Strategic Plan Development Service for Homeless Response

The Rhode Island Department of Housing is seeking a vendor to lead a statewide, stakeholder-driven process to organize, draft, and deliver a comprehensive strategic plan to address homelessness. The agency needs this plan to align with state statutory responsibilities and federal strategic guidance while including measurable implementation steps and reporting commitments. The selected partner will finalize a detailed workplan, timeline with milestones, and stakeholder engagement strategy to initiate the project. The scope of work requires a thorough statutory and systems review of relevant Rhode Island statutes, regulations, previous strategic documents, Consolidated Plans, Continuum of Care plans, and existing program data. The agency expects an assessment of current system capacity and data sources, culminating in a summary of findings and a gap analysis. Additionally, the project covers a deep data analysis of Point-in-Time counts, outputs, By-Name Lists, shelter utilization, exit destinations, length of homelessness, inflow and outflow trends, and racial and ethnic data. The agency requires clear, visual data products such as charts, maps, and dashboards to support the final recommendations. The draft plan must incorporate evidence-based approaches including Housing First, rapid re-housing, permanent supportive housing, and housing problem solving. It must also include federal and state funding suggestions, national best practices from other states, and recommendations for progress report templates that the agency can leverage during implementation. Bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States to be eligible for this opportunity. The agency allows the performance of the work to be conducted offsite. Bidders must submit their proposals digitally via email or online, and the agency is currently looking for proposals to establish the budget. All questions regarding this procurement must be submitted no later than June 15, 2026.