County of Greenville Substitute Form W-9 and Grant Writer Services RFP Summary

This document is a Substitute Form W-9 required by Greenville County, South Carolina, for vendors providing grant writer services under Request for Proposals #26077. The County is soliciting sealed proposals for a professional grant writer to support the Human Relations Department with comprehensive grant writing services, including research, proposal writing, data management, compliance tracking, and post-award reporting. Qualified candidates must possess a Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Education, Public Relations, Marketing, or related fields with three to five years of relevant experience. Proposals must be submitted electronically by Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 3:00 pm, with questions due by Friday, February 27, 2026, at 5:00 pm. The County will review proposals from March 17 through April 10, 2026, with an anticipated award date of April 10, 2026, followed by contract negotiations through June 30, 2026, and a Notice to Proceed expected on June 30, 2026. The contract includes renewal options of up to four additional one-year periods at the County's discretion with thirty days' advance notice.

The Substitute Form W-9 is a mandatory document that must be completed by all selected contractors prior to contract execution, requiring submission of legal business name, taxpayer identification number, entity classification, address information, and contact details. Pricing must be submitted on an hourly rate basis with other applicable fees, with unit pricing governing over extended pricing. Evaluation criteria are weighted equally at 20 points each across responsiveness to the RFP, experience with similar projects, qualifications, cost, and references, with three professional references required from each respondent. Insurance requirements include general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence with $2,000,000 aggregate, automobile liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and statutory workers' compensation with $1,000,000 per accident limit, with the County named as additional insured. Bonding is not required. No set-aside designations, award values, or budget ranges are specified in the solicitation documents, and no incumbent vendors are identified.