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Bid Title

Request For Proposals for Biological Monitoring of Oyster Implementation for the Living Breakwaters Project

Issuing Agency

State Government of New York

Location

New York

Published Date

May 1, 2026

Closing Date

Jun 4, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Request For Proposals for Biological Monitoring of Oyster Implementation for the Living Breakwaters Project

• Request For Proposals for Biological Monitoring of Oyster Implementation for the Living Breakwaters Project

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• Tab 3 (Form B): Cost Proposal Template for Oyster Implementation Monitoring

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Kathy Hochul, Governor RuthAnne Visnauskas, Commissioner/CEO

Request For Proposals

for

Biological Monitoring of Oyster

Implementation for the Living

Breakwaters Project

RFP Issuance Date:

May 4, 2026

Proposal Submission Deadline: June 4, 2026, 12pm, EDT

Number: HCR-RFP-260504

HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION

641 LEXINGTON AVENUE ▪ NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022

www.hcr.ny.gov

Biological Mo nitoring of Oyster Implementation for the Liv ing Breakwaters Project

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Request for Proposals

For

Biological Monitoring of Oyster Implementation for

the Living Breakwaters Project

Table of Contents

Biological Monitoring of Oyster Implementation for the Living Breakwaters Project ......... 2

1. Introduction............................................................................................................................ 3

1.1 Housing Trust Fund Corporation ..................................................................................... 4

1.2 The Office of Resilient Homes and Communities .......................................................... 4

2. Purpose................................................................................................................................... 4

3. [RESERVED] ........................................................................................................................ 4

4. Project Background................................................................................................................ 4

5. Assessment of Practices relating to Diversity and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business

Enterprises (“SDVOBs”) ................................................................................................................ 5

5.1 Minority and/or Women Owned Business Enterprise Participation................................ 5

5.2 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise Participation ............................. 6

5.3 MWBE and SDVOB Partner/Subcontractor Interest....................................................... 6

6. Primary Contractor and Subcontractor(s) Team ......................................................................... 6

7. Calendar of Events and Milestones........................................................................................ 8

8. Intent to Submit Proposal....................................................................................................... 8

9. Scope of Services (“Scope of Work”) ................................................................................... 9

9.1 Qualifications and Experience ........................................................................................ 9

9.2 Scope of Work ............................................................................................................... 9

9.3 Deliverables ................................................................................................................... 11

10. Questions and Answers........................................................................................................ 12

11. Amendments and Addenda .................................................................................................. 13

12. Contract................................................................................................................................ 13

13. Proposal Requirements ........................................................................................................ 14

14. Contents of Proposals .......................................................................................................... 15

14.1 TAB 1: Proposal Coversheet, Cover Letter and Proposal Certification ........................ 15

14.2 TAB 2: Technical Proposal............................................................................................ 16

14.3 TAB 3: Cost Proposal .................................................................................................... 20

14.4 TAB 4: Administrative Proposal ................................................................................... 20

14.5 TAB 5: EEO, Diversity and SDVOB Proposal ............................................................. 25

15. Proposal Submission Requirements..................................................................................... 25

16. Evaluation of Proposals ....................................................................................................... 26

16.1 Evaluation and Criteria for Selection............................................................................. 26

16.2 Scoring of Written Proposals ......................................................................................... 26

16.3 Interviews....................................................................................................................... 27

16.4 Selection and Notification Process ................................................................................ 27

FORM A: Intent to Submit Proposal Form .................................................................................. 29

FORM B: Cost Proposal Template .............................................................................................. 30

Attachment I.................................................................................................................................. 31

Attachment A: Proposal Checklist................................................................................................ 35

Policies, Standard Clauses and Requirements .......................................................................... 35

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HOUSING TRUST FUND CORPORATION

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

FOR

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF OYSTER IMPLEMENTATION

FOR THE LIVING BREAKWATERS PROJECT

IMPORTANT NOTICE: A Restricted Period under the Procurement Lobbying Law is currently

in effect for this procurement process and will remain in effect until execution and approval of the

Contract(s). Proposers are prohibited from impermissible Contacts related to this procurement

process with any employee of the New York State Housing Trust Fund Corporation (“HTFC” or

“Agency”) or its Affiliate(s)1, other than the Designated Contact Officer listed below.

Lobbying Law Designated Contact Officer:

Kathryn Mazzeo, Associate Counsel

New York State Homes & Community Renewal

38-40 Broadway, Hampton Plaza, 5th Floor

Albany, NY 12207

Email: Kathryn.Mazzeo@hcr.ny.gov

If you have inquiries regarding this request for proposal or would like to contact the Agency(ies)

regarding issues not relating to impermissible Procurement Lobbying Law Contacts, please

forward inquiries via electronic email to contractunitinfo@hcr.ny.gov. The subject line of the

email should indicate “2026 Biological Monitoring of Oyster Implementation RFP”.

