Business Consultant Services

The vendor is required to provide for business consulting services during fiscal year 2026 and 2027 hereafter referred to as fy26-27, to support its federally funded programs that require business consulting services.
1. Analysis and research
•    Review of existing product(s), comparing similar products in the market, and analyze costs and expenses. 
•    Review current supply chain vendors and relationships, contracts, servicing fulfillment. 
•    Review safety, use of hazardous materials, food handling as applicable including reports of accidents, workers compensation claims, etc. 
•    Review the production process for efficiency and effectiveness
•    Review the business and operational process for efficiency and effectiveness, i.e., evaluate the use of technology to streamline the business for efficiency. 
•    Recommend potential for growth or acceptance within the parameters of cost and profitability. 
•    Provide written report and presentation of findings and recommendations for improvement.
2. Strategic planning and marketing
•    Review client’s current business plan and funding recommendations for entering or expanding the marketplace. 
•    This includes detailed expectation of product volumes. 
•    Review and provide detailed recommendations for capital needs, sources of finances (including alternate financing options) breaking down costs for goods and services, operations, personnel, and return on investment by appropriate time period. 
•    Provide recommendations for the startup phases, rollout of product, and tracking over the initial 3–5-year period. 
•    Develop a marketing strategy and recommend media venues for each type of exposure including a monitoring process. 
•    Include costs for each type of marketing media. 
•    Develop detailed plans for message delivery and customer communication including recommending platforms for delivery and providing implementation assistance. 
•    Handle all aspects of public relations.
3. Commercialization strategy
•    Review and develop detailed plans for each phase including but not limited to roles and responsibilities, measurements for tracking, selection of supply chain vendors, contracting needs for delivery, etc. 
•    Provide and recommend ways to monitor costs, losses and unexpected events.

- Contract Period/Term: 2 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: August 13, 2025