Through this Request for Qualifications ("RFQ"), the Office of Economic and Workforce Development ("OEWD") is seeking to develop a list of qualified contractors to provide a variety of economic and workforce development consulting services as described in Section E of the document. Selections for future projects will be based on the competitive qualifications, experience, and hourly rate quoted in the proposals responding to the RFQ. After the pre-qualified list is established, one or more qualified contractors may be asked to provide further details, portfolios of work and additional price information based on the needs of specific projects.  Interested parties may submit one response package for consideration under one or more areas defined in Section E, Scope of Work, or separate proposals for each area of interest. This RFQ will be in effect for two years from the date that notifications are sent to proposers.

• Contractors whose minimum qualifications were confirmed for consulting work through OEWD’s Request for Qualifications (RFQ) #204 in Spring 2017 do not need to reapply to this RFQ unless they wish to also prequalify themselves for the additional project areas outlined in the RFQ or reapply under similar areas to extend their prequalified status.  The list of prequalified firms created through RFQ 204 will be active until March 2019.

• Contractors whose minimum qualifications were confirmed for consulting work through OEWD’s Request for Qualifications (RFQ) #207 in Fall 2017 do not need to reapply to this RFQ unless they wish to also prequalify themselves for additional sub-sections outlined in the RFQ or reapply under similar sub-sections to extend their prequalified status.  The list of prequalified firms created through RFQ 207 will be active until October 2019.