Small Business One-on-One Technical Assistance Services

The Minnesota government authority is seeking a vendor to provide professional and technical one-on-one assistance to enhance the growth and development of at least eighty certified small businesses that pursue work. The agency intends to solve operational gaps by providing targeted coaching to improve the overall business operations of these certified entities. The requested scope of work covers job costing, bidding and estimating, reading plans and specifications, and Critical Path Method scheduling. Additionally, the selected vendor must deliver support for payroll submission, business finances, accounting software, safety program implementation, and small business certification. The project also requires specialized support for plan reading, bidding, and estimating, alongside mock-bid workshops, webinars, marketing, and outreach. Only organizations based onshore in the United States are eligible to bid on this opportunity. The agency expects the selected vendor to perform all work offsite. Bidders must submit any questions regarding this opportunity no later than June 23, 2026. The agency accepts digital proposal submissions via email or online. The authority has not disclosed a set budget and is looking for cost proposals from bidders to evaluate.