RFQ032962 - Availability Study: Community Engagement

AI Summary

City of Columbus seeks proposals for a vendor availability study focusing on community engagement to support data collection and understand vendor experiences. Proposals due June 3, 2026.

Opportunity details

Solicitation No.: 238322
Type / RFx: RFP
Status: Open
Level: city
Published Date: Invalid Date
Due Date: Invalid Date
NAICS Code: 541618 AI guide
Jurisdiction: City of Columbus
State: Ohio
Agency: City of Columbus

Description

The City of Columbus (City), Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), intends to conduct a vendor availability study. As a result, the city is seeking proposals in response to this Request for Proposals (RFP) from an Offeror qualified and experienced in developing and executing a comprehensive community engagement plan to support the implementation of the vendor availability study. The community engagement portion of the study will support and supplement the data collected in the larger study. The results of the community engagement activities will assist the City of Columbus in gaining a greater understanding of vendors' experiences.Please visit https://columbus.bonfirehub.com/projects/238322/details to review the full specifications and to submit a proposal. Proposals are required to be submitted in the Euna Procurement platform.

Commodity Codes

Commodity Codes: UNSPSC 8010 Management advisory services UNSPSC 8017 Public relations and professional communications services: Public relations and professional communications consulting and advisory services UNSPSC 80101504 Strategic planning consultation services UNSPSC 80101509 Government affairs and community relations consultation service: Services associated with consultation regarding government and community relations UNSPSC 80171603 Publicity and marketing advisory service: Public relations consultation services relating to provision of publicity and marketing advice and consultation services

Events & Timeline

Status	Event Name	Location	Description	Dates	Mandatory
Ongoing	Questions Due Date	Online Portal	The Q and A Period for this Opportunity is Ongoing	Never	N/A
Ongoing	Open Date	Online Portal	Posting date for the Opportunity	May 28th 2026, 1:30 PM EDT	N/A
Upcoming	Close Date	Online Portal	Deadline for Submissions	Jun 3rd 2026, 5:00 PM EDT	N/A

Requested Information

Note: Template files for the items below (BidTables, Questionnaires) are available in the Attachments section of this opportunity.

Name	Type	# Files	Requirement
Proposal	File Type: Any (.*)	Multiple	Required

Attachments

Availability_Study_RFP_Community_Engagement_5.28.pdf

Key dates

Invalid DatePublished
Invalid DateResponses Due

AI classification tags

community engagement vendor availability study public relations consulting strategic planning consultation government affairs consulting community relations consulting

Frequently asked questions

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