Departmental Development and Strategic Implementation Service

The agency is seeking departmental development and strategic implementation consulting services to assist in establishing a new Office of Housing and Community Development. This initiative aims to consolidate and streamline existing housing, neighborhood stabilization, homelessness response, grant administration, revitalization, and community development efforts into a centralized structure. The agency is trying to solve the problem of fragmentation across departments, operational structures, and funding streams for its existing programs, staff, assets, and partnerships. The scope of work covers the development of a modern organizational structure, defined leadership relationships, aligned staff and resources, and a comprehensive implementation roadmap. The selected consultant will perform services including the review and validation of existing county assessments, organizational design, strategic planning, operational readiness planning, and change management support. Additional responsibilities include community and stakeholder engagement, financial and funding analysis, policy and compliance review, technology assessments, and benchmarking. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency requires the performance of all work to be conducted offsite. The contract period will span one year, and the agency is looking for bidders to propose a budget. The agency will host a pre-bid conference on June 18, 2026. Bidders must submit all questions no later than June 24, 2026. The agency has not disclosed specific evaluation criteria weightings in the source document.