How to bid on Community Engagement Services for Charlottesville

What Charlottesville is buying

The City of Charlottesville’s Neighborhood Development Services Department seeks consultant support for community engagement across several upcoming planning processes. The work includes developing engagement strategies and tools, adapting support as plans evolve, and coordinating with City staff and other planning consultants.

Engagement services will complement technical planning work acquired through separate contracts. This RFP may suit firms with relevant community engagement consulting experience and the ability to work alongside planning teams.

Deadline and what to do before it

The response deadline is November 13, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET. Submit your response through OpenGov before that time.

Check the project page for addenda and Q&A updates while preparing your response. The solicitation does not provide details here about what happens after the deadline.

Who this opportunity may suit

This RFP is in the professional category and is intended for consultant support on public engagement for planning processes. It may fit a firm that can develop engagement strategies and tools, adjust