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Request For Qualifications/Request For Proposals

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📢 Now Seeking Consultants: UConn TAB Request for Qualifications/Request for Proposals

The University of Connecticut Technical Assistance to Brownfields (UConn TAB) program is seeking qualified consulting firms to provide on-call professional services supporting brownfield assessment, reuse, and redevelopment efforts across New England. Funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), UConn TAB works with communities, regional planning agencies, and nonprofits to advance the investigation, cleanup, and redevelopment of abandoned and potentially contaminated properties. This work helps protect public health, address environmental challenges, and create opportunities for community revitalization.

We are seeking proposals in two service areas:

🔹 Market Analysis and Feasibility Studies Services may include real estate market assessments, industry and sector demand analysis, highest and best use evaluations, economic development opportunity assessments, and redevelopment recommendations tailored to local market conditions.

🔹 Cost Estimating for Redevelopment Planning Support Services may include preliminary construction cost estimates, site preparation and infrastructure cost estimates, and cost comparisons for alternative redevelopment scenarios.

Firms may submit proposals for one or both service areas. Selected consultants will provide on-call support as needed for anticipated contract work from January 2027 through September 30, 2028, subject to contracting and vendor approval timelines.

📅 Proposal deadline: December 22, 2026

📩 How to apply: Submit a single PDF proposal of no more than 10 pages to uconn-tab@uconn.edu with the subject line “RFP – [Firm Name] – Proposal.”

Consultants with relevant technical expertise, experience supporting public agencies or federally funded projects, and a commitment to helping communities advance brownfield redevelopment are encouraged to review the full solicitation.

🔗 View the full RFP and submission requirements: https://tab.program.uconn.edu/request-for-qualifications-request-for-proposals/

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UConn TAB Spring 26 Webinar Series

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Join UConn TAB for our Spring & Summer Webinar series. Links to register for the webinars, as well as more information, will be updated continuously.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Register for the webinars:

February 26th (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - Talk Nerdy to Me: Promoting Strong Science Communication
Register Here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5001147783859302240

March 18th (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - Building Relationships with CBOs
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983535960453?aff=oddtdtcreator

March 25th  - Meet Your Job Training and RLF Technical Assistance Providers
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983838612694?aff=oddtdtcreator

April 1st (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - UConn TAB Community Engagement Resources
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983559432659?aff=oddtdtcreator

April 30th (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - Best Practices for Communicating Grant Progress and Updates
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983560045492?aff=oddtdtcreator

T.B.A. (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - Community Specific Brownfield Risk Communication
Register Here: To be announced.

June 10th (12:00 PM - 1:15 PM)  - Brownfield Developers Panel
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983560623220?aff=oddtdtcreator

July 8th (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - Let’s Talk about Liability and Why We Do a Phase I 
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983560789718?aff=oddtdtcreator

UConn TAB Fall 25 Webinar Series

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Join UConn TAB for our Fall Webinar series. Links to register for the webinars, as well as more information, will be updated continuously.

webinar series

Register for the webinars:

December 1st (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - UConn TAB Spring MAP
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1708279783819?aff=oddtdtcreator

December 10th (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - Rural Communities and Grant Support
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1708274748759?aff=oddtdtcreator

December 17th (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - Data Mining for Health Impacts MAC
Prerecorded (No registration needed)

 

UConn TAB Brownfield Grant Office Hours:
Dates: Tuesday - December 2nd, December 9th, December 16th, December 30th 
January 6th, January 13th, January 20th
Join Here:https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m8394d51274f8578a5939ab92bd3b9752
Meeting number: 2870 154 3181 Password: MMcNPpaB687

UConn TAB Summer 25 Webinar Series

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Join UConn TAB for our Summer Webinar series. Links to register for the webinars as well as more information will be updated continuously.

webinar series

Register for the webinars:

May 1st (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - National TAB Webinar: Planning for a Successful Fall EPA Brownfield Grant Application: Don't Wait Until September!
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1109488673489?aff=oddtdtcreator 

May 22nd (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - National TAB Webinar: Grant or No Grant: Let’s Navigate Your Next Move!
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1251817362429?aff=oddtdtcreator

June 18th (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - Environmental Communication Strategies for Developing Health Literacy
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1316389459309?aff=oddtdtcreator

July 9th (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - Engage & Empower: Strategies to Spark Community Involvement
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1316402137229?aff=oddtdtcreator

July 30th (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - Engaging Rural Healthcare Providers in Brownfields Awareness and Advocacy
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1316409138169?aff=oddtdtcreator

New England Roundtables

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Connecticut

Resources Region Date Location Time RSVP
Western CT COG April 3, 2025 Chuck's Steak House, Danbury, CT 2 PM - 5 PM Closed
NVCOG Roundtable Presentation Naugatuck Valley COG April 25, 2025 Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, CT 8:30 AM - 12 PM Closed
Northwest Hills COG(Hosted by DECD-NHCOG) May 8, 2025 Bad Dog Brewing Company (117 Water St., Torrington, CT)  2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Closed
CRCOG Roundtable Presentation Capitol Region COG May 16, 2025 Goodwin College, East Hartford, CT 8:30 AM - 12 PM Closed
SCRCOG Roundtable Presentation South Central Region COG May 21st The Lab at ConnCORP, Hamden, CT 8:30 AM - 12 PM Closed
RiverCOG Roundtable Presentation Lower CT River Valley COG June 9, 2025  CT State College @ Middlesex Chapman, CT 8:30 AM - 12 PM Closed
MetroCOG Roundtable Presentation CT Metropolitan COG June 11, 2025 University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 8:30 AM - 12 PM Closed
NECCOG Roundtable Presentation Northeastern CT COG July 16, 2025 Putnam Town Hall, Putnam, CT 8:30 AM - 12 PM Closed

