RFP Proposals & Job Openings

Open RFP applications: 

BHA RFP 25-02 Information Technology Services (IT)

SCHEDULE

• RFP Issued: December 22, 2025

• Deadline for Questions: December 28, 2025 – 11:59PM

• Questions Answered via email: December 31, 2025

• Proposals Due: January 5, 2026, by 12:00 PM PST; Extended to: January 13, 2026, by 12:00 PM PST

• Evaluation: Jan 6 – Jan 9; Extended to: January 14, 2026, through January 16, 2026.

• Interviews (if required): Week of Jan 11, 2026

• Board Approval (if required): January 2026 Meeting

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Acknowledgement of Amendment:
The above-numbered solicitation is amended as set forth below. Respondents must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the revised submission deadline by signing and returning this amendment with their proposal submission or by acknowledging receipt in their proposal transmittal. 
 

Description of Amendment:
This amendment is issued due to the volume of questions received during the solicitation process and scheduling conflicts associated with the holiday period. The Berkeley Housing Authority is making the following changes to RFP 25-02: 

The deadline for final proposal submissions is extended to January 13, 2026 at 12:00 noon (Pacific Time).

•    The proposal evaluation period is revised and will now occur from January 14, 2026 through January 16, 2026.
•    Any additional questions related to this solicitation must be submitted in writing
to wdaniels@berkeleyca.gov no later than January 12, 2026 at 12:00 noon (Pacific Time). Questions received after this deadline will not be considered.
Except as expressly modified by this amendment, all other terms, conditions, requirements, and specifications of the solicitation remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
 

Email proposals in PDF form to:

Will Daniels, Director of Operations

wdaniels@berkeleyca.gov

510-981-5484 / 510-981-5470

Physical submissions may be delivered to:

Berkeley Housing Authority

1947 Center Street, 5th Floor

Berkeley, CA 94704

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

BHA reserves the right to:

• Reject any or all proposals

• Waive informalities

• Request clarifications

• Award without interviews

• Cancel or reissue or modify this RFP

Open Employment applications: 

- S8 Housing Specialist

BHA OFFICE ASSISTANT I

Berkeley Housing Authority

Class No. 4709

$31.34 per hour-$34.56 per hour

September 2007

BHA OFFICE ASSISTANT I

DEFINITION

Under general supervision, performs a wide variety of responsible clerical and receptionist activities, computation and reconciliation, record keeping, filing, provides information and assistance to the public regarding Authority programs, policies and procedures; and performs related duties as assigned.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS

This is the journey level administrative support class at the Authority with incumbents providing clerical and receptionist services requiring knowledge of Authority rules and regulations. Specific duties include keyboarding, data entry, review and reconciling of data, review and correction of documents, and use of on‑line or personal computers.  Incumbents may have extensive public contact with individuals seeking information about Authority programs and services; and may also be utilized as the trainee level for housing eligibility determination.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

The following list of duties is a description of the types of work that may be performed and is not intended to be an all-inclusive. The omission of a specific duty does not make it unacceptable if the work is consistent with the class concept.

1. Answer the telephone, screen and refer phone calls to proper staff or other Authority office, or directly answer inquiries;

2. Greet visitors to the office and assist them with general questions and/or direct them to the appropriate person or location;

3. Provide information on Authority programs and related referral services, where appropriate;

4. Interpret existing program regulations and unit policy, and other pertinent materials to applicants, clients, and the general public;

5. Keyboards correspondence, reports, charts, forms and specialized documents related to the functions of the organizational unit to which assigned from drafts, notes, or brief instructions, using a variety of computer software programs, preformatted documents or graphics and desktop publishing;

6. Enters and retrieves data and prepares or updates a variety of accounting, financial, statistical records and reports from an automated financial system or personal computer spreadsheet software;

7. Performs a variety of general office support duties such as opening, distributing and processing mail, ordering office supplies, using standard office equipment and procedures;

8. File a variety of material in alphabetical, numerical, or coded filing systems that involves classification or non-standard materials and cross-referencing for milt-subject documents;

9. Pick-up and deliver documents to court, pick up agency mail.

10. Process a variety of forms and other documents;

11. Prepare forms and other documents; and

12. Perform related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

1. Office practices and procedures, standard format for typed materials, design of filing systems and the operation of standard office equipment;

2. Correct English usage, including spelling, grammar and punctuation;

3. Community organizations and resources;

4. Computer applications related to the work such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint; and related programs and systems.

Skill in:

1. Establishing, organizing and maintaining record keeping systems;

2. Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing;

3. Effectively and tactfully soliciting information from the public and responding to their needs;

4. Effectively identifying and solving work-related problems;

5. Making accurate arithmetic calculations;

6. Prioritizing work;

7. Understanding and carrying out oral and written directions;

8. Keyboarding accurately at a rate of 40 net words per minute from printed copy;

9. Taking summary longhand notes of meetings;

10. Maintaining accurate records and files;

11. Operating a computer and using desktop applications and on-line reporting systems;

12. Exercising sound independent judgment within established guidelines;

13. Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships, and working effectively and efficiently in stressful situations with clients and others; and

14. Advising and assisting program participants in obtaining and maintaining assisted housing.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

A TYPICAL WAY OF GAINING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OUTLINED ABOVE IS: Equivalent to graduation from high school and two (2) years of general office support, clerical experience. College coursework in general business subjects such as business practices, customer service, bookkeeping and accounting are desirable.        

See below for details.