Technical Assistance Program Consultant Services

The vendor required to provide technical assistance (TA) program services needed to plan, organize, and facilitate quarterly and monthly program meetings with the new 2025-2027 cohort of 28 program providers, as well as facilitate smaller virtual peer learning sessions for business advisors and staff of TA program providers.
- Requirement:
•    Plan and facilitate five (5) quarterly meetings for all TA providers. 
•    Each quarterly meeting will be approximately two hours. 
•    Plan and facilitate twelve (12) monthly virtual meetings. 
•    These meetings will provide TA providers with an opportunity to engage in peer learning, develop cooperative relationships that enhance the TA ecosystem, and build organizational capacity. 
•    Monthly meetings are approximately one hour each. 
•    Plan and facilitate a minimum of one (1) learning cohort for small groups of TA providers, with the aim of facilitating peer learning.
•    In coordination with department, for all meetings contribute to meeting planning and logistics, including agenda development, scheduling, note-taking and recording, and follow-up. 
•    All the meetings (estimated at three (3) hours/month). 
•    Solicit input from TA providers on agenda items, approach, needs and opportunities, challenges, and other topics as needed to encourage engagement and meaningful interactions. 
•    Foster productive relationships with TA providers, staff, and clients. 
•    Contribute to reports and other program materials that may be distributed to the public, including to legislative audiences. 
•    Contribute to and encourage the sharing of best practices among TA providers to inform program improvements and program evaluation.
- Budget: $37,500

- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: December 30, 2025