C2025533_ROIConsultantRFP_Evaluation_Totals.pdf

This is an evaluation scoring document for the Oregon Business Development Department's 2025-2027 Rural Opportunity Initiative (ROI) Consultant Request for Proposal (RFP), Contract C2025533. The RFP sought a consultant to support the state's grant program focused on entrepreneurial ecosystem development in rural Oregon communities, with deliverables including strategic support to ROI communities, work plan reviews, marketing material development, grant application assistance, and ecosystem partner facilitation. The bid opening occurred on October 31, 2025, with a notice of intent to award anticipated on November 17, 2025. The contract period runs through June 30, 2027. The RFP evaluation utilized a 100-point scoring system distributed across three evaluation criteria: Project Implementation Plan (45 points), Qualifications (45 points), and Price and Value (10 points), with three independent evaluators assessing each proposer's submission.

Six proposers submitted responses and were evaluated across all criteria. Kelley Non Profit Consulting ranked first with a total calculated score of 254.3 points, followed by Civic Possible with 239.7 points and Morant McLeod with 201.1 points. The remaining three proposers—CAP Contract Alliance LLC, Empress Rules LLC, and Engineering Solutions Inc—scored 188.0, 183.1, and 173.4 points respectively. The proposed contract budget does not exceed $175,000, with funding sourced from the nearly $2.1 million allocated by the Oregon Legislature for the 2025-2027 ROI biennium. The procurement encouraged participation from Oregon Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity (COBID)-certified small businesses, including disadvantaged, minority-owned, woman-owned, veteran-owned, and emerging small businesses.