Regional Homelessness Strategic Plan Services

The vendor is required to provide to procure a consultant project management team to assist with the strategic planning effort for a comprehensive regional homelessness strategic plan (RHSP).
- Data accessibility and utilization challenges
• Limited public-facing dashboards that translate complex homeless data into actionable insights
• Insufficient disaggregation of population data by subgroups (chronically homeless, families, veterans, transition-age youth, etc.)
• Minimal geospatial analysis showing how different homeless subpopulations are distributed across the region
• The absence of user-friendly tools that connect population needs with appropriate intervention strategies
- Resource allocation transparency
• The total funding landscape for homeless services entering the county
• Decision-making processes determining resource allocation across geographic areas
• Performance metrics used to evaluate program effectiveness
• Return-on-investment analysis for different intervention strategies
• Mechanisms for cities to access or influence resource deployment within their boundaries
- Limited technical assistance for municipalities
• Best practice guidance tailored to different municipal contexts
• Training for city staff to understand the needs of various homeless subpopulations
• Clear pathways for accessing county resources and services
• Tools for communicating how county investments will impact specific communities
• Forums for sharing successful intervention models between municipalities.
- Communication and coordination infrastructure
• Regular communication between county and municipal stakeholders about homeless initiatives
• Municipal input into county-level strategic planning and resource allocation
• Coordinated deployment of resources across jurisdictional boundaries
• Joint evaluation of intervention effectiveness
• Shared accountability for regional outcomes
• Recommendations of funding opportunities and finance models
• Key performance indicators and milestones for overall strategy as well as individual initiatives for implementation
• Strategy for tiered implementation with low-hanging fruit and opportunities for rapid returns on investment identified
• Carefully crafted plan that ensures compatibility between varying agency priorities and initiatives
• Development of architecture, operating systems, protocol, platforms, communications 
• Infrastructure that can integrate a wide variety of applications and initiatives that allows flexibility for future initiatives and investments
• Develop a security framework or tracking-and-feedback system to ensure safe development of solutions that limit risk.
• Risk and rewards assessment of potential initiatives
• Legal implications regarding sharing, storing, and accessing data across jurisdictional boundaries for the benefit of the entire county
• Policy analysis and recommendations
• Coordination with local jurisdiction departments as appropriate, including law enforcement, public works, planning, emergency operations, emergency services, city manager's office, information technology, etc.
• Evaluate technology applications, summarizing the pros and cons
• Perform data collection
• Develop cost estimates for initiative implementation/deployment
- Joint facilities assessment
• Develop a strategy to conduct a comprehensive site analysis for strategically located navigation centers serving multiple jurisdictions
• Develop an approach to evaluate existing public properties with the potential for adaptive reuse
• Recommend site selection criteria prioritizing transportation accessibility and service proximity
• Identify opportunities for co-location with existing health and social service facilities.
- Contract Period/Term: 5 years
- Virtual Pre-Proposal Conference Date: June 18, 2025
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: June 26, 2025