RFQ - FAC122 FY26 Nursery Products for GGCP

The Department of Conservation and Recreation's Greening the Gateway Cities Program is seeking quotes for the procurement of nursery products, including trees, mulch, loam, biochar-compost mix, and other nursery products, for 9 crews serving various cities in Massachusetts. The program aims to purchase up to 200 public trees and up to 300 private trees per crew per season, with a goal of 300 trees planted per crew per season. Bidders should respond by completing and submitting the attachment titled "Nursery-Bid-Sheet-FY2026-Gateway-Cities.xlsx". • The RFQ covers the time period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. • Single city bids will be accepted, as well as bids for multiple cities. • Awards may be made on a multiple or per-city basis. • The program expects to award multiple vendors. • Yard tree orders will be placed weekly to bi-weekly, at roughly 50 trees/order. • Deliveries should be sent on a truck with a lift gate or similar mechanism to safely offload trees to the ground. • Bidders should include projected delivery costs to each city in the appropriate section.