County of Saginaw - Community Cat Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR/TNR) Services - 2026

Saginaw County Animal Care & Control Resource Center is seeking qualified nonprofit organizations, animal shelters, veterinary partners, or collaborative teams to provide humane Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR/TNR) services for free-roaming community cats within Saginaw County. The County intends to invest up to $20,000 to expand access to targeted, high-quality community-cat sterilization services, reduce preventable reproduction, improve feline and public health through vaccination, and generate reliable data demonstrating geographic and population-level impact. The scope includes community coordination, humane trapping, location verification, transportation, veterinary services including spay/neuter surgery, rabies and FVRCP vaccinations, ear tipping, perioperative pain management, post-operative recovery, return to original location or alternate placement, cat-level documentation, and reporting. Proposals are due by October 27, 2026, with written questions accepted until October 15, 2026. Evaluation criteria emphasize TNR experience, veterinary capacity and animal-care standards, proposed service volume and cost effectiveness, data collection and reporting, and geographic targeting.

TNR experience and demonstrated past performance (20), Veterinary capacity and animal-care standards (20), Proposed service volume and cost effectiveness (20), Data collection, documentation, and reporting plan (15), Geographic targeting and anticipated community impact (10), Organizational, staffing, trapping, transport, and recovery capacity (10), Additional cash or in-kind resources leveraged (5)

Completed TNR service per cat, Microchip scan, Surgical spay or neuter, Rabies vaccination, FVRCP vaccination, Perioperative pain management, Permanent ear tip, Post-operative recovery and monitoring, Cat-level service log, Quarterly and final impact reports