RFP for Audit Services Starting Fiscal 2026.pdf

This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) for professional services issued by the State of Oregon Department of Administrative Services, State Procurement Services, on behalf of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The Oregon DEQ seeks a qualified contractor to manage and coordinate the CERTA Measure 11: Food Waste Processing Improvement Grant program. The contractor will be responsible for developing and administering two competitive grant processes designed to improve food waste processing infrastructure and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with deliverables including application templates, technical assistance, review committee organization, subawardee management, financial reporting, and performance tracking documentation. The RFP was issued on August 20, 2025, with proposals due on September 19, 2025, at 5:00 PM. The contract is anticipated to conclude on May 31, 2029.

The anticipated total contract budget is $28 million, with $25.8 million allocated for subgrants to end recipients, structured as time and materials compensation with a maximum not-to-exceed amount and potential retainage of up to 10% on each invoice. The project is funded by a $197 million EPA grant awarded to support localized composting operations, regenerative agriculture, and food system resiliency, with the specific goal of increasing food waste recovery from the current 10% baseline in 2020 to 25%. The procurement emphasizes benefiting low-income and climate-vulnerable communities and is open to professional services contractors with demonstrated expertise in grant management, environmental sustainability, federal and state grant regulations, and compliance oversight. No incumbent vendors are identified, and the project operates under ORS 279B.060 provisions.