REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
CONTRACTOR TITLE: Master Native Plant Steward Program Coordinator
TERM: December 1, 2016 (or upon contract signature) – September 30, 2018
REPORTS TO: The WNPS Central Puget Sound (CPS) Chapter Stewardship Program Chair
LOCATION: Contractor’s own office or personal work space (can be a home office)
CLASSIFICATION: Independent Contractor (Please note: This is not an employee position. Employer-provided
insurance, benefits and tax collection are not offered.)
COMPENSATION: $43,150 for the term
PROPOSAL DUE DATE: Email receipt by November 18, 2016 at 9 PM. Send proposals to info@wnps.org- Subject
Line Stewardship Program Proposal.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION CONTENTS: Please provide a proposal explaining your business qualifications and
capacity to complete this work (not to exceed four pages) with a special focus on urban restoration, volunteer
engagement, adult learning and communication and promotion. Please clearly state your readiness to work with
the timeline included in this RFP. Cite official business credentials, as identified in ‘Qualifications’. Please include
two references that we can contact.
BACKGROUND: The Master Native Plant Steward Coordinator (the “Coordinator”) will serve as lead coordinator
for the WNPS Master Native Plant Stewardship Program (the “Program”) for the above-stated term, in the Central
Puget Sound chapter. Now in its 20th year, the Program has aimed to increase community stewardship of native
plants and habitats and to restore natural areas throughout King and south Snohomish Counties. To accomplish
this goal, the Program has trained over 500 community members to become Master Native Plant Stewards
(“Master Stewards”). Today, the Master Stewards’ job is to restore disturbed ecosystems and urban forests after
receiving a 100-hour training provided by a corps of professional specialists who volunteer their time and
expertise. Master Stewards commit to work in teams as they adopt and commit 100-hours of volunteer service at
one site, engaging and training community members in native plant restoration (85 hours) and also volunteering
with the WNPS Central Puget Sound chapter (15 hours). In addition, WNPS is committed to re-engage and retain
existing stewards by providing geographically distributed learning opportunities for any prior Master Steward,
support the establishment of study groups, enhance current Master Steward newsletter content and conduct
initial scoping of an online communication hub.