RFP for Logoed Seasonal Uniform Components

The Hudson River Park Trust (“Trust”) is seeking proposals from qualified vendors for logoed seasonal uniform component (“Uniforms”) as more particularly described in the Scope of Services attached hereto as Exhibit A. With approximately 100 full time employees and 30 or more seasonal employees that work in Hudson River Park, located between the northern boundary of Battery Park City and West 59th Street, Uniforms are a critical need for Trust staff.
The Trust thus seeks one or more vendors that can accommodate the variety of Uniform needs for all Trust departments during all four seasons of the year while abiding by the Trust’s brand requirements.
The Trust is a New York State public benefit corporation created by New York State statute in 1998 and is also a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
In response to this RFP, Respondents must complete the Fee Schedule attached hereto at Exhibit B, provide samples of relevant work based on the criteria attached hereto as Exhibit C, and complete the required Respondent Information and other New York State Certifications forms provided in Exhibit D.
In addition, the MWBE Participation Goal is 30 percent and SDVOB Participation Goal is 6
percent as set forth in Exhibit E. Accordingly, a subcontractor utilization form attached to
Exhibit E must be submitted by each respondent. However, for respondents that are currently a New York State certified MWBE or SDVOB, the respondent may provide a copy of its New York State MWBE or SDVOB certification in lieu of completing the subcontractor utilization form.
The Trust will purchase Uniforms from the selected respondent(s) at the pricing submitted by the selected respondent(s) on an “as-needed” basis. The Trust does not guarantee that it will make any purchases through this solicitation. All purchases shall be made by a purchase order issued by the Trust that will also include a copy of the State Standard Clauses found at Exhibit F attached hereto. The Trust may reject all proposals and elect to re-solicit proposals if in its sole opinion it shall deem it in the best interest of the Trust.

Proposals may be submitted via regular mail, express mail, or hand delivered to the location listed below. Proposals are due on November 10, 2023 no later than 4:00 pm. Proposals received after the indicated date and hour and/or at a different location may not be considered.

Recipient: Yahayra Delgado
Email: 2023UniformsRFP@hrpt.ny.gov
Recipient Location: Hudson River Park Trust
Pier 40, 2nd Floor, 353 West Street
Room 204
New York, New York 10014
B. Question and Answer deadline
1. Respondents may submit questions and requests for clarifications by the Question Due
Deadline of September 27, 2023. Questions and clarifications should be sent in writing to
this email address: 2023UniformsRFP@hrpt.ny.gov .
2. Answers to Questions will be available on the Trust’s website under Bids and Business
Opportunities at https://hudsonriverpark.org/about-us/work-with-us/bids-and-businessopportunities/
by October 6, 2023
C. Selection Criteria and Submission
The Trust will review each respondent’s proposal in its totality. Proposals will be evaluated based
on the following criteria.
• Quality of samples submitted – 40%
• Price Proposal – 50%
• References – 10%