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Request For Proposals (RFP) for Local Vendor Priority Program

Request for Proposals

City of San Rafael

Local Vendor Priority Program 

RFP ISSUED: JANUARY 12, 2026

The City of San Rafael’s Community and Economic Development (CED) Department is issuing this informal Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify qualified organizations to engage San Rafael-based mobile vendors, provide assistance with navigating compliance requirements, and manage a food park destination on private or public property from spring to fall 2026.  The Local Vendor Priority Program aims to achieve a “win-win-win” scenario by improving local entrepreneurs’ ability to succeed, reducing accessibility conflicts by directing foot traffic away from sidewalks, and ensuring compliance with food safety requirements through bilingual technical assistance.   The Local Vendor Priority Program advances the City of San Rafael’s Fiscal Years 2025-2028 Strategic Plan Goal: E.6.1 Revise the Street Food Vending Ordinance and develop an implementation, enforcement, and communications plan.  Ultimately, the City will implement the Local Vendor Priority Program on a one-year pilot basis after which it will evaluate whether to continue or modify the program going forward. 

Review the Request for Proposals

 

Selection Timeline

Announcement January 12, 2026
RFP Responses Due February 16, 2026, by 5:00pm, Pacific Time
Evaluation February 17-24, 2026
Consultant Team Interviews (if needed) February 25-March 6, 2026
Contract Execution March, 2026

This timeline is subject to change.

All requests for clarification of this RFP must be made in writing.  Please email any questions regarding the RFP to Greg Minor at ced.bids@cityofsanrafael.org  by February 2, 2026.  All addenda, questions, and answers will be posted on the RFP webpage by February 9, 2026. 

RFP - Local Vendor Priority Program

RFP ON BIDEXPRESS

Further information including the project documents and a how-to guide for first-time Bid Express users can be found on the San Rafael Bid Express home page at https://www.bidexpress.com/businesses/39341/home. Please note that you will have to register for a free Bid Express account to view project solicitations and download documents.

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