GIO Business Development Consultant

Pursuant to the State Purchasing Act (Official Code of Georgia Annotated §§50-5-50 et seq.), this electronic Request for Proposals (eRFP) is being issued to establish a contract with one or more qualified suppliers who will provide Resilience Plan Development and Implementation for GIS Data required by NG911 to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (hereinafter, the State Entity) as further described in this eRFP. This eRFP is a category award which includes Category A- Governance & Strategic Planning and Category B - Strategic Partnerships. Supplier must respond to each one category to be considered for award but may respond to both and be considered for award for each category. Background Information Seeing is believing. That's why visualization technologies - particularly geospatial tools - are indispensable components of Government Services. Leveraging these technologies opens the door to better accountability, planning, and decision-making, improving economic development, government services delivery, and public safety. Within the Department of Community Affairs, the Georgia Geospatial Information Office (GIO) seeks to accelerate the adoption and use of geospatial data/tools/analytics throughout Georgia governments. This adoption will allow the DCA GIO program to be more efficient and effective in delivering vital services to our citizens and the businesses that call Georgia home. Using location-based sciences will help: the reform of state government for the better; strengthen our rural communities; make Georgia #1 for businesses, and put Georgians first! Specifically, Georgia's migration to Next Generation 9-1-1 requires geospatial information sourced from its local governments and supported by a solid state-level organization, the GIO. To ensure the longevity and efficiency of the Georgia NG9-1-1 GIS program, the GIO must unite Georgia's private sector with its cities, counties, regional commissions, and state agencies/authorities (collectively refe