Economic Growth and Prosperity Consulting Services

The Bernalillo County (“County”) Purchasing Section of the Procurement and Business Services Department (“Purchasing”) is soliciting proposals from Offerors to provide regionally based efforts, in Central New Mexico, to nurture and facilitate economic growth and prosperity within Bernalillo County.

The selected Offeror will provide strategic economic development services that support business attraction, retention and expansion, workforce development, site readiness, regional competitiveness, and measurable community benefit within Bernalillo County, including its unincorporated areas. Bernalillo County has allocated up to **$200,000** annually to complete these services identified in the RFP.

Bernalillo County Economic Development is seeking a qualified regional economic development partner to provide strategic economic development services that support business attraction, retention and expansion, workforce development, site readiness, regional competitiveness, and measurable community benefit within Bernalillo County, including its unincorporated areas.

The awarded Offeror shall perform the services below in coordination with the County’s designated Project Manager and shall align its activities and deliverables with the nine priority areas identified through the community Dialogue Series.

• Business Attraction and Site Selection
• Business Retention and Expansion (BRE)
• Workforce and Talent Development
• Infrastructure and Site Readiness Coordination
• Competitiveness, Marketing, and Quality of Place
• Stakeholder Engagement, Transparency, and Reporting

Reporting and deliverables shall include at a minimum:

• Quarterly Performance Report – summary of activities, active project pipeline, BRE activity, business contacts, site-selectin activity, referrals, outcomes, performance measures, challenges, and planned next steps.
• Annual Work Plan – proposed goals, activities, targeted industries, outreach strategy, performance measures, and anticipated deliverables for the upcoming year, subject to County review and approval.
• County Commission and Executive Briefings – at least annually and additionally as requested by the County, including presentation materials and supporting data.
• Site and Inventory Updates – current County site and building inventory and material changes in site-readiness, availability, infrastructure, or development status, provided at least quarterly.

The Offeror shall establish baseline measures, annual targets, and results in coordination with the county.

**Submission method:** Submit your complete Proposal including all forms, attachments, exhibits, Technical Proposal, Cost Proposal, etc. using the eProcurement System at https://bernco.bonfirehub.com/login. All proposals must be received no later than **4:00 PM Mountain Standard Time/Daylight Time on November 24, 2026**.

Length of the Proposal shall be limited to a maximum of fifty (50) pages (printed sheet faces) of text and/or graphic material. Each file uploaded to the eProcurement System shall be in Optical Character Recognition (OCR) searchable PDF format unless otherwise indicated.

Points will be allocated, as outlined in Section VI of this RFP, by each member. Rankings for the evaluation of written proposals are weighted 45% and ranking from the interviews are weighted 55% in determining the final selection as shown in Appendix A.

Insurance is required of the Contractor in the limits identified in the Proposed Draft Agreement, Paragraph 15, attached hereto.

The anticipated Agreement term is for a four (4) year period with the option to renew for an additional two (2) years.