adhere to the proposed timeline. You will be contacted if there are any addendums issued for this RFP. Please remember to subscribe to follow this bid so that we are able to contact you during this process.

Procurement Officer:

The County of Taos has designated a Chief Procurement Officer who is responsible for this procurement and whose name, address, and telephone number are listed within this RFP. Any inquiries or requests regarding this procurement should be submitted to the Chief Procurement Officer in writing. Offerors may contact ONLY the Chief Procurement Officer regarding the procurement. Other County employees do not have the authority to respond on behalf of the County of Taos.

Elsa Vigil

Project Details

• Reference ID: RFP 2026-4
• Department: Sheriff's Office
• Department Head: Steve Miera (County Sheriff)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-06-05T15:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Experience and Qualifications (35 pts) —

  Provide information showing the last three (3) years' experience and qualifications performing animal sheltering/care services.

• Capability and Capacity (25 pts) —

  Please specify the number of animal/spaces available within the offeror's facility as well as a detailed explanation on the ability to accommodate the number of animals for shelter/care services.

• Services Offered (30 pts) —

  Provide details of services offered as per the scope of work provided, provisions of programs to obtain and maintain high rate of microchip identification, vaccination, spaying and neutering, and necessary rate of euthanasia (e.g. adoption programs, foster programs, education, networking, spay/neuter, programs, etc.)

• Price (10 pts) —

  Please provide an average cost per animal (i.e. dog, puppies, cat, kittens, etc.) indicating cost per day per animal, cost per month per animal, and total cost per year per animal.

Submission Requirements

• Proposer Information (required) —

  Please enter the following information:

  Full Name and Title of Authorized Agent submitting proposal

  Organization Name

  Full Mailing Address:

  Telephone Number: 

  Email address:

• NM CRS # (required) —

  If you are an in-state firm, you must enter your New Mexico CRS # .

  If you are not located in-state, please enter : N/A

   

• Organization Federal Tax I.D. # (required) —

  enter your organization's Federal Tax ID No.

• Proposer Confirmation, having read the proposal (required) —

  Having read the proposal conditions and examined the specifications for RFP 2026-4, Proposer hereby submits an amount for a funding request.  *Amounts shall be in both words and numbers, and includes all miscellaneous costs and taxes. In the event of a discrepancy, the amount in words shall govern.  

  Proposer also hereby confirms that he/she has the authority to submit this proposal on behalf of the organization. 

• Technical Proposal (NOT including Cost Proposal) (required)
• Cost Proposal (required)
• Proposal Valid for 90 calendar days (required) —

  Unless otherwise specified, all formal proposals submitted shall be binding for ninety (90) calendar days following bid opening date,  unless the bidder, upon request of the Chief Procurement Officer, agrees to an extension.

• Additional Information —

  Please provide any additional relevant information you would like for the County to consider

• Confirmation of RFP requirements (required) —

  Any proposal that does not adhere to the requirements of this RFP such as proposed timeline and required documentation may be deemed non-responsive and rejected on that basis.

   

• Have you read all requirements and agree to all terms and conditions of this RFP? (required)
• Acceptance of Conditions Governing the Procurement: (required) —

  Submission of a proposal constitutes acceptance of all conditions, terms, and evaluation factors within this RFP.

• No Obligation:  (required) —

  Do you understand and confirm that this procurement, nor its award to a vendor, does not obligate Taos County in any way until a valid written contract is executed.

• Right to Reject Proposal (required) —

  The County reserves the right to reject a proposal from any Offeror who has previously failed to perform properly, has caused the County to incur unreasonable costs or expense, failed to complete on time an agreement of a similar nature, or who is not in a position to perform the work governed by this RFP.

• Proposal Certifications (required) —

  Having read the proposal conditions and examined the specifications for RFP 2026-4, Proposer hereby submits an amount for a funding request.  *Amounts shall be in both words and numbers, and includes all miscellaneous costs and taxes. In the event of a discrepancy, the amount in words shall govern.  

   

  Proposer understands that we must return the completed Proposal document to be considered a responsive and it is understood and agreed by the proposer that: 1) any funds awarded are a result of this request are to be expended for the purposes set forth herein and in accordance with all applicable Federal, State, and Taos County regulations and restrictions; and 2) the proposer hereby gives assurances that this proposal  has been prepared according to the policies and procedures of the above named organization obtained all necessary approval(s) by its governing body prior to submission, the material presented is factual and accurate to the best of her/his knowledge, and that she/he has been duly authorized by action of the governing body to bind the Corporation.

   

• Campaign Contribution Disclosure Form (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Resident Veteran Business Contractor Certification Form (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Evidence of Resident Business/Veteran Business Preference —

  Please upload copy of certificate if applicable

• Resident Business or Contractor Preference Certificate Number, if applicable
• Pricing (required) —
  • Choose Option 1 when you have set line items, for example:
    • This is a quote for goods or commodities.
    • This is a public works bid, with a pricing table that can be uploaded into OpenGov Procurement from an Excel spreadsheet.
    • Seeking services for hourly rate schedules.
  • Choose Option 2 when you need vendors to provide you with the line items. 
• Date Published in Taos News (required) —

  Insert Date

• Date Published in Albq. Journal (required) —

  Enter date published in Albq. Journal

• Date Published in Santa Fe New Mexican (required) —

  Enter Date Published in Santa Fe New Mexican