Market Program Design, Operate and Product Service

The agency is seeking a program operator or a consortium of partners to design, operate, and provide product services for a market program. This initiative aims to support consumer-product entrepreneurs, particularly those from underserved communities, immigrant backgrounds, and low-wealth founders. The agency wants to solve the problem of structural barriers that prevent these early-stage enterprises from accessing formal markets and transitioning into growth or revenue-stable businesses. The scope of work requires building a coordinated, infrastructure-backed ecosystem that connects entrepreneurs to production space, packaging, compliance, buyers, and distribution networks. The selected operator must provide specialized training, mentoring, technical assistance, and direct entrepreneur services and stipends. Additionally, the project covers enabling food entrepreneurs to launch and scale mobile vending businesses, creating and hosting storefronts and markets, implementing payment processing and sales tracking, and developing revenue strategies to sustain ongoing product-to-market pathways. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency requires the performance of the work to be conducted offsite. Bidders may submit their proposals digitally via email or through an online portal. The agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget for this initiative. Key dates for this opportunity include a pre-bid meeting scheduled for June 29, 2026. Bidders must submit all questions regarding the solicitation no later than August 07, 2026.