Request For Proposals-Goose Control Services

Hudson River Park Trust (the “Trust”) is pleased to invite you to submit a proposal in response to this Request for Proposals (“RFP”). The Services to be performed are outlined in the RFP Summary (Part I, Section 2), along with such other information as the anticipated dates for the execution of a Contract with the Contractor, if one is selected pursuant to this RFP, and the anticipated Contract Term. All undefined capitalized terms set forth in this RFP shall have the same definitions as set forth in the draft Contract (the “Contract Draft”), a form of which is available with this RFP.

Hudson River Park Trust seeks services to reduce the goose population throughout
Hudson River Park (“Park”). The Project Site: Park-wide services.

Scope: Goose control services (the “Services”) to reduce the goose population throughout the Park using trained Border Collies (or another similarly trained breed), as more specifically described in the Scope of Services attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Trust may request that the Contractor provide additional services for other areas of the Park during the contract term, including egg addling services.

Contract Information
• Anticipated Time Period for the Services: June 1 – November 31 for each year of
the contract (for first year, services would begin after the date contract is signed)
• Anticipated Contract Term: 3 years

Questions Regarding RFP: Potential proposers can send by email at the Email address below or by mail at the Recipient address below written questions/clarifications by June 18, 2025 at 3:00PM.

Answers to questions will be posted on the Trust website under the Bids and Business
Opportunities link for the RFP at https://hudsonriverpark.org/about-us/bids-business-opportunities by June 23, 2025.
Pre-Proposal Meeting: An optional pre-proposal meeting will be held on June 17, 2025 at 11:00AM at the Main lobby at Pier 40, 353 West Street, New York, NY 10014.

Please confirm your attendance to the Recipient’s E-mail address below.
Electronic proposals shall be submitted as follows:
• Email Subject Line: “Proposal for Goose Control Services, Contract Number G8050, [Proposer’s Name]”.
Proposals must be emailed to 2025geeseRFP@hrpt.ny.gov by the Submission Deadline of July 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM.

Trust Recipient:
Hudson River Park Trust
Pier 40, 2nd Floor
353 West Street, Rm. 204
New York, NY 10014
Attn: Matt Post

Recipient’s E-mail address: 2025geeseRFP@hrpt.ny.gov

Selection Criteria the Trust will base its selection upon the following criteria:

30% The respondent’s experience in providing goose control services and
commitment to providing the services in a timely manner per the Scope of
Services.
70% The proposed fee and cost schedules.

If you have a physical disability and cannot email your proposal as provided in this RFP, please contact Ted Schenk at (212) 627-2020 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the Submission