City of St. Louis GBI ARPA Data and Evaluation RFP

Purpose and Intent

The City of St. Louis Treasurer’s Office seeks proposals for the American Rescue Plan
Act (ARPA) Guaranteed Basic Income – Data and Evaluation.
The purpose of this RFP is to promote and ensure the fairest, most efficient means to
obtain the benefits of the most qualified, responsive, and responsible proposal.
Hereinafter, organizations interested in submitting a proposal in response to this RFP
shall be referred to as “Respondents.”
Issuing an RFP does not obligate the City of St. Louis to award a contract to any provider,
nor is the City of St. Louis liable for any costs incurred by the organizations in the
preparation of proposals. Nothing in this RFP nor in any proposal in response to this RFP
is intended to be, nor should anything be construed, as an offer of engagement. Nor shall
the selection of a Respondent be construed as an offer of engagement unless and until
a contract is fully negotiated and fully executed by all parties. The City retains the right to
award parts of the contract to several bidders, not to select any bidders, and/or to resolicit
proposals.
The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals submitted and to waive any
and/or all non-material irregularities pertaining to the submission of the proposal.
Additionally, any and all RFP projects elements, requirements and schedules are subject
to change and modification. The City also reserves the right to modify, suspend, or
terminate at its sole discretion any and all aspect(s) of the RFP process to obtain further
information from any and all respondents, and to waive any defects as to form or content
of the RFP or any responses by any organization/business. All submitted materials will
become the property of the City, may become public documents at any time during the
selection process, and will become public documents at the conclusion of the selection
process. Any and all documents submitted by the Respondent may become public if and
when they are submitted to any advisory or legislative public body, or pursuant to the
Missouri Sunshine Law. By submitting a response to this RFP, each Respondent
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acknowledges having read this RFP in its entirety and agrees to all terms and conditions
set out in this RFP.