After-School Cooking and Media Arts Instruction

The City of Cambridge is seeking instructors to provide culturally ethnic cooking and STEAM film, animation, and media arts courses for after-school programming at Cambridge Community Schools from November 2, 2026, through June 17, 2027.

City of Cambridge


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COC-IFB-FY27-31058A
Oct 15, 2026 11:00 AM
Oct 01, 2026 11:00 AM
8 months
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Contact
purchasing@cambridgema.gov
+16173494310
795 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, USA
Submission Instructions
Description

The City of Cambridge is soliciting instructors for two after-school programming sections: Culturally Ethnic Cooking Instruction and STEAM Through Film, Animation, & Media Arts Instruction. Services will run weekly from November 2, 2026, through June 17, 2027, with classes generally scheduled between 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Each section may be provided at four to nine Cambridge Community School sites. Cooking instructors must provide age-appropriate instruction, recipes, food, equipment, and preparation materials for classes of up to 20 children. Film, animation, and media arts instructors must provide instruction using cameras, audio equipment, editing software, and related equipment to create original videos, with classes averaging 12 students and capped at 20. Bidders must provide qualified instructors and substitutes, maintain coverage for absences, adapt to school schedules and available facilities, collaborate with Community Schools staff, and ensure instructors are CORI/SORI certified. Pricing is hourly, with estimated quantities of 420 hours for cooking instruction and 280 hours for film, animation, and media arts instruction. The City may award one or multiple contracts by section. Bidders must submit three similar-service references and complete the required vendor, quality, compliance, and non-collusion responses.

Classification Codes
NAICS611610Fine Arts Schools
PSCU009Education Services
Smart Codes
after-school cooking instructionfilm and media arts instructioneducational course instructors
Specifications
Service
Timeline
Oct 01, 2026 03:00 PM-Release Date
Oct 08, 2026 03:00 PM-Questions Submission Deadline
Oct 15, 2026 03:00 PM-Bid Opening and Response Submission Deadline
Requirements
Required
  • Owner's Protective Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Commercial Liability - General Aggregate — $2,000,000.00
  • Commercial Liability - Products Completed Operations Aggregate — $1,000,000.00
  • Commercial Liability - Personal Injury and Advertising Limit — $1,000,000.00
  • Commercial Liability - Each Occurrence — $1,000,000.00
  • Automotive Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Umbrella - Combined Single Limit — $2,000,000.00
  • Umbrella - General Aggregate — $2,000,000.00
  • Workers Compensation - Each Accident — $1,000,000.00
  • Workers Compensation - Disease Policy Limit — $1,000,000.00
  • Workers Compensation - Disease Each Employee — $1,000,000.00
Required
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
Documents
TitleDate Posted
E - Sample ContractSep 22, 2026 04:25 PM
A - CITY OF CAMBRIDGE CORI POLICYSep 22, 2026 04:25 PM
B - Living Wage Ordinance(2026)Sep 22, 2026 04:25 PM
D - Truck Safety Ord Regs 01.15.2025Sep 22, 2026 04:25 PM
C - Truck Safety OrdinanceSep 22, 2026 04:25 PM
Course_Instructors_Program_for_DHSP_FY27_(REBID).pdfOct 01, 2026 11:00 AM
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