ON-CALL MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING SERVICES

Description New York City Economic Development Corporation ("NYCEDC") is seeking a consultant or consultant team to provide on-going, on-call management and/or economic development consulting services for various New York City ("City") initiatives and studies, including strategic planning and economic and policy analyses. Topic areas for analysis include economic research and analysis; strategic planning; and implementation and project management ("Topic Areas").NYCEDC will retain a number of on-call consultants to provide services within Topic Areas and will procure services from the retained consultants from time to time using individual project assignments.NYCEDC plans to select consultants on the basis of factors stated in the Request for Proposals ("RFP") which include but are not limited to: prior experience providing services similar to those outlined in the Topic Areas, the quality of the respondent team, quality of the proposal, proposed fee and cost schedule, and the

Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises narrative requested ("M/WBE Narrative").It is the policy of NYCEDC to comply with all federal, state and City laws and regulations which prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status and other protected categories and to take affirmative action in working with contracting parties to ensure certified Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises ("MWBEs") share in the economic opportunities generated by NYCEDC’s projects and initiatives. Please refer to the Equal Employment and Affirmative Compliance for Non-Construction Contracts Addendum in the RFP.This project has MWBE participation goals, and all respondents will be required to submit an M/WBE Narrative with their response. To learn more about NYCEDC’s M/WBE program, visit http://edc.nyc/opportunity-mwdbe. For the list of companies who have been certified with the New York City Department of Small Business Services as M/WBEs, please go to https://sbsconnect.nyc.gov/certification-directory-search/.NYCEDC established the Contract Financing Loan Fund programs for Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise interested in working on public construction projects. The Contract Financing Loan Fund facilitates financing for short-term mobilization needs such as insurance, labor, supplies and equipment. Respondents are strongly encouraged to visit the NYCEDC website at http://edc.nyc/opportunity-mwdbe to learn more about the program.An optional informational session will be held on Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. at NYCEDC at One Liberty Plaza, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10006 and virtually via Zoom. Those who wish to attend should RSVP by email to StrategyProcurement2022@edc.nyc on or before October 28, 2022. RSVPs should specify if attendance will be in-person or virtual.Respondents may submit questions and/or request clarifications from NYCEDC no later than 5pm on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. Questions regarding the subject matter of the RFP should be directed to StrategyProcurement2022@edc.nyc. Answers to all questions will be posted by Tuesday, November 22, 2022, to https://edc.nyc/rfps. Questions regarding the subject matter of the RFP will not be accepted after 5pm on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, however, technical questions pertaining to downloading and submitting proposals to the RFP may be directed to RFPRequest@edc.nyc on or before Friday, December 9, 2022.Detailed submission guidelines and requirements are outlined in the RFP. To download a copy of the RFP, please visit https://edc.nyc/rfps. Please click the link in the “Deadlines” section of this project’s web page (which can be found on https://edc.nyc/rfps) to electronically upload a proposal for this solicitation. Request Address . Contact Information: On-Call Management and Econ Development RFP Team phone: (212) 312-3649 email: StrategyProcurement2022@edc.nyc Attachments: Other Information: