Business Analysis, Project and Talent Management Consulting Services

1. 1. Frederick County, Maryland is seeking competitive proposals from qualified firms to provide business analysis project and talent management consulting services on an as needed basis for Frederick County.  The intent of this request for proposal is to establish a list of pre-approved firms that can provide business analysis and project management consulting services to Frederick County.
   2. Award of this contract does not guarantee services will be required and work is not guaranteed.
   3. The final agreement and the amount included are not indicative of promised work.
   4. Frederick County is located in the north central part of Maryland and is 660 square miles in area.  The County is adjacent to Pennsylvania on the north, Washington County on the west, Howard and Carroll Counties on the east, and on the south by Montgomery County and Virginia.  The estimated population of the County as of July 1, 2025, is 302,883.
   5. There are 12 incorporated towns within the County.  The County seat and largest city is the City of Frederick, which has an estimated population of 92,059, as of July 1, 2025.  The City of Frederick is located approximately 45 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. and 45 miles west of Baltimore, Maryland.

Background

The intent and objective of this solicitation is to enable County using departments to procure miscellaneous consulting services in a timely and economical manner, on an as needed basis.  The County shall have a flexible means of obtaining miscellaneous consulting services quickly, efficiently and cost effectively by developing a list of pre-approved firms resulting from this solicitation.  The County shall have a ready source of highly qualified firms to provide miscellaneous consulting services in specific areas deemed necessary by the County and which will be done in a project-oriented manner.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 26-700 RFP
• Department: Procurement
• Department Head: - (-)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-08-06T20:00:00.000Z
• Pre-Proposal Meeting: 2026-07-30T14:00:00.000Z — Microsoft Teams Meeting

Evaluation Criteria

• Work Proposal (20 pts)
• Qualification of Contractor (20 pts)
• References for Similar Projects (20 pts)
• Price Proposal (10 pts)
• Presentation and Interview (10 pts)
• Negotiations (10 pts)
• Reference Checks (10 pts)

Submission Requirements

• Technical Proposal Signature Page (required) —

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• Acknowledgement of Addenda (required) —

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• Affidavit Form (required) —

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• Two (2) Certifications of Compliance (required) —

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• Insurance Requirements (required) —

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• Technical Proposal from Vendor (required)
• Price Proposal (required) —

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• Is this project for Services or Commodities? (required)
• Pricing (required) —
  • Choose Option 1 when you have set line items, for example:
    • This is a quote for goods or commodities.
    • This is a public works bid, with a pricing table that can be uploaded into OpenGov Procurement from an Excel spreadsheet.
    • Seeking services for hourly rate schedules.
  • Choose Option 2 when you need vendors to provide you with the line items.
• Will there be a Pre-Proposal Conference? (required)
• Attendance for Pre-Proposal Conference (required)
• Phone Number for Vendors to Call-In for Pre-Proposal Conference (required)
• Will there be a Site Visit for this project? (required)
• Attendance for Site Visit (required)
• Date of Site Visit (required)
• Time of Site Visit (required)
• Location of Site Visit (required)
• Tentative Presentation/Interview Dates (required)
• Agreement Term (required)
• Is a Bid Deposit applicable to your project? (required)
• Bid Deposit Amount (required) —

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• Is a Performance Bond applicable to your project? (required)
• Performance Bond Amount (required) —

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• Is a Payment Bond applicable to your project? (required)
• Payment Bond Amount (required) —

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• Can you provide the Estimated Contract Value Group for the resulting contract? (required)
• Estimated Contract Value Group (required) —

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• Description of items/services (required)
• Minimum Years of Experience (required) —

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• How the County is going to award this project (required) —
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  • Select "make one or more awards" if there will be more than one contractor awarded the contract.
• Length of Contract Period (required) —

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• Contract Start Date (required)
• Number of Renewal Options (Spelled out) (required)
• Number of Years Prices are protected from increase (Spelled out) (required)
• Which is applicable to your project? (required)
• Do you require the contractor to supply samples? (required)
• Type of Item/Service being solicited (required)
• Date work must be completed by: (required) —

  Enter the date that the work must be completed by. If there is no completion date, please enter N/A.