Economic Development Program Pilot Fund Program Administration Services

The buyer seeks a contractor to deliver economic development program pilot fund program administration services for a one-year contract period. The selected vendor must handle overall program administration, collaborate with public and private partners to establish and structure the fund, build final administrative guidelines, and manage resource and infrastructure requirements. The contractor must supply a personnel plan detailing staff roles and a framework for the implementation infrastructure. Core duties include processing small business and non-profit eligibility, validating financial documentation, performing funding analyses to set loan types, structures, amounts, and repayment terms, and packaging loan applications. The contractor must also dispense and track funds, maintain a tracking database, and preserve complete accounting, reporting, and audit transparency over the fund's life. Eligibility requires USA-only onshore vendors, and the contractor must perform work onsite. The buyer requests proposals for the budget and accepts digital submissions via email or online. Key dates include a pre-bid conference on September 30, 2026, and a final deadline to submit all questions by October 02, 2026.