Digital Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Services

The vendor is required to provide comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) contributes to effective economic development in communities and regions through a locally-based, regionally-driven economic development planning process.
- Economic development planning, as implemented through the CEDS, is not only a cornerstone of the economic development administration’s (EDA) programs but also serves as a means to engage community leaders, leverage private sector involvement, and establish a strategic blueprint for regional collaboration.
 - The CEDS provides the capacity-building foundation by which the public sector, working in conjunction with other economic actors (individuals, firms, industries), creates the environment for regional economic prosperity.
- Digital CEDS:
•    Develop on a platform that is conducive or interfaces with the agency website;
•    Self-updating socioeconomic data with a focus on job creation and retention in the region; 
•    Graphic-based design; 
•    Customizable report generation;
•    Design the site so that it can be supported by mobile devices;
•    The ability to download geo-based multi-level socioeconomic data;
•    The website should be ADA-compliant;
•    Include links and connections to the cog’s Facebook page and other social media; and,
•    Include a maintenance program that details the cost and work required to be maintained by the web developer.
•    Include examples of experience and tools that were used to address economic resilience in the face of economic disruptions such as natural and man-made disasters, pandemics, and other disruptions.