Title
Grant Writing Services Qualified Vendor List (Ordinance S-49961)
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to award and enter into contracts with responsive offerors to the Request for Qualifications (RFQu) for Grant Writing Services. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse funds in an amount not to exceed $395,000 for the life of the Qualified Vendor List (QVL). Funding is available from the Human Services, Housing and Neighborhood Services departments' budgets.
Report
Summary
The City of Phoenix Human Services Department (HSD) provides a comprehensive array of services to help people meet emergency, short-and long-term needs, and help every individual reach their highest level of self-sufficiency.
The Housing Department (Housing) creates a stronger and more vibrant Phoenix through increased housing options for residents at all income levels and family sizes.
The Neighborhood Services Department (NSD) partners with residents in building to preserve, enhance and engage Phoenix neighborhoods. NSD helps neighbors work together to connect, identify needs, build consensus, coordinate and advocate for their neighborhoods.
To assist in further elevating the services provided by HSD, Housing, and NSD, the departments seek to create a QVL with experienced professional grant writing consultants with a proven track record of researching, developing, writing, preparing and submitting successfully awarded grant proposals from diverse funding sources. The goal is to identify one or more grant writers who would be engaged on an as-needed project basis to assist program staff in pursuing grants and other funding opportunities.
Procurement Information
RFQu-22-MSD-62 was conducted in accordance with City of Phoenix Administrative Regulation 3.10. HSD received a total of eight offers on May 1, 2023, and all offers were determined to be responsive and responsible to the solicitation requirements.
The Procurement Officer evaluated all offers for Pass/Fail criterion on the following minimum qualifications:
- Experience writing at least two successful grant applications on behalf of one or more local governments from a federal, state, local, non-profit or private foundation grant opportunity.
- Knowledge of researching and identifying potential grant opportunities.
- Skills in demographic data collection and analysis.
- Staffing and/or capacity and sufficient resources to complete tasks of the Scope of Work.
The following offerors met all solicitation criteria and are recommended to be added to the QVL:
- Ascend Nonprofit and Business Solutions, LLC
- Conethic Consulting Services, LLC
- Connected Philanthropy, LLC
- Hagerty Consulting, Inc.
- Intuitive Group, LLC
- NCW ‘GRANTS’ & Associates, PLCC
- River and Sparks, LLC
- Witt O’Brien’s, LLC
Contract Term
This QVL will be in effect from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028.
Financial Impact
Expenditures will not exceed $395,000 for the life of the QVL. Funding is available from the Human Services, Housing, and Neighborhood Services departments' budgets.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services, Housing, and Neighborhood Services departments.