RFP – Local Vendor Priority Program

City of San Rafael

Local Vendor Priority Program

RFP ISSUED: JANUARY 12, 2026

The City of San Rafael 's Community and Economic Development (CED) Department is issuing this informal Request for Proposals (RF P ) to identify qualified organizations to engage San Rafael -based mobile vendors, provide assist ance with navigating compliance requirements, and manage a food park destination on private or public property from spring to fall 2026 . The Local Vendor Priority P rogram aims to achieve a "win-win-win" scenario by improving local entrepreneurs' ability to succeed, reducing accessibility conflicts by directing foot traffic away from sidewalks, and ensuring compliance with food safety requirements through bilingual technical assistance . The Local Vendor Priority Program advances the City of San Rafael's Fiscal Years 2025-2028 Strategic Plan Goal: E.6.1 Revise the Street Food Vending Ordinance and develop an implementation, enforcement, and communications plan . Ultimately, t he City will implement t he Local Vendor Priority P rogram on a one-year pilot basis after which it will evaluate whether to continue or modify the program going forward.

R eview the Request for Proposals

Selection Timeline

This timeline is subject to change.

All requests for clarification of this RF P must be made in writing . Please email any questions regarding the RF P to Greg Minor at [email protected] by February 2 , 2026 . All addenda, questions, and answers will be posted on the RF P webpage by February 9 , 2026 .

RFP - Local Vendor Priority Program

RFP ON BIDEXPRESS

Further information including the project documents and a how-to guide for first-time Bid Express users can be found on the San Rafael Bid Express home page at https://www.bidexpress.com/businesses/39341/home. Please note that you will have to register for a free Bid Express account to view project solicitations and download documents.