Planning and Economic Development Services

The Town of Orange Park, Florida is soliciting proposals from qualified firms for planning and economic development services, with written questions due November 12, 2026 and proposals due December 1, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. Contractors must maintain a local office within 50 miles of Orange Park, and planners must hold Florida licenses. The Town's location requirement is a filter, and firms with a local office also earn 10 evaluation points for location value added.

Scope covers zoning and land use regulation, site plan development, comprehensive plan amendments, brownfield designations, creation of neighborhood associations and community redevelopment agencies, landscape architecture, economic development incentives, and maintaining working relationships with state and federal agencies. The Town anticipates awarding multiple vendors on a continuing basis, with task orders issued for specific projects as needed. Work is performed for the Town of Orange Park in Clay County. Pricing must present fully burdened hourly rates for key individuals or principals, including direct labor and overhead, plus descriptions of any additional expenses. Insurance requirements are workers' compensation, commercial general liability, professional liability, and automobile liability, each at $1 million, and respondents must execute affidavits addressing human trafficking and foreign country of concern ownership. Proceedings fall under the Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act and Florida Public Records Law.

The initial term is three years from execution, with the Town holding discretion to renew for two additional one-year periods. Evaluation allocates 27 points to firm experience and past performance, 20 to key personnel qualifications, 20 to the proposed approach, 20 to pricing, 10 to location value added, and 3 to financial responsibility.

Submittals require one original signed copy, five hard copies, and one electronic PDF on a USB flash drive, with a redacted copy if applicable, delivered to the Town Clerk at 2042 Park Avenue, Orange Park, Florida 32073. Questions must be submitted in writing by 4:00 p.m. on November 12, 2026 to Ginny York at gyork@townop.com. Public opening follows immediately after the December 1 deadline at Town Hall. Evaluation runs December 2–16, 2026, with anticipated award on January 5, 2027.