Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council
Request For Proposal
The Northeast Florida Regional Council, JaxUSA and CareerSource Northeast Florida are issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a contractor(s) to update the Innovate Northeast Florida Economic Development Strategic Plan, Innovate 2.0, by developing a five-year regional economic development strategy for Northeast Florida for regional implementation 2018-2022. Specifics are more fully detailed in the RFP located on the webpage http://www.nefrc.org.
Respondents are required to submit a complete response to the RFP using the format provided in the submittal instructions. Each response must include eight (8) bound copies and one (1) digital copy. All materials submitted become the property of the Northeast Florida Regional Council and JaxUSA Partnership.
Questions should be submitted via email addressed to innovate@nefrc.org. All questions received by 5:00 p.m. on October 24, 2017 will be answered and posted on the webpage at http://www.nefrc.org. No questions received after that date and time will be answered. Respondents may not contact any member or staff of the Northeast Florida Regional Council, JaxUSA or CareerSource in any format regarding this RFP from the date of advertisement until after the announcement of award. Violation of this requirement may be grounds for rejecting a response.
Response submission deadline is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time Zone, November 2, 2017. Responses received after this date and time WILL NOT be considered.
Faxed and emailed responses to this RFP WILL NOT be accepted. Responses received after the deadline will be returned unopened with the notation, “This RFP Response was received after the delivery time designated for receipt and opening in the legal notice.”