RePost of the Parks Foundation RFP/RFQ documents

This is a reposting of the December 18, 2009 post with new document links. Some prospective applicant vendors were unable to download the documents before the links expired.


The Iowa Parks Foundation issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) and a Request for Qualifications for two important projects. In both cases, IPF hosted pre-application meetings to describe the projects and answer questions from prospective vendors.
The first meeting presented the RFP for:
• Marketing Research Services
• Public Opinion & Research Services
• Audience Research, Development and Associated Services

The Board's intention is to select a consultant with experience and ability to provide the IPF with research and community engagement services that will refine and inform the foundation’s long range strategic planning efforts. The consultant will assist the foundation to acquire information from targeted groups and individuals as part of a key strategic goal to create an operationally sustainable organization and to advance the foundation’s mission.

You'll find the pre-application meeting files at these hotlinks:
Registration: https://rcpt.yousendit.com/799944264/46821601dcc583eaaefb261abfc1168c
Audio/Media Files: https://rcpt.yousendit.com/799981424/b5b0abbb94ae3954fc7e2339596e0ef3
Revised Schedule: https://rcpt.yousendit.com/799958480/9ecd5cef165cd921343f5090c7b39ee3
Revised RFP: https://rcpt.yousendit.com/799942700/2efa3a70d0a180babbec094ea63ad3aa
These files will be available for download thru January 13, 2009.

The second meeting described the RFQ for a Fundraising Consultant.
The principle function of the fundraising counsel will be to:
• Coach and assist the IPF to design and conduct an investment campaign intended to raise $150MM for a capital investment and IPF operations for the benefit of Iowa's parks before the state park system's centennial in 2020.

You'll find the pre-application meeting files for the fundraising project at:
Registration: https://rcpt.yousendit.com/799212310/3a5b884c4d91adc9623005e8aa099613
Audio/Media Files: https://rcpt.yousendit.com/799221240/f45b82557c5e03bdb83e0275bee41982
Revised Schedule: https://rcpt.yousendit.com/799195294/bd13356d3eab94b47e1cd801492cf8c4
Revised RFQ for Fundraising: https://rcpt.yousendit.com/799186152/0f5d2dcfa02193138e067e6a6dba1ba0
These files will also be available for download thru January 13, 2009.

Interested????
Contact Kent at iaparks@mchsi.com or call at 515-255-0776 if you have questions.

Iowa Parks Foundation - Pre-Application Meetings rescheduled

Due to the developing weather situation and winter storm, we are moving the vendor pre-application meetings scheduled for this week to next week. (Watch… now the storm will miss us).

The meetings will be at RDG Planning and Design at 301 Grand Avenue in Des Moines if you can make it in person.

Here is the remote access information that will be used for the pre-application meetings on Wednesday and on Thursday of next week.

Join us via your computer if you are interested.

The Wednesday meeting will be held at 2:30 PM (CST) and is for those firms interested in the research, public opinion and associated services (agenda attached).

The Thursday meeting will be held at 3:30 PM CST and is for those firms interested in the fundraising consultant and associated services (agenda attached).

If you are unable to attend the Wednesday December 16th IPF Pre-Application Meeting at 2:30 PM in person, you may follow the following instructions for remote access.
1. Please join IPF Pre-Application Meeting for
a. Marketing Research Services
b. Public Opinion & Research Services
c. Audience Research, Development and Associated Services
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/791695088


2. Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended. Or, call in using your telephone.
Dial 312-878-0206
Access Code: 791-695-088
Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting
Meeting ID: 791-695-088



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1. If you cannot attend the fundraising consultant services meeting in person, you may join our pre-application meeting on Thursday, December 17 at 3:30 PM Central Standard Time.
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/join/426485992



2. Use your microphone and speakers (VoIP) - a headset is recommended. Or, call in using your telephone.
Dial 712-338-7131
Access Code: 426-485-992
Audio PIN: Shown after joining the meeting
Meeting ID: 426-485-992

Celebrating Community Activist Bob Mickle

Our friend and neighbor Robert Mickle, a passionate and tireless voice for the people of Des Moines, passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer. During his 43 years in Des Moines, Mickle, 84, was a strong community activist, first launching the Central Iowa Regional Planning Commission in 1968 and then serving in numerous city positions and volunteer roles.

He was planning director for the city of Des Moines from 1972 to 1982 and a private consultant on urban planning issues for the city and its suburbs until 1986. After "retiring" from city planning, Mickle continued to work as an avid volunteer. He most recently served as a board member of the Sherman Hill Neighborhood Association, president of Des Moines Neighbors and a planning consultant for the Iowa Council for International Understanding (ICIU) and the state in a joint cultural, government and small business exchange program between Des Moines and Cherkasy, Ukraine.

As the original director of the Neighborhood Investment Corp., Mickle helped develop and preserve the Sherman Hill and East Village districts. The Robert W. Mickle Neighborhood Resource Center in Sherman Hill was named in his honor.

According to an article on the Sherman Hill Association's Web site, in an acceptance speech after receiving the lifetime achievement award at ICIU's 30th anniversary dinner, Mickle said, "The most important lesson I've learned in life is that you must live up to your potential; always strive for excellence. And the second most important lesson is that you must give back and give generously."

Mickle grew up in Boone during the Great Depression and served in World War II as a Navy gunner. After the war, he moved his family to New York, where he owned a dairy farm and worked as a private planning consultant for 25 years before returning to Des Moines.He is survived by his wife, Nelda, and numerous family members.

A funeral for family only will take place tomorrow in Boone. A community celebration will take place at the Mickle Center in Des Moines at a later date. A blog will be live later this afternoon for people to post comments and pictures; a link will be available at www.dmneighbors.org.