Posted Date : June 28,2019
Product (RFP/RFQ/RFI/Solicitation/Tender/Bid Etc.) ID : MRB-12888
Government Authority located in Georgia; USA based organization looking for expert vendors for Strategic Planning Services.
[A] Budget: Looking for proposal
[B] Scope of Service:
(1) Vendor needs to provide strategic planning services for the development of a citywide 10-year strategic plan. Intends to update its 2010 Strategic Plan to chart the future of the city for the next decade through 2030. The key objective of this RFP is to identify the right partner for the City who is capable of successfully facilitating a visioning process with community input and translating the community’s shared vision into a planning document with goals and tasks that will help shape decisions related to program development and budget expenditures. to provide adequate time to establish an outreach approach, research, robust citizen engagement and input, analysis, strategies and opportunities, along with the implementation plan that will guide the City for the next 10 years.
- Meet with City leaders and stakeholders to gain a working knowledge of the history, vision and values of the community.
• Inventory existing programs and partnerships to serve as a baseline to identify service gaps and opportunities for delivery options, partnerships and collaborations.
• Facilitate a community visioning process. This process shall consist of public meetings, stakeholder group sessions, outreach forums, online survey, social media, information booths at local events, discussions with City staff, innovative approaches and other appropriate outreach deemed necessary to achieve robust input from this diverse community. These sessions should include a public education component and be considered an important component of community building and civic engagement beyond just the scope of developing a plan.
• Coordinate a community visioning process with the City’s project team to develop a work plan of activities and communications. The work plan shall include an online presence for this project to promote public involvement that is critical to the success of the process, and similar materials suitable for public distribution and outreach. The project team, assigned by the City Manager, will guide project direction and oversee planning activities.
• Facilitate the revision or affirmation of the vision statement for the City of Decatur for 2030 based on the analysis of the community visioning process.
• Identify any conflicting values or visions and facilitate a way to balance the conflict.
• Develop a clear set of goals, action steps and policy statements that define the values and visions articulated by citizens and clarify how these goals will be achieved.
• Recommend ways in which the City can be structured to best fulfill the goals and action steps in order to effectively and efficiently operate to maximize citizen services and sustain these services at a high level.
• Draft a final plan document for review and presentation of the plan to the broader community. Participate in the review and refinement of this document.
• Facilitate the development of performance metrics – key indicators and outcomes that can serve as a basis for performance measure for the organization.
• Produce a workable planning document that has broad citizen support, clearly outlines the community vision and identifies clear policies, goals and action steps necessary to achieve the community’s vision.
• Facilitate the development of a process to keep the City Commission involved and engaged in identifying potential strategic initiatives that support goals and tasks, including use of City Commission work sessions and advisory board meetings to handle strategic discussions, feedback loops, newsletters, and regularly scheduled reviews and reports.
(2) A pre-proposal conference will be held on July 11, 2019.
(3) All question must be submitted no later than July 15, 2019.
[C] Eligibility:
Onshore (USA Only)
[D] Work Performance:
Performance of the work will be Offsite. Vendor needs to carry work in their office location.
Budget :
Deadline to Submit Proposals: July 25,2019
Cost to Download This RFP/RFQ/RFI/Solicitation/Tender/Bid Document : 5 US$
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Product (RFP/RFQ/RFI/Solicitation/Tender/Bid Etc.) ID : MRB-12888
Government Authority located in Georgia; USA based organization looking for expert vendors for Strategic Planning Services.
[A] Budget: Looking for proposal
[B] Scope of Service:
(1) Vendor needs to provide strategic planning services for the development of a citywide 10-year strategic plan. Intends to update its 2010 Strategic Plan to chart the future of the city for the next decade through 2030. The key objective of this RFP is to identify the right partner for the City who is capable of successfully facilitating a visioning process with community input and translating the community’s shared vision into a planning document with goals and tasks that will help shape decisions related to program development and budget expenditures. to provide adequate time to establish an outreach approach, research, robust citizen engagement and input, analysis, strategies and opportunities, along with the implementation plan that will guide the City for the next 10 years.
- Meet with City leaders and stakeholders to gain a working knowledge of the history, vision and values of the community.
• Inventory existing programs and partnerships to serve as a baseline to identify service gaps and opportunities for delivery options, partnerships and collaborations.
• Facilitate a community visioning process. This process shall consist of public meetings, stakeholder group sessions, outreach forums, online survey, social media, information booths at local events, discussions with City staff, innovative approaches and other appropriate outreach deemed necessary to achieve robust input from this diverse community. These sessions should include a public education component and be considered an important component of community building and civic engagement beyond just the scope of developing a plan.
• Coordinate a community visioning process with the City’s project team to develop a work plan of activities and communications. The work plan shall include an online presence for this project to promote public involvement that is critical to the success of the process, and similar materials suitable for public distribution and outreach. The project team, assigned by the City Manager, will guide project direction and oversee planning activities.
• Facilitate the revision or affirmation of the vision statement for the City of Decatur for 2030 based on the analysis of the community visioning process.
• Identify any conflicting values or visions and facilitate a way to balance the conflict.
• Develop a clear set of goals, action steps and policy statements that define the values and visions articulated by citizens and clarify how these goals will be achieved.
• Recommend ways in which the City can be structured to best fulfill the goals and action steps in order to effectively and efficiently operate to maximize citizen services and sustain these services at a high level.
• Draft a final plan document for review and presentation of the plan to the broader community. Participate in the review and refinement of this document.
• Facilitate the development of performance metrics – key indicators and outcomes that can serve as a basis for performance measure for the organization.
• Produce a workable planning document that has broad citizen support, clearly outlines the community vision and identifies clear policies, goals and action steps necessary to achieve the community’s vision.
• Facilitate the development of a process to keep the City Commission involved and engaged in identifying potential strategic initiatives that support goals and tasks, including use of City Commission work sessions and advisory board meetings to handle strategic discussions, feedback loops, newsletters, and regularly scheduled reviews and reports.
(2) A pre-proposal conference will be held on July 11, 2019.
(3) All question must be submitted no later than July 15, 2019.
[C] Eligibility:
Onshore (USA Only)
[D] Work Performance:
Performance of the work will be Offsite. Vendor needs to carry work in their office location.
Budget :
Deadline to Submit Proposals: July 25,2019
Cost to Download This RFP/RFQ/RFI/Solicitation/Tender/Bid Document : 5 US$