REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
THE CITY OF MANCHESTER, TENNESSEE IS ACCEPTING SEALED REQUESTS FOR 
QUALIFICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED PLANNING FIRMS TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES FOR A 
FIVE (5) YEAR SYSTEMWIDE PARKS & REC MASTER PLAN.
SCOPE OF SERVICES: THE SELECTED PLANNING FIRM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THESE SERVICES. DETAILS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE 
DIRECTOR: AJ FOX AT AJFOX@CITYOFMANCHESTERTN.GOV. BUT WILL INCLUDE MEETINGS, 
PARK SITE VISITS, REC COMMISSION MEETINGS, CITY MEETINGS, STAFF INTERVIEWS, DRAFT 
PLAN MEETINGS, 1 PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE, FINAL PLAN PRESENTATION, NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, 
EVALUATE EXISTING PARK FACILITIES, DEMOGRAPHIC & BENCHMARK ANALYSIS, MAINTENANCE 
& OPERATIONS ASSESMENT, IMPLEMENTATION PLAN & MATRIX, MASTER PLAN REPORT.
CONTRACT TERM: FIVE (5) YEARS AND WILL MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS SET BY 
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION (TDEC).
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: BUSINESS NAME, ADDRESS AND CONTACT INFORMATION. 
PROPOSED QUALIFICATIONS, PROOF OF LICENSES AND PERMITS, PROOF OF INSURANCE 
MEETING CITY REQUIREMENTS
SUBMISSION DEADLINE AND OPENING: SEALED REQUEST PACKETS SHOULD BE DELIVERED BY 
2PM ON NOVEMBER 19,2026, TO THE CITY OF MANCHESTER, ATTN PURCHASING AGENT, 200 
WEST FORT STREET, ROOM-137, MANCHESTER, TN 37355. ALL REQUESTS FOR QUALIFICATIONS
WILL BE OPENED PUBLICLY AT 1:00 P.M. IN THE CITY HALL BOARDROOM ON NOVEMBER 20, 
2026. THE CITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL PROPOSALS. IF MORE 
INFORMATION IS NEEDED, PLEASE CONTACT THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS & REC, AJ FOX AT 931-
728-4652 Ext. 2104.
IT IS THE POLICY OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER, TENNESSEE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH 
TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964; 49 CFR, PART 21. NO PERSON SHALL BE EXCLUDED 
FROM PARTICIPATION IN OR BE DENIED THE BENEFITS OF, OR BE SUBJECTED TO 
DISCRIMINATION UNDER ANY PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, COLOR, SEX, AGE, DISABLILITY, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.
BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL. THE CONTRACTOR CERTIFIES THAT IT IS NOT CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN, 
AND WILL NOT FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT ENGAGE IN, A BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL AS 
DEFINED BY TENN. CODE ANN § 12-4-119. THIS PROVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO 
CONTRACTOS WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS 
($250,000) OR TO CONTRACTORS WITH LESS THAN TEN (10) EMPLOYEES.
PUBLIC ACTS 109 (Iran Divestment Act) “By submission of this request, each vendor and 
each person signing on behalf of any vendor certifies, and in the case of a joint re quest 
for qualifications each party thereto certifies as to its own organization under penalties of 
perjury, that to the best of its knowledge and belief that each vendor is not on the list 
created pursuant to §12-12-106” Full text of Public Chapters can be found on the 
Tennessee Secretary of State’s website: http://tnsos.org/acts/PublicActs.109.php.
FOREIGN ADVERSARY COMPANIES ARE GENERALLY PROHIBITED FROM BIDDING ON OR 
SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL FOR A CONTRACT WITH A STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL 
SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLYING WITH THIS PROHIBITION, A COMPANY SHALL NOT, AS A 
THIRD-PARTY VENDOR, KNOWINGLY SELL FINAL PRODUCTS OR SERVICES TO A STATE AGENCY 
OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE THAT INCLUDE INFORMATION AND 
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, IF SUCH FINAL PRODUCT OR SERVICE IS MANUFACTURED 
OR PRODUCED BY A FOREIGN ADVERSARY COMPANY. THE RESTRICTION DOES NOT APPLY TO 
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES WHICH HAVE INPUTS FROM A 
FOREIGN ADVERSARY COMPANY, BUT THAT ARE NOT FINAL PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OF A 
FOREIGN ADVERSARY COMPANY.
AS A PART OF ANY BID OR PROPOSAL FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED SERVICE OR PRODUCTS, 
THE BIDDER MUST CERTIFY THAT THE COMPANY IS NOT A FOREIGN ADVERSARY COMPANY AS 
DESCRIBED IN STATE LAW AND IS NOT KNOWINGLY SELLING FINAL PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OF 
A FOREIGN ADVERSARY COMPANY TO A STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
GINY MCBRIDE
PURCHASING AGENT