SLED Opportunity · COLORADO · CITY OF LONGMONT
AI Summary
City of Longmont seeks proposals for Advance Longmont 3.0, a strategic economic and community development plan using a Best Value Approach. Virtual pre-proposal conference on July 14, 2026. Proposals due August 5, 2026.
This is a Best Value Approach (BVA) Request for Proposals, a unique procurement method. The City will present training to understand and properly apply the BVA method in the Pre-Proposal Conference. ... **Solicitation Type**: RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal) **Source ID**: PU.AG.USA.1267.C2695651 **Piggyback Contract**: No **Question Acceptance Deadline**: 07/17/2026 07:00 PM EDT **Questions are submitted online**: Yes **Bid Submission Type**: Electronic Bid Submission **Additional Bidding Instructions**: Submit the following Offer Forms completed accurately in the format provided and according to any instructions contained within the form. Failure to follow instructions contained in the forms may result in disqualification. ... **Owner Organization**: City of Longmont **Solicitation Number**: 426056 **Reference Number**: 0000429973 **Pricing**: In attached document **Bid Documents List**: | Item Name | Description | Mandatory | Limited to 1 file | |---|---|---|---| | Bid Documents | Documents defining the proposal | Yes | No | **Pre-Bidding Events**: Event: Prebid Conference | Date: 07/14/2026 01:00 PM EDT | Location: Virtual - Microsoft Teams Meeting **Questions and Answers**: | Question | Answer | |---|---| | Can you please expand on your expectations regarding the Asset Mapping & Evaluation of Physical Assets (infrastructure, land, facilities, location advantages)? Is this limited to mapping physical assets? | Answered in Addendum 2 | | Do you anticipate stakeholder engagement being in-person, virtual, or a hybrid? | Answered in Addendum 2 | | As this is a professional services consulting project and no material will be purchased, will the awarded Contractor be required to complete the steps in X.Taxes section on page 18 of the RFP and procure a Tax Exempt number and certificate? | Answered in Addendum 2 | | Page 7 of the RFP lists "workshops" under stakeholder engagement. Can you elaborate on what the goal of the workshops should be? Which stakeholders are these intended to engage? Would they be open to the public? | Answered in Addendum 3 | | The RFP states that Advance Longmont 2.0 did not achieve the same level of success as Advance Longmont 1.0. Did the City identify any specific causes for the lack of traction with Advance Longmont 2.0? | Answered in Addendum 3 | | Are there particular events or reasons that are driving the City to seek to develop a new plan at this time? | Answered in Addendum 3 | | In Attachment D1 Scope/Level of Expertise Plan, metrics are requested for “Plans completed by Proposer with a similar Project Budget”. Would the City be interested in seeing reference projects for which the contractor performed a similar scope with a smaller project budget? | Answered in Addendum 3 | | As the References template is pre-populated with only 10 rows, are proposers limited to 10 references? Accordingly, as reference numbers are used on the SC/LE template, are proposers limited to 10 plans as a demonstration of scope/level of expertise? | Answered in Addendum 3 | **Addendums**: | Addendum | Date | Note | |---|---|---| | Addendum No. 1 | 07/15/2026 01:02 PM EDT | | | Addendum No. 2 | 07/16/2026 11:55 AM EDT | | | Addendum No. 3 | 07/21/2026 01:24 PM EDT | |
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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