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Economic Development Strategy, Advisory, Capacity Building, and Project Delivery

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2026-RFI-058State & Local

Response Deadline09/16/2026, 09:00:00 PM UTC

Contract Overview

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The City of Palm Desert is seeking a consultant to provide economic development strategy, advisory services, capacity building, and project delivery under solicitation 2026-RFI-058. The goal is to enhance the city's ability to attract high-quality investment and manage complex development opportunities by integrating specialized expertise and additional capacity into existing city operations. Rather than acting as an outsourced entity, the selected consultant will collaborate closely with city leadership and staff to ensure a measurable transfer of capabilities and effective interdepartmental coordination. Managed by the City Manager's office, this opportunity emphasizes practical implementation, sound fiscal judgment, and the leverage of private-sector relationships to diversify the local economy. Interested parties must submit their responses by September 16, 2026. Primary contact for this solicitation is Deputy City Manager Veronica Chavez.

General Info

Palm Desert seeks economic development consultants for strategy and capacity building by September 16.

Agency

California → CMO - City ManagerView Agency

NAICS

541618 - Other Management Consulting ServicesView NAICS

Place of Performance

CA, USA

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NONE

Documents

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RFQ Intake Form - Economic Development Strategy Services

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2026 RFI058 Economic Development Strategy, Advisory, Capacity Building, and Project Delivery

PDF•17 pages•rfi

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Timeline

PhaseSolicitation

PostedAug 25

Solicitation

Response DeadlineSep 16

Submission deadline

Response Deadline

09/16/2026, 09:00:00 PM UTCin 10 days

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyCalifornia → CMO - City Manager

Contacts2 people available

OfficePalm Desert, CA, 92260, USA

Organization / Agency

California → CMO - City Manager

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Office AddressPalm Desert, CA, 92260, USA

Contacts

Veronica ChavezDeputy City Manager

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Celina CabreraSenior Management Analyst

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Interested Companies (29)

Entram

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL

VFG Consulting Group

Marietta, GA

Rebelius

Miami, FL

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Full Description

Palm Desert is a dynamic Southern California community with a significant visitor economy, established commercial base, major development opportunities and ambitious plans for continued economic diversification and investment. The City is seeking to strengthen its economic development function so that it can operate with the sophistication, market awareness and project-delivery capability required to compete for high-quality investment and respond effectively to increasingly complex opportunities. The City anticipates a need for both additional capacity and specialized expertise. The selected consultant will therefore work closely with existing staff, City leadership and other departments rather than operating as a separate outsourced economic development organization. The City values practical implementation, strong private-sector relationships, sound fiscal judgment, effective interdepartmental coordination, and measurable transfer of capability to staff.