Community Engagement and Economic Development Consulting Services
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SUMMARY
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TIMELINE
Contract award: May 2026
Public engagement begins: Mid-2026
Public engagement lasts through: Fall of 2027
Community Economic Development Analysis: May/June 2026 through September 2027
Assessing Needs (Listening): June 2026 through September 2026
Setting Direction (Visioning): October 2026 through January 2027
Focusing Efforts (Goals and Objectives): February 2027 through May 2027
Developing a Plan Implementation Approach (Implementing): June 2027 through September 2027
QUESTION DEADLINE
Issuing Agency
County of Gloucester
Organization overview and procurement intelligence available on paid plans.
DESCRIPTION
This RFP seeks a vendor to provide consulting services for community engagement and economic development as part of a comprehensive plan update in Virginia. The selected firm will conduct economic research and analysis, including demographic and market studies, to identify unique qualities, geography, demographics, and trends relevant to the county's future planning.
Responsibilities include performing market, demographic, and stakeholder analyses, and developing strategic economic development recommendations linked to measurable objectives. The scope also entails designing and implementing a structured public and stakeholder engagement process to establish a vision, goals, objectives, and implementation framework for each focus area of the comprehensive plan.
Source attribution
This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.