Nashua City Bids, NH

The bid submission deadline is April 30, 2026, at 3:00 PM EST. The contract is expected to begin the first week of July 2026, with FEC services starting in late October 2026 and a full launch in December 2026.

The provider will invoice the city for incurred expenses on a quarterly disbursement schedule. Payments will be made within 30 days of approval by the City of Nashua of the submitted invoice forms and progress reports.

Proposals will be scored on a 100-point matrix system, considering the proposed approach (25 points), organizational capability (20 points), experience in financial empowerment work (20 points), community involvement and engagement (15 points), financial capacity (15 points), and unique features of the applicant organization (5 points).

Applicants must be qualified as exempt from federal income tax under section **** of the Internal Revenue Code. Preference is given to organizations with a minimum of 3 years of delivering financial education, counseling, or coaching services, a track record of achieving financial stability outcomes, and experience working in low-income communities.

If the city determines the financial counseling provider has performed unsatisfactorily, the city may terminate the agreement at any time with 30 days' notice.

An optional pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for March 26, 2026, at 1:00 PM at City Hall, Auditorium, 3rd floor, 229 Main Street, Nashua, NH 03060. This meeting can also be attended via Zoom.

Any vendor submitting a proposal may appeal a pending award prior to award by the city by submitting a written protest to the city's purchasing manager within five business days after the proposal opening.

The estimated cost for two years of operations is approximately $500,000.

The bid notice states Proposals due wednesday, april 1, 2026, 2: 00pm.

The bid notice states Contracts will be awarded based on a competitive selection of proposals received.

The bid notice states o be eligible for an award, a vendor must be deemed responsible.

The bid notice states An optional prebid meeting to discuss the project is scheduled to begin promptly at thursday, march 19, 2026 at 10: 00am.

The bid notice states any vendor submitting a proposal may appeal a pending award prior to award by the city. the appellant must: a. submit a written protest to the citys purchasing manager within five 5 business days after the bid opening.

The bid notice states fps must be received no later than 2: 00 pm on tuesday, march 31, 2026.

The bid notice states he city of nashua will pay for work satisfactorily completed and accurately invoiced by independent contractorwithin thirty 30 days from the time of approval by the city of nashua.

The bid notice states contracts will be awarded based on a competitive selection of proposals received.

The bid notice states o be eligible for an award, a vendor must be deemed responsible.

The bid notice states attendance to this meeting is recommended for all wishing to submit a proposal for this project however, vendors who do not attend may submit questions in writing per the dates specified in this rfp.

The bid notice states any vendor submitting a proposal may appeal a pending award prior to award by the city. the appellant must: a. submit a written protest to the citys purchasing manager within five 5 business days after the bid opening.

The proposals are due o later than 3:00pm on wednesday, march 25, 2026.

The city will award contracts based on a competitive selection of proposals received, considering qualifications, past performance, project completion dates, overall quality, total cost, and classification as a disadvantaged business enterprise.

To be eligible for an award, a vendor must be deemed responsible, possessing the ability, capacity, and skill to provide the goods or services required.

An optional preproposal meeting will be held on thursday, march 12, 2026 at 3:00 pm via zoom.

Any vendor submitting a proposal may appeal a pending award prior to award by the city, submitting a written protest within five business days after the proposal opening.

The bid submittal must confirm time commitment for delivery following telephoned request. Deliveries shall be made within 24 hours of notification to the successful bidder. Deliveries shall be made within 24 hours of notification to the successful bidder.

The city, through the mayor, is the awarding authority and reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts of bids to waive any defects, information, and minor irregularities to accept exceptions to these specifications to award contracts or to cancel this request if in the citys best interest. he city, through the mayor, is the awarding authority and reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts of bids to waive any defects, information, and minor irregularities to accept exceptions to these specifications to award contracts or to cancel this request if in the citys best interest.

To be eligible for an award, a vendor must be deemed responsible. A responsible vendor: has the ability, capacity and skill to provide the goods or services required can provide the goods or services within the time frame specified has a satisfactory record of integrity, reputation, judgment and experience has sufficient financial resources to provide the goods or services has an ability to provide future maintenance and support as required providing the vendor has provided goods or services to the city, has developed a positive track record with the city. To be eligible for an award, a vendor must be deemed responsible.

Any vendor submitting a bid may appeal a pending award prior to award by the city. The appellant must submit a written protest to the citys purchasing manager within five 5 business days after the bid opening. submit a written protest to the citys purchasing manager within five 5 business days after the bid opening.