RFI SGC26001 - Request for Information Technical Assistance (TA)

The California Strategic Growth Council is requesting information on Implementation Technical Assistance services for Round 6 of the Transformative Climate Communities Program and Round 2 of the Community Resilience Centers Program, with responses due August 3, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. PT. This is a non-binding RFI to inform future solicitations; responses will not enhance evaluations in subsequent procurements, nor will non-response disadvantage future proposals.

The scope spans project management, grant administration support, pre-development phase project management and subject-matter expertise, capacity-building technical assistance, and annual in-person grantee convenings. The contractor would support approximately 3–8 TCC Planning Grantee Teams, 3–6 TCC Project Development Grantee Teams, 3–4 TCC Implementation Grantee Teams, approximately 10 CRC Planning Grantee Teams, and approximately 6 CRC Implementation Grantee Teams across California.

Minimum qualifications include at least three years of experience with under-resourced California communities, implementation technical assistance for infrastructure or climate-related grants, budget development and management, capital project implementation, urban planning, grant management, complex project management with multiple organizations, capacity-building programs, and data management. Desired qualifications include willingness to travel, cultural competency with California Native American Tribes, experience with all TCC Strategies and project types, greenhouse-gas quantification experience, and convenings management.

The anticipated contract period extends from April 2027 through July 2032. Funding is provided by the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024. Respondents must submit non-binding budgetary pricing information for planning purposes only in PDF format, maximum seven pages at 11-point font, to Contracts@lci.ca.gov. An optional informational webinar is scheduled for July 8, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. PT, with questions due July 17, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. PT. Responses may address one or more of eight optional questions covering implementation capacity, individual grantee assistance, subcontractors, Tribal collaboration experience, budget estimates, solicitation information needs, small business and disabled veteran business enterprise participation capability, and general feedback on scope.