Community_Engagement_Consultant_Evaluation_Criteria.pdf

This document contains the evaluation criteria for a Community Engagement Consulting Services Request for Quote (RFQ No. 26-177) issued by the City of St. Petersburg, Florida. The solicitation seeks a consultant to design and implement community engagement activities focused on financial empowerment topics, including data collection through community meetings, pop-up events, focus groups, and key-informant interviews, with rigorous analysis of collected data. The project requires deliverables including a City-approved engagement plan, interim and final written reports, and presentations to City leadership. The engagement activities must address asset preservation, wealth extraction prevention, banking access, and financial education. Responses were due on March 24, 2026, at 3:00 PM, with questions due by March 18, 2026, and submissions required through the OpenGov Procurement portal. The contract term is one year commencing upon execution with no renewal options.

The evaluation criteria total 100 points and weight proposals as follows: Experience of firm in financial empowerment community engagement (29 points), Qualification and technical competence of agency and staff (29 points), Capacity to accomplish work with good outcomes and program design (19 points), Past performance on similar contracts (9 points), Detailed budget (8 points), and City of St. Petersburg Small Business Enterprise, Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, and Women-Owned Business Enterprise designations (2 points each). Vendors must register with the Florida Division of Corporations and maintain specified insurance coverage including $1,000,000 commercial general liability, $1,000,000 commercial automobile liability, workers' compensation insurance, and $1,000,000 errors and omissions/professional liability insurance. The project manager must possess a minimum of five years of applicable experience completed within the past five years and hold a bachelor's degree or higher in related fields such as public administration, economics, finance, sociology, or related disciplines. No incumbent vendor information or specific contract value is provided; the maximum annual price cap and contract amount are to be established in the Base Agreement with any price increases during renewal periods requiring thirty days' prior written notice and mutual written agreement.