Faith_Community_Consultant_Evaluation_Criteria.pdf

This is an evaluation criteria document for the City of St. Petersburg, Florida's Request for Quote No. 26-165 for a Faith Community Housing Assistance Consultant to support the Yes In God's Back Yard (YIGBY) legislation initiative. The consultant will deliver targeted workshops and individualized technical assistance to houses of worship exploring affordable housing development on properties they own or control. Key deliverables include a minimum of two City-approved workshops covering affordable housing basics, development models, financing pathways, and regulatory navigation; direct technical assistance to participating congregations; comprehensive workshop curricula; participant evaluations; and a final engagement report not exceeding 25 pages. The consultant must demonstrate a minimum of three years' experience providing community engagement and technical assistance to nonprofit or faith-based organizations, with key personnel requiring five to ten years of applicable experience completed within the past five years. Responses were due March 19, 2026, at 3:00 PM, submitted electronically through the OpenGov Procurement portal as a single PDF file not exceeding 50 pages. The contract term is one year with one optional one-year renewal available upon satisfactory performance.

Evaluation of proposals totals 100 points, with the primary weightings assigned to demonstrated experience delivering community-based training on affordable housing development and work with faith communities (29 points); qualification and technical competence of the agency and staff (29 points); capacity to accomplish work and program design (19 points); past performance on similar contracts (9 points); and detailed budget (8 points). Additional set-aside incentives of 2 points each are available for City of St. Petersburg-certified Small Business Enterprises, Minority-Owned Business Enterprises, and Women-Owned Business Enterprises, though no minimum participation from these categories is required. The consultant must obtain comprehensive insurance coverage including commercial general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, comply with E-Verify requirements, and be registered with the Florida Department of State Division of Corporations. No specific budget ceiling was provided; compensation is structured according to services pricing to be established in the contract agreement, limited to a maximum annual price not to exceed specified amounts including out-of-pocket expenses.