SLED Opportunity · ARIZONA · CITY OF FLAGSTAFF, AZ

    Residential Food Scrap Drop Off Program

    Issued by City of Flagstaff, AZ
    cityRFPCity of Flagstaff, AZSol. 246903
    Closed
    STATUS
    Closed
    due Apr 15, 2026
    PUBLISHED
    Mar 17, 2026
    Posting date
    JURISDICTION
    City of
    city
    NAICS CODE
    562111
    AI-classified industry

    AI Summary

    The City of Flagstaff, AZ seeks proposals for a Residential Food Scrap Drop Off Program to enhance sustainability efforts. Proposals are due April 14, 2026, and will be evaluated on qualifications, technical approach, compliance, and reporting. Submission is via the City's eProcurement portal.

    Opportunity details

    Solicitation No.
    246903
    Type / RFx
    RFP
    Status
    open
    Level
    city
    Published Date
    March 17, 2026
    Due Date
    April 15, 2026
    NAICS Code
    562111AI guide
    State
    Arizona
    Agency
    City of Flagstaff, AZ

    Description

    The City of Flagstaff, AZ is requesting Proposals for Residential Food Scrap Drop Off Program. Proposals are to be submitted on or before Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 5:00 pm via the City's eProcurement portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/flagstaffaz. Late Proposals will not be accepted.

    Project Details

    • Reference ID: 2026-168
    • Department: Sustainability - Neighborhood Engagement/Volunteer Services
    • Department Head: Nicole Antonopoulos (Division Director)

    Important Dates

    • Questions Due: 2026-04-08T00:00:00.000Z

    Evaluation Criteria

    • Proposer Qualifications and Relevant Experience (30 pts)
    • Technical Approach and Service Delivery Plan (25 pts)
    • Compliance, Health & Safety, and Risk Management (25 pts)
    • Reporting, Communication, and Compost Distribution Outcomes (20 pts)

    Submission Requirements

    • Submitter Questionnaire (required)

      Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

    • References (required)

      Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

    • Disclosure (required)

      Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

    • Exceptions (required)

      Notations: Any strikeouts, notes or modifications to the Solicitation documents shall be initialed in ink by the authorized person who signs a Proposal. If notations are made, they must be submitted with a Proposal and are considered Exceptions.

      Exceptions: In addition to any notations on the Solicitation documents, please identify and list any exceptions to the Solicitation, by section/paragraph, on this Exceptions Form. The City reserves the right to reject, accept or further negotiate Exceptions. Exceptions may render a Proposal non-responsive.

      Exceptions to Form of Contract: A Submitter may request changes to the form of contract (including any Standard or Special Terms and Conditions or Insurance Requirements) on the Exceptions Form. A Submitter may also submit its own form of contract. The City will consider these in the same manner as any other exceptions.

      A Submitter must indicate any and all exceptions taken to the requirements, specifications, and/or terms and conditions of this Solicitation, including the form of contract. If "Yes" is selected, please upload a document detailing the exception.

       

    • Confidential Materials (required)

      Pursuant to Section 11.3(A)(7) of the Procurement Code Manual, information provided in a Proposal shall be confidential so as to avoid disclosure of contents prejudicial to competing Submitters during the process for evaluation. Proposals shall be open for public inspection after Contract award. Except to the extent a Proposer designates, and the Director of Procurement concurs, trade secrets or other proprietary data contained in the Proposal documents shall remain confidential.

      If a Submitter believes that part of a Proposal is a trade secret or contains other proprietary data, a Submitter shall mark the page(s) “CONFIDENTIAL” and isolate the pages as an attachment to this form. A Submitter shall also include an explanation why the information is a trade secret or contains other proprietary data.

      Requests to deem the entire Proposal as confidential will not be considered.

      A Submitter must provide notice if it would like confidential information returned after final Contract award (and a Submitter is not selected for contract award). A Submitter is responsible for pick-up.

      Upon City Council Contract award, information submitted in response to a Solicitation is subject to disclosure pursuant to the Arizona Public Records Law. A.R.S. § 39-121, et seq. If a Submitter has clearly marked its trade secrets or other proprietary information as “confidential”, the City will endeavor to notify the Submitter prior to release of such information.

