#34-20 - EPA Brownfield Multipurpose Grant Application Implementation Assistance

The City of Cañon City, Colorado, (City) through  this  Request  for  Proposal (RFP), is  seeking  a qualified environmental consulting and/or planning firm to provide assistance with: (a) Securing United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and potentially other federal or state grants for the assessment, cleanup or redevelopment of brownfield properties within the city limits of the City of Cañon City, Colorado, and (b) implementation  of  environmental assessment, remedial planning, community outreach and other environmental or planning components of grants for which funding is secured. The initial focus for the contract will be securing a U.S. EPA multipurpose assessment and cleanup grant as part of the U.S. EPA’s annual Brownfield Grant Competition, for which it is anticipated grant applications will be due in October 2020. This solicitation is being issued in part to comply with Federal procurement standards outlined in CFR 200.317‐ CFR 200.326 that are applicable to hiring of consulting firms to assist communities with grants awarded by the U.S. EPA.