Safe_Futures_RFP_Evaluation_Criteria.pdf

This is an Evaluation Criteria document for the City of St. Petersburg, Florida's Anti-Gun Violence Initiative procurement, known as Safe Futures St. Pete (RFQ No. 26-169). The solicitation seeks a vendor to provide comprehensive peer support and advocacy services designed to complement law enforcement without involving investigations or enforcement activities. Key deliverables include one-on-one peer support for survivors, family and caregiver support, peer-facilitated support groups, hospital and community-based follow-up, crisis stabilization, systems navigation, community healing activities, and survivor leadership development. The submission deadline is March 19, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., with a questions deadline of March 16, 2026. Proposals must be submitted electronically through the OpenGov Procurement portal as a single continuous PDF not exceeding 50 pages, excluding cover pages and dividers. The initial contract term is one year, with the City retaining options to renew for up to two additional one-year periods contingent upon satisfactory performance. Vendors must demonstrate a minimum of five years of applicable experience in completed projects within the past five years and should be capable of launching the program within 30 days of contract execution.

The evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: experience demonstrating proven peer-to-peer support and advocacy service delivery (29 percent), qualification and technical competence of agency and staff (29 percent), capacity to accomplish work with demonstrated outcomes and program design (19 percent), past performance on similar contracts (9 percent), detailed budget (8 percent), and business enterprise program participation including Small Business Enterprise, Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, and Women-Owned Business Enterprise designations (2 percent each, totaling 6 percent). Qualified vendors must possess bachelor's degrees or higher in relevant fields such as public administration, public policy, social work, or community development; demonstrate experience with trauma-informed, peer-led support services for violence survivors in community-based settings; and maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including $1,000,000 per occurrence commercial general liability and $1,000,000 combined single limit commercial automobile liability. Key personnel and project managers must submit resumes limited to work completed within the past ten years, not exceeding two pages per individual. Proposers must provide three professional references with at least one Florida-based client and letters of support from community organizations, healthcare providers, and local government agencies referencing observable outcomes. Subcontractors may be utilized for up to 80 percent of contract work. The solicitation does not specify a total funding amount; vendors must submit detailed quotes with unit prices and cost analyses for evaluation.