REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY & DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING
Issued by: City of
Birmingham, Department
of Innovation & Economic Opportunity
RFP Release Date: October 20, 2025
Proposals Due: November 21, 2025
Contact: Archie Stewart, Reinvest Plan Officer, reinvest@birminghamal.gov
Contents
SECTION 1: THE OPPORTUNITY .................................................................................3
SECTION 2: PROJECT SCOPE .....................................................................................5
SECTION 3: YOUR TECHNICAL PROPOSAL .................................................................7
SECTION 4: YOUR PRICE PROPOSAL ........................................................................ 10
SECTION 5: HOW TO SUBMIT THE TECHNICAL & PRICE PROPOSALS.......................... 11
SECTION 6: HOW WE CHOOSE................................................................................ 12
SECTION 7: IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW .............................................................. 15
SECTION 1: THE OPPORTUNITY
Project Summary
U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration - Distressed Area
Recompete Pilot Program (Recompete)
The United States Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA)
has invested in economically distressed communities to create and connect people to
good jobs. The program targets areas where prime-age (25-54 years) employment
significantly trails the national average, with the goal to close this gap through large, flexible
investments.
On August 5, 2024, the EDA announced awards for six communities that were Finalists in
Recompete (Phase 1). The awards – totaling $184 million – will support implementing
innovative strategies to create good-paying jobs, bolster economic growth, and dismantle
barriers limiting workforce participation.
Reinvest Birmingham
The Reinvest Birmingham Recompete Plan, led by the City of Birmingham, was awarded
$20 million to support the persistently distressed neighborhoods of North Birmingham,
Northside, Pratt, and Smithfield. Recompete funding will provide in-demand workforce
training to residents in the target neighborhoods through partnerships with a variety of
training providers, educational institutions and community-based organizations. The
funding also includes support for entrepreneurs, expanding and improving transportation
and accessible childcare in the target neighborhoods. Reinvest will create pathways for
residents to the over 5,000 good jobs committed by Birmingham-area employers.
Project Outcome
The City of Birmingham is seeking proposals from qualified institutions or independent
contractors to provide data infrastructure, collection, reporting, and project
implementation support funded for Reinvest programming and initiatives. The selected
respondent will work with City staff to develop and support project implementation
strategy and lead data collection, metrics tracking, and federal reporting across five
Reinvest Birmingham component projects.
The successful proposer will:
• Provide strategic coordination and support for all component projects
• Ensure consistent updates to program recruitment, schedules, curriculum, and
placement based on stakeholder input
• Design and oversee a metrics driven implementation strategy
• Collect, validate, and aggregate data across all partners and components
• Report outcomes to the Reinvest Plan Officer and prepare compliance ready
documentation for the EDA.
The successful proposer will provide the following deliverables:
• Detailed implementation strategy and quarterly coordination plan
• Comprehensive data reporting infrastructure
• Monthly and quarterly reporting deliverables
• Stakeholder feedback summary reports
• Monthly, year-end, and end of grant performance reports with key findings, and
recommendations
Project Goals
1. Establish and maintain a unified implementation strategy across all project
components
2. Develop and execute detailed implementation plan across the Reinvest portfolio to
include integration across four programmatic component projects to include
integration with overall governance.
Timeline
RFP Available
Pre-Bid Webinar
Questions Due to the City
City Responses to Questions Posted
Proposal Deadline
Vendor Interviews and Reference Checks
Final Vendor Selection
October 20, 2025
November 5, 2025
November 3, 2025
November 10,2025
November 21, 2025
December 2 – 5, 2025
December 15 – 19, 2025
Evaluation Methodology
Each proposal will be evaluated consistent with Alabama State Procurement Law, and
federal guidelines as enforced by the grant funding agency, the US Department of Energy.
Contact Information
All questions should be submitted in writing to Archie Stewart, Department of Innovation &
Economic Opportunity using the following format:
Email: reinvest@birminghamal.gov
Subject: Implementation & Data Collection - RFP Pre-Bid Question Submission
SECTION 2: PROJECT SCOPE
There are two main components to this contract project:
(2.1) Implementation Strategy & Project Coordination
(2.2) Data Infrastructure, Collection & Reporting
The City of Birmingham is seeking proposals from qualified institutions or independent
contractors to support project implementation strategy and lead data collection, metrics
tracking, and federal reporting by completing the following components:
2.1 Implementation Strategy & Project Coordination
The successful contractor will:
• Develop and support a coordinated implementation strategy across all five
component project teams (CP1–CP5)
o Component Project 1 – Workforce Training
o Component 2 – Connecting People to Good Jobs
o Component 3 – Childcare Center of Excellence
o Component 4 – Entrepreneurship Center for Growth and Excellence
• Facilitate feedback loops with community stakeholders, employers, and workforce
development providers to ensure timely adjustments to recruitment, scheduling,
training curriculum, and placement activities
• Coordinate regular convenings, pulse checks, and reporting sessions with project
partners
• Identify and mitigate implementation risks and ensure alignment across CPs
Expected Deliverable:
1. Implementation work plan with monthly and quarterly milestones
2. Feedback summary reports from employer and stakeholder engagement
3. Coordination calendar for component updates and convenings
Support: The Reinvest Plan Officer and City of Birmingham staff will provide access to all
component teams, meeting infrastructure, and prior planning documentation
This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.