Ecosystem Operators Service

The government authority in Los Angeles, CA needs an ecosystem operators service for a one-year contract period. The buyer requires the vendor to provide training, instruction, technical assistance, and consulting to business owners while promoting resiliency, adaptation, and a stronger business support ecosystem. The requested scope includes providing or facilitating direct financial assistance, advancing system capacity, utilizing strategic tiered funding, and strengthening resources for economic challenges. The vendor must incorporate natural disaster training through digital technology adoption, risk management, and business continuity planning, while sustaining collaboration to maintain a resource and referral network. Proposers must demonstrate established operational systems and processes for efficient loan management, monitoring, and reporting. Eligibility requires an onshore USA organization, and the vendor performs the work offsite. The buyer is looking for proposals regarding the budget. Key dates include a non-mandatory virtual pre-bid meeting on August 27, 2026, and a deadline to submit all questions no later than September 1, 2026.