Professional industrial/economic development services

Chaves County, New Mexico intends to procure professional industrial/economic development services through a sole source procurement with the Roswell-Chaves County Economic Development Corporation (EDC). The EDC will be the sole service provider, focusing on Business Retention and Expansion, Recruitment, Marketing, and Resource and Asset Development. The primary objectives are to grow the local economy by attracting new businesses, improving relationships with existing companies, identifying supportive business opportunities, enhancing communication with state and federal agencies, pursuing new business development, marketing local advantages, partnering with local universities and businesses, and assisting in workforce development. The contract is valued at $200,000.00 annually and expires on 6/30/2025. The EDC was chosen as the sole source provider due to being the only Economic Development Organization in Chaves County offering a regional approach to these services. Any protest of this sole source procurement must be submitted in writing to the Chaves County Purchasing Director within 15 calendar days of the posting date, or no later than 07/15/2024.

This sole source procurement is restricted to the Roswell-Chaves County EDC as the designated vendor. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The incumbent vendor is the Roswell-Chaves County EDC, and there are no existing infrastructure or technology requirements for integration. The total contract value is $200,000 annually.