CITYWIDE CONSULTANT ROSTER: Race and Social Justice Consulting

The City of Seattle is conducting a Request for Qualification (RFQ) #CTY-CR-2025-08 to establish a Citywide Consultant Roster focused on Race and Social Justice Consulting. The procurement seeks to create a roster of qualified consultants across four specific categories: Ethnic Community Outreach Experts, Ethnic Media Direct, Race or Social Justice Consultants/Practitioners, and WMBE Experts in Recruitment. Consultants must demonstrate expertise through a Statement of Qualifications, proving they have completed at least three projects in their chosen roster category and possess key personnel with appropriate professional licenses, certificates, and education. The roster application was released on September 1, 2025, with a question response deadline of December 1, 2025, and a final response submission deadline of December 30, 2030. Consultants can apply continuously until the roster cycle ends, with the initial roster period tentatively set from December 15, 2025, to December 31, 2030. The City will use the OpenGov Procurement Portal as the official platform for roster management and reserves the right to modify the roster as needed.

The procurement is specifically restricted to small businesses as defined by the Small Business Administration's standards, explicitly excluding nonprofit organizations. Consultants are limited to contracts estimated at $410,000 or less per project, with a maximum of $819,000 per year per approved roster category. The opportunity emphasizes social equity requirements, including non-discrimination policies and woman and minority business enterprise (WMBE) inclusion efforts. The Standard Consultant Roster Agreement Template provides a comprehensive legal framework for consultant engagement, outlining payment structures, which can be hourly rates or lump-sum payments, and detailing requirements for invoicing, insurance, and performance. While no specific incumbent vendors are mentioned, the procurement demonstrates the City of Seattle's commitment to maintaining a diverse and qualified pool of consultants capable of supporting race and social justice initiatives across municipal departments.