Further information regarding the Procurement Lobbying Law policies of the Agency(ies) is

available in the Agencies’ Standard Clauses and Requirements for Solicitations, hyperlinked

herein as Exhibit A.

1. Introduction

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (“HCR”) consists of all the major housing and

community renewal agencies of the State of New York (“State”), including the Housing Trust

Fund Corporation (“HTFC” or “Agency”). HCR includes other agencies (“Affiliates”) not

involved in this request for proposals (“RFP”) process.

1Affiliate(s) shall mean the other agencies comprising New York State Homes and Community Renewal being the

State of New York Mortgage Agency, New York State Affordable Housing Corporation, Housing Trust Fund

Corporation, State of New York Municipal Bond Bank Agency and Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation.

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1.1 Housing Trust Fund Corporation

The mission of the Housing Trust Fund Corporation is to further community development through

the construction, development, revitalization and preservation of low-income housing, the

development and preservation of businesses, the creation of job opportunities, and the

development of public infrastructures and facilities.

1.2

The Office of Resilient Homes and Communities

The Office of Resilient Homes and Communities (RHC), an office within HTFC (and formerly,

the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR)), administers disaster recovery and resiliency

programs. In 2013, GOSR was created to coordinate statewide recovery efforts for Superstorm

Sandy, Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. In 2022, RHC was established as a permanent

office within HCR.

RHC's disaster recovery programs include $4.6 billion in long-term recovery from Superstorm

Sandy, Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee and $68 million in disaster recovery funding for

Hurricane Ida.

2. Purpose

This request for proposals (RFP) is issued in accordance with HTFC’s Procurement and Contract

Guidelines and in compliance with Section 2879 of the New York State Public Authorities Law

and seeks to provide Biological Monitoring of Oyster Implementation for the Living Breakwaters

Project (“Project”) as further described in the Scope of services section of this RFP.

The contract(s) resulting from this RFP process will be for a five-year term (2027-2031), subject

to approval by the Agency’s Board of Directors (“Board”).

3. [RESERVED]

4. Project Background

PROJECT FUNDING: The Contract(s) resulting from this RFP process shall be funded via the

New York State Bonded Capital Appropriations. The successful Proposer(s) resulting from this

RFP process (Contractor(s) shall be required to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant

and all applicable federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and procedures. While this specific

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contract is state-funded, the Contractor must ensure all work remains consistent with the

overarching resiliency goals of the Living Breakwaters Project. Compliance with the Uniform

Administrative Requirements and Cost Principles, codified at 2 C.F.R. Part 200, may be required

to the extent that any federal oversight remains applicable to the Project's broader environmental

record.

The Living Breakwaters Project, located offshore of Tottenville, NY, in the waters of the Raritan

Bay, is a critical resilience initiative managed by the Office of Resilient Homes and Communities

(RHC) and the Housing Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC). Following the successful construction

of the breakwaters, the State is implementing a multi-phase oyster restoration strategy. Oysters are

being introduced to the system in two phases during the summers of 2025 and 2026 through both

in-situ (direct setting) trials and the installation of 4,494 seeded ECOncrete disks.

As the project transitions from installation to long-term performance, the State requires

professional biological monitoring for a five-year period (2027–2031). This monitoring is a

mandatory requirement of the project's regulatory permits and is essential for the execution of the

Adaptive Management Plan. The selected vendor will be responsible for evaluating approximately

30 million spats, focusing on two primary research areas: (1) Growth, Mortality, and Recruitment,

and (2) Epibenthic Community Utilization. Data collected will inform real-time adaptive

strategies, including potential re-seeding or disk replacement, to ensure the long-term ecological

success of the restoration effort.

5. Assessment of Practices relating to Diversity and Service-

Disabled Veteran Owned Business Enterprises (“SDVOBs”)

The Agency(ies) has/have determined, pursuant to New York State Executive Law Article 15-a

(“Article 15-A”) and New York State Veterans’ Law Article 3 (“Article 3”), that the assessment

of participation by minority-and/or women-owned business enterprises (“MWBEs”) (assessment

of participation by MWBEs hereinafter referred to as (“Diversity”) and SDVOB practices of

Proposers responding to this RFP is practical, feasible, and appropriate.

5.1 Minority and/or Women Owned Business Enterprise Participation

The Agency(ies) is/are committed to awarding contracts to firms that are dedicated to diversity

and provide high-quality services. The Agency(ies) strongly encourage(s) firms that are certified

by the State as MWBEs to submit responses to this RFP. All MWBE firms submitting proposals

to this RFP should be registered as such with the State’s Empire State Development (“ESD”).

The Agency(ies) is/are required to implement the provisions of Article 15-A and 5 NYCRR Parts

142-144 (“MWBE Regulations”) for all Agency contracts, as defined therein, with a value in

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