RFP #9024
Federal opportunity from TOF01 - Purchasing • City of Framingham. Place of performance: MA. Response deadline: Mar 18, 2026. Industry: NAICS 92, 10, 19.
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Description
The City of Framingham acting through the Mayor, the Awarding Authority is soliciting seal proposals from qualified firms to provide Professional Aquatic Staffing Services to the Cityâ??s Public Beaches.
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The City of Framingham (Purchasing; TOF01) is soliciting sealed proposals under RFP #9024 for Professional Aquatic Staffing Services for the City’s Public Beaches. Proposals are due 2026-03-18 10:00 (UTC per the notice timestamp). The buyer is seeking qualified firms capable of providing staffing services specifically in an aquatic/beach public safety context. Success will hinge on demonstrating beach-appropriate staffing coverage plans, supervision, and compliance posture appropriate to municipal public beach operations.
Obtain a qualified vendor to staff the City of Framingham’s public beaches with professional aquatic personnel (e.g., beach/aquatic safety staffing) under a sealed proposal process (RFP #9024).
- Aquatic staffing firms with demonstrated experience providing professional beach/public aquatic safety staffing services for municipal public beaches.
- Vendors able to respond to a sealed proposal RFP process and meet the response deadline (2026-03-18 10:00).
- Provide professional aquatic staffing services for the City’s Public Beaches (City of Framingham).
- Recruit, schedule, and deploy aquatic staff to meet beach coverage needs.
- Provide on-site supervision/management structure for assigned aquatic staff.
- Coordinate with City/Mayor’s office/Awarding Authority expectations for staffing operations at public beaches.
- Sealed proposal submission for RFP #9024 by 2026-03-18 10:00 (UTC per notice).
- Firm qualifications specific to professional aquatic staffing services for public beaches.
- Proposed staffing approach for the City of Framingham public beaches (coverage concept, scheduling methodology, supervision model).
- Relevant past performance references for similar aquatic/beach staffing engagements.
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- The notice specifies a sealed proposal process; ensure packaging/submission method complies with the City’s instructions once the full RFP is obtained.
- Awarding Authority is the City of Framingham acting through the Mayor; ensure communications and submission follow the City’s procurement protocol referenced in the RFP.
- Align pricing to a staffing-services model appropriate for municipal beach operations (e.g., labor-based rates and management/admin components), consistent with how the RFP requests pricing once reviewed.
- Identify cost drivers tied to beach staffing coverage (hours, staffing levels, supervision/management) and present them transparently in the format the RFP requires.
- If your firm lacks full recruiting depth for seasonal aquatic staffing, consider teaming with a specialized aquatic recruiting/training provider (only if permitted by the RFP).
- Scope ambiguity: the notice does not specify number of beaches, staffing counts, hours, or season length—pricing and staffing plans may be risky without the full RFP details.
- Submission risk: no buyer website, attachments, or resource links are provided in the notice; ensure you obtain the official RFP #9024 package and submission instructions in time to meet 2026-03-18 10:00.
- How many public beaches are included, and what are the required daily/weekly coverage hours per location?
- What specific roles and minimum qualifications/certifications are required for “Professional Aquatic Staffing Services” in this RFP?
- What is the contract period/season dates and expected start date for staffing at the public beaches?
- What is the required staffing plan structure (minimum staffing ratios, supervisor requirements, and backup/relief coverage expectations)?
- What is the required pricing format (hourly bill rates by labor category, seasonal lump sum, or another structure)?
- Where and how must sealed proposals be submitted (physical delivery vs. electronic), and what are the exact labeling/sealing instructions?
Some notices publish limited source detail. Confirm these points before final bid/no-bid decisions.
- Full RFP document/attachments and submission instructions (no links/attachments provided).
- Place of performance details (which beaches/locations).
- Period of performance (start/end dates) and season duration.
- Detailed scope: staffing levels, coverage hours, roles, and qualification/certification requirements.
- Pricing format and evaluation/award criteria.
- Solicitation number/notice type fields are blank in the notice.
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