MRB-57086 - USA (California) - Economic Development Strategic Planning Services - Deadline September 29,2026

(1) Vendor needs to provide economic development strategic planning services.• Project Initiation and Management: Conduct a kick–off meeting with City staff and establish a practical approach for managing the project. – Confirm the project objectives, roles, schedule, communication protocols, data needs, engagement approach, and review process.• Community Engagement: Develop and implement an inclusive engagement process that informs the analysis, tests emerging findings, and shapes the plan’s priorities and strategies. – Engage City leadership and staff, regional partners, businesses and entrepreneurs, agency chambers of commerce, business and Neighborhood associations, educational institutions, labor and industry representatives, community–based organizations, residents, and other affected take holders.• Vision, Priorities, and Strategies: Use the research and engagement findings to develop a clear economic development vision, guiding principles, and focused priorities.• Develop practical, evidence–based citywide and place–based strategies. – Citywide strategies should address needs and opportunities that affect businesses, industries, workers, and residents across agency.• Implementation and Performance Framework: Translate the recommended strategies into a phased five–year implementation framework suitable for City decision–making and annual work planning.• For each strategy, identify the lead entity, required partners, sequencing, resource and funding considerations, dependencies, timing, and measures of progress.• Draft and Final Strategic Plan: Prepare a concise, accessible, and implementation–ready Economic Development Strategic Plan that integrates the market analysis, engagement findings, vision, priorities, citywide and place–based strategies, program recommendations, implementation framework, and performance measures. – Use clear language and effective visuals to communicate the plan to City staff, elected officials, partners, businesses, and residents.(2) The contract period will be for one year.(3) All the questions must be submitted no later than September 22, 2026.