OPERATION OF CITY PUMPOUT BOAT & PUMP OUT SERVICES

Proposals will be solicited from interested vendors through the City of Boston’s Supplier Portal: boston.gov/departments/procurement. 

All proposals for this project are subject to all applicable provisions of law and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the contract documents entitled: Operation of City Pumpout Boat & Pump Out Services.

Proposals must be submitted before 5:00 P.M., Boston time, April 30, 2026, Thursday, and opened forthwith.

The RFP documents will be available on or about April 6, 2026, Monday at 9:00 A.M., Boston time. 

The Environment Department and Boston Harbormaster seek an operator with the expertise, demonstrated skills, and experience necessary to operate the Boston Pumpout Boat in Support of No-Discharge Zone in Boston Harbor. The operator will provide regularly scheduled and on-call services to vessels moored in Boston Harbor in order to ensure that the waters remain clean. They will also work with the Harbormaster to monitor, respond to, remove and dispose of floating marine debris.

 Oliver Sellers-Garcia, Commissioner