Community-Level Housing Market Study Services-UPDATED

The State of Tennessee, Department of Economic and Community Development is issuing a Request for Proposals to procure community-level housing market study services from up to three qualified contractors. The procurement seeks comprehensive housing market analysis services to inform local and regional planning, economic development initiatives, infrastructure investments, and housing policy decisions across Tennessee communities, with particular focus on rural and economically distressed areas. Deliverables include data collection and market analysis for up to fifteen state-selected communities, community kickoff meetings, development of housing market studies with data visualizations and preliminary strategy recommendations, final community presentations, policy playbooks, public dashboards, and stakeholder engagement sessions. Contractors must propose hourly rates for various positions including Project Director/QA-QC Advisor, Project Manager, Senior Planner, Planner, Computer Programmer/Analyst, GIS Technician, Graphics Designer/Marketing, Clerical Support, Nonprofessional Laborer, Economic Modeler, Economist, and Survey Specialist across five contract years, with the State reimbursing reasonable third-party procurement costs. Key deadlines include a pre-response conference on February 23, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. central time via Microsoft Teams, a written questions and comments deadline of February 27, 2026, and proposal submission deadline of March 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. central time. The Notice of Intent to Award will be released on March 31, 2026, with the protest period ending April 7, 2026. Contractors must maintain Commercial General Liability insurance of at least one million dollars per occurrence, workers' compensation, and automobile liability insurance.

The RFP does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions on organization types eligible to respond. Contractors must be registered with the Tennessee Department of Revenue and comply with all state and federal laws, including nondiscrimination requirements, debarment and suspension certifications, and attestations regarding use of illegal immigrants in contract performance. No incumbent vendors or existing contractors are identified in the procurement documents. The total maximum liability across all contracts awarded under this RFP is Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00); if two contracts are awarded, the combined maximum liability for both will equal this amount. Work will be authorized and compensated through statements of work and task orders, with individual task order not-to-exceed amounts and per-task-order maximums to be established in the final contract. The contract term extends for up to five years, with the State having no obligation to guarantee minimum work volume or that any work will be requested during any contract period.