Massachusetts

Resources Region Date Location Time RSVP
Northeast Roundtable Presentation Northeast Region May 20, 2025 Billerica Town Hall, 365 Boston Rd, Billerica MA 9 AM - 12:30 PM Closed
Central Region Roundtable Presentation Central Region June 3, 2025 MassDOT Building, 499 Plantation St, Worcester, MA 9 AM - 12:30 PM Closed
  Southeast Region June 18, 2025 Taunton City Hall, 15 Summer St, Taunton, MA 9 AM - 12:30 PM Closed
Western Region September 4, 2025 Greenfield, MA (exact location TBD) 9 AM - 12:30 PM Closed

Maine

Date Location Time RSVP
Southern Maine TBD

New Hampshire

Date Location Time RSVP
Southern NH Roundtable September 24, 2025 Manchester Community College, Manchester, NH 8:30 AM - 12 PM Closed

Vermont

Resources Date Location Time RSVP
Southern VT Roundtable Presentation Southern Vermont June 4, 2025 The Great Hall, Springfield, VT 1:30 PM - 5 PM Closed
Northern VT Roundtable Presentation Northern Vermont September 11, 2025 Green Mountain Tech and Career, 738 Route 15 West, Hyde Park, VT 8:30 AM - 12 PM Closed

 

 

UConn TAB Summer 2025 Municipal Assistance Program

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UConn TAB is currently accepting applications for the Summer 2025 Municipal Assistance Program (MAP). The MAP is open to all New England communities at no cost to the applicant. 

Summer RFP

The proposals will be supported through the University of Connecticut Summer Brownfield Internships.  If you have any questions before applying, please reach out to us at uconn-tab@uconn.edu

Fall MAP Final Presentations

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As part of our Fall Municipal Assistance Program(MAP), UConn students take our Fall Brownfields course, learn all about brownfields, and are grouped into teams and partnered up with entities accepted in the Fall MAP, and TAB staff. During that time, student groups support entities with the EPA Brownfields Grant Application through research and data support of the narrative portion. They learn about specific brownfield sites, assessment and cleanup needs, working with EJSCREEN, and how grant budgets come together. At the end of the semester, the students have a competition-style final presentation where they present what they worked on and are judged by local brownfield experts on how they did.

The final presentations this year were held on December 6th. This year our judges were Mark Lewis, Melina Ambrosino, and Amanda Limacher. We had 10 teams compete – representing entities all throughout New England. 1st place was awarded to our Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments team made up of students Brianna Chasse, Hayley Clos, and Salem Smith! 2nd place was awarded to our Chicopee(MA) team made up of students Nicholas Candow, Justin Lazar, and Jessica Harris. 3rd place was awarded to our Caribou(ME) team made up of students Jack Gogarty and Dylan Steer. Thank you to our judges for coming out and supporting our students and a special thank you to BCONE for sponsoring a scholarship to our 1st place winners!

UConn TAB Spring 25 Webinar Series

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Join UConn TAB for our Spring Webinar series. Links to register for the webinars as well as more information will be updated continuously.

Register for the webinars:
January 29th (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - Brownfield Redevelopment & TAB Services
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brownfield-redevelopment-tab-services-webinar-tickets-1109477149019?aff=oddtdtcreator 

February 19th (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - Brownfields: Exploring Disproportionate Environmental Impacts on Communities
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/environmental-justice-101-webinar-tickets-1109485473919?aff=oddtdtcreator

March 11th (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - Community Engagement in Aging Communities
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-engagement-in-aging-communities-tickets-1109486858059?aff=oddtdtcreator 

April 16th (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - Using Brownfield Funding for Local Planning (A Planner's Perspective)
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/using-brownfield-funding-for-local-planning-webinar-tickets-1109487760759?aff=oddtdtcreator

May 1st (12:00 PM - 12:30 PM)  - Planning for a Successful Fall EPA Brownfield Grant Application: Don't Wait Until September!
Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/planning-for-a-successful-fall-epa-brownfield-grant-application-tickets-1109488673489?aff=oddtdtcreator

 

UConn TAB Spring 2025 Municipal Assistance Program

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The Municipal Assistance Program (MAP) is now accepting new applications for the Spring 2025 by Nov 29th!

The program is open to all New England communities and the selected communities will be provided our technical assistance.

Spring RFP

    • Interviews: December 2nd - 6th
    • Dates: January - May
    • Services Provided: Brownfield Inventories, Summaries of Environmental Records, Site Reuse Assessments, Record Reviews, Grant Prep, and Community Engagement Materials
    • Application Deadline: November 29th
    • Application Link: s.uconn.edu/springmap25

      The proposals will be supported through the University of Connecticut Spring 2024 UConn Brownfield Redevelopment course.  If you have any questions before applying, please reach out to us at uconn-tab@uconn.edu

      For more information, email us at 📧uconn-tab@uconn.edu or check out the application form at 🔗s.uconn.edu/springmap25!

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