Summary
The State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection seeks proposals to select a Stewardship Organization to operate the Stewardship Program for Packaging under 38 M.R.S. § 2146 and 06-096 C.M.R. ch. 428, including management of a Packaging Stewardship Fund and program oversight. The work includes designing and maintaining an integrated digital solution (multi-user portal, public website, and field data collection app), municipal and producer outreach and reporting, fund disbursement, and program assessments with a contract term up to ten years beginning September 15, 2026. A mandatory virtual bidders’ conference is scheduled for June 29, 2026, and proposals must be submitted via the Maine Vendor Self Service (VSS) system by August 3, 2026.