Financial and operational consulting services

Goochland County is requesting proposals for comprehensive financial and operational consulting services under RFP 2027-05, with proposals due October 15, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. local time.

The scope encompasses assessment of the County's financial operations, policies, procedures, internal controls, and business processes; evaluation of effectiveness and adequacy of current practices; identification of improvement opportunities; development and revision of policies, procedures, and standard operating processes; and delivery of a final comprehensive report with implementation recommendations. Specific work elements include project planning, financial and administrative operations evaluation, compliance assessment, internal control and risk assessment, organizational process evaluation, compensation and salary structure review, stakeholder interviews, and policy authorship. The consultant must demonstrate minimum qualifications including government consulting experience, policy and procedure development capability, internal controls and risk assessment expertise, operational assessment experience, financial management experience, compensation analysis experience, and ability to independently author practical policies and procedures.

The anticipated project completion timeline is 180 to 270 days from notice to proceed. Offerors must submit a lump-sum fee for base services covering all labor, travel, materials, meetings, analysis, and deliverables, along with hourly rates by labor category for potential additional departmental assessments; the County does not guarantee minimum additional work. Professional liability insurance of at least $1 million per claim and $2 million in aggregate is required. Offerors must be authorized to conduct business in Virginia and provide a completed W-9 form.

Evaluation criteria are strength of overall proposal (15%), ability and methodology (30%), experience and references (25%), staffing qualifications (20%), and price (10%). Proposals are limited to 30 pages and must include title sheet, management approach and methodology, references, staffing qualifications with resumes, insurance details, planned use of minority and local businesses, and detailed cost proposal. Questions are due October 1, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Top-ranked offerors will be notified by November 2, 2026, with interviews scheduled for November 9, 2026, and contract award anticipated by December 1, 2026.