Description
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.