Subcontractor_Utilization_Plan.docx

This is a Subcontractor Utilization Plan form issued by the City of St. Petersburg, Florida for Request for Quote No. 26-169, the Anti-Gun Violence Initiative – Peer Support & Advocacy program (Safe Futures St. Pete). The solicitation seeks a qualified vendor to provide comprehensive peer support and advocacy services designed to complement services provided by the St. Petersburg Police Department without involving law enforcement 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 support, crisis stabilization, systems navigation assistance, community healing activities, and survivor leadership development. Vendors must demonstrate a minimum of five years of applicable experience in completed projects within the past five years and should possess bachelor's degrees or higher in public administration, public policy, social work, community development, or related disciplines. The submission deadline is March 19, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., with a questions deadline of March 16, 2026. Responses must be submitted electronically through the OpenGov Procurement portal as a single continuous PDF document 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 vendor performance.

The Subcontractor Utilization Plan requires proposers to demonstrate intent to use minority, women, veteran, and small businesses in the Tampa Bay Region, with no mandatory minimum participation levels required. Small business enterprise (SBE), minority-owned business enterprise (MBE), and women-owned business enterprise (WBE) designations are weighted at 2 percent each (6 percent total) in the evaluation criteria, though these certifications are not mandatory for responsive participation. Subcontractors may be utilized for up to 80 percent of the contract work. The evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: qualifications and experience of the firm and staff (35 percent), project approach and capacity (30 percent), cost analysis (20 percent), and business enterprise program outreach and utilization (15 percent). Vendors must be registered with the Florida Division of Corporations, maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including commercial general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, and commercial automobile liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit. The solicitation does not specify a total funding amount or pricing structure; vendors must submit detailed quotes with unit prices and cost analyses for evaluation. The City reserves the right to reject all submissions, award on a split-order or individual basis, and terminate the agreement for convenience upon thirty days' written notice.