Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Austin (City) requests information regarding the performance of Vegetation Management Services, including Electric Distribution Line Clearance Operations (maintenance and mid‐cycle pruning), Streetlight and Night Watchman Light Maintenance Pruning, Pre‐Planning Services, and Tree Growth Regulator Services for Austin Energy, the City’s municipally owned electric utility. Austin Energy is the 8th largest publicly owned electric utility, with a service area of over 437 square miles. The Austin Energy Distribution work areas contain just under 5,000 miles of overhead distribution lines. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes, and does not constitute a solicitation or a commitment to issue a solicitation for these services in the future. Interested parties can respond to any or all of the categories of work contained in this Request for Information (RFI). This RFI will not result in a contract award.