    • Cooperative Purchases (required)

      The City of Flagstaff is a member of Flagstaff Alliance for the Second Century, along with the Coconino County Community College District, Northern Arizona University, Coconino County and Flagstaff Unified School District. The City is also a member of S.A.V.E. (Strategic Alliance for Volume Expenditures), which consists of numerous municipalities, counties, universities, colleges, schools and other Arizona State agencies. Cooperative purchasing arrangements such as the above are sanctioned by state law and allow a Contractor to sell services and materials to any member of a cooperative group under the same pricing, terms and conditions of contract awarded to the Contractor by any other member, following a competitive procurement process.
      Is your company willing to offer the goods and services solicited under the terms and conditions of this solicitation to other members of the Flagstaff Alliance for the Second Century and S.A.V.E. under the same pricing, terms and conditions?

      If you answer No, that is acceptable. The City will not reject your submission or consider it to be non-responsive. If you answered Yes, and a contract is approved, others may seek to do business with you under the same terms and conditions, subject to your approval.

    • Declaration Related to Solvency (required)

      Is Submitter currently involved in an ongoing bankruptcy as a debtor, or in a reorganization, liquidation, or dissolution proceeding, or has a trustee or receiver been appointed over all or a substantial portion of the property of Submitter under federal bankruptcy law or any state insolvency law?

    • Declaration Related to Gratuities (required)

      I hereby verify and declare that, to the best of my knowledge, neither the Submitter nor anyone associated with the Submitter has given, offered to give, or intends to give at any time hereafter any economic opportunity, future employment, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, trip, favor, or service to a public servant in connection with the Proposal (“Gratuities”).

    • Declaration of Non-Collusion (required)

      I hereby verify and declare that:

      The pricing for this Proposal has been arrived at independently and without consultation, communication or agreement with any other Submitter who may submit a Proposal.

      The pricing for this Proposal has not been disclosed to any other Submitter who may submit a Proposal, and will not be, prior to the Closing Date and Time.

      Submitter has made no attempt and will make no attempt to induce any Submitter person to refrain from submitting a Proposal, or to submit a proposal with higher pricing than this Proposal, or to submit an intentionally high or noncompetitive proposal or other form of complementary proposal.

      This Proposal is made in good faith and not pursuant to any agreement or discussion with, or inducement from, any other Submitter or person to submit a complementary or other noncompetitive proposal.

      In the past five (5) years, neither Submitter, its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, nor employees have been under investigation, convicted or found liable by any governmental agency for allegations of conspiracy or collusion, including, specifically, related to procurement of a public contract.

    • Declaration Related to Adverse Position (required)

      I hereby verify and declare that, to the best of my knowledge, neither the Submitter nor anyone associated with the Submitter have ever made a claim against the City of Flagstaff, filed suit against the City of Flagstaff, or taken an adverse position in a lawsuit filed against the City of Flagstaff.

      If the Submitter has ever made a claim, filed suit, or taken an adverse position in a lawsuit against the City of Flagstaff, identify the name of the parties, the year the action was taken, the court where the lawsuit was filed and the case number. Provide a brief description of the adverse position.

      Failure to provide this information may result in a rejection of the Proposal.

    • Please Upload Your Proposal Here (required)
    • The City of Flagstaff (City) is seeking a ___________ (Proposer) (required)

      example: consultant

    • Grant Funding? (required)

      If there are grant funds involved please include the grant type and # (e.g. Federal Aviation Administration #AIP 52).

      If no grants are involved, please enter "Not Applicable"

    • Proposer to serve as ____________ (required)

      example: XXXX

    • Published ______________________ dates, (required)

      example: 8/1/2025

    • Will there be a pre-proposal meeting? (required)
    • A Proposal shall not exceed a total of number in words (XX) pages (required)

      format example: thirty (30) pages

    • Clearly demonstrate Proposer’s experience working _________________. (required)

      example: as a consultant.

    • Will there be special requirements? (required)
    • Special Requirements (required)
    • Purpose of RFP? (required)

      Why are you soliciting this vendor?

    Key dates

    1. March 17, 2026Published
    2. April 15, 2026Responses Due

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