SPU Request for Proposals (RFP) for Organics Processing Services (SPU# 22-083-B)

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is requesting proposals for processing yard debris and food scraps into marketable end products. The RFP was posted on June 10, with online pre-submittal conference scheduled for June 23 and proposals due Sept. 9. 

Proposals are encouraged for composting or anerobic digesting services, and for all or a portion of the City’s contracted organics processing, handling between approximately 10,000 to 90,000 tons per year. The service period will begin in April 2024 or April 2026 under 6 to 12-year agreements, depending on the proposals selected.

The RFP and related documents are posted online via the City of Seattle Procurement website: procureware.com  SPU will provide an online pre-submittal conference at 11:00 a.m. on June 23 and receive vendor questions until June 24.

Any questions or requests for this RFP should be directed to Sher Arciniega, SPU Contract Administrator, at  sherry.arciniega@seattle.gov  or 206-684-7642. Contact by a vendor regarding this RFP with any other City employee may be grounds for rejection of the vendor’s proposal.