NEW Master Contracts for Enhancing Organizational Capacity (Contracting - with Small Business Goal)

METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
Notice of Request for Proposals (RFP) for
Master Contracts for Enhancing Organizational Capacity
Contract Number 26P100
The Metropolitan Council is soliciting proposals for the following services: change management,
project management, business analysis, program evaluation, procedure and data analysis, and planning.
The Metropolitan Council is in need of assistance that will enable Metro Transit to effectively implement
and adopt changes, manage projects, perform business analysis, conduct program evaluation, analyze
procedures and data, and implement integrated planning processes on an as-needed basis, across each
defined Area of Expertise within the Attachment 1 Scope of Work. The anticipated schedule for this
procurement is as follows:
RFP Issue Date June 16, 2026
Pre-Proposal Meeting July 2, 2026, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Questions Due July 7, 2026
Proposals Due July 22, 2026, at 2:00 PM Local Time
Award September/October 2026
For the purposes of this contract, the Council has established a 11% goal for Metropolitan Council
Underutilized Business participation. MCUB firms can be found in the MCUB Directory.
Click Here to view and download the RFP documents (including Plan Holder Report and Addendums).
Please input this QuestCDN eBidDoc(TM) Number 10250452 on the website's Project Search page.
Contact QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in downloading and working
with the digital documents.
Proposers are strongly encouraged to verify subcontractor's State and Federal debarment and
suspension status at: http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/debarredreport.asp.
Virtual Pre-Proposal Meeting
A Virtual Pre-Proposal meeting will be held on July 2, 2026, at 10:00 AM, via Microsoft Teams.
Proposers may join from the following meeting link:
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/257198796684310?p=pcfIgt33PK0PnZg83X
Meeting ID: 257 198 796 684 310, Passcode: 3fa9DB6m
Join with a video conferencing device: metrocouncil@m.webex.com;
Video Conference ID: 113 624 967 8; Alternate VTC instructions
Or call in (audio only): +1 763-600-8619,,935128428 United States, Plymouth
Phone Conference ID: 935 128 428#
If you plan to attend Pre-Proposal Meeting please e-mail emily.connolly@metc.state.mn.us and
glen.carpenter@metc.state.mn.us so that you can be recorded as a participant. Proposers are strongly
encouraged to attend.
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Questions concerning the content of the RFP documents may be directed to:
Name: Emily Connolly
Phone: 651-602-1109
Email: emily.connolly@metc.state.mn.us
Name: Glen Carpenter
Phone: 651-602-1207
Email: glen.carpenter@metc.state.mn.us
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