MRB-57708 - USA (California) - Business Engagement, Advocacy and Economic Development Partnership Services - Deadline October 19,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide business engagement, advocacy and economic development partnership services. – Provides business education, technical assistance and referrals; supports business retention, attraction and expansion; and provides a credible, impartial forum for identifying and communicating business needs.– Business Outreach and Engagement:• Develop and maintain a current business contact network, subject to applicable privacy and records requirements.• Conduct regular direct outreach, listening sessions, merchant meetings, surveys, and other engagement activities. – Business Navigation, Education, and Technical Assistance:• Provide businesses with general information and referrals concerning city licensing, permitting, planning, code compliance and other municipal processes.• Coordinate with city departments to improve businesses' understanding of requirements and available resources without assuming regulatory authority.– Economic Development and Business Retention:• Support city efforts to retain, expand and attract businesses.• Conduct business retention and expansion outreach and identify barriers to continued investment.– Networking, Merchant Organization, and Business Programming:• Organize or support business networking, merchant roundtables, educational forums and similar activities.• Assist businesses in developing corridor–based or issue–based merchant networks were useful.– City Communications and Factual Public Education:• Distribute factual city information of direct relevance to the business community when requested by the city.• Assist the city with business–focused education concerning municipal programs, projects, regulations and initiatives.– Data, Reporting and Business Climate Assessment:• Establish baseline performance measures within 90 days of contract commencement.• Submit quarterly reports summarizing outreach, businesses assisted, technical assistance, referrals, programming, recurring business concerns and progress toward performance measures.(2) The contract period will be for three years. (3) All the questions must be submitted no later than October 8, 2026.