RFP for Consultant Services: Regional Capacity Building Assessment Services

The Chesapeake Bay Trust, on behalf of certain members of the Chesapeake Bay Funders Network (CBFN), seeks services to to assess the capacity of stakeholders in selected regions of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed to implement the necessary policies, programs, and pollution controls called for in the plans. The work supported will advance priorities set forth by the funders of the Chesapeake Bay Regional Capacity Building Initiative (RCBI) and the Chesapeake Bay Agreement.

The funding is supplied by the funders of the RCBI including the Chesapeake Bay Trust, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), Keith Campbell Foundation, and the Agua Fund. The work to be supported will advance outcomes from the Chesapeake Bay Agreement.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) includes 6 priority regions that include the following scopes of work calling for 1) Developing an assessment methodology; 2) Executing capacity assessment, and 3) Synthesizing assessment findings and recommendations. Offerors can bid on some or all regions.

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Deadline: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 4 PM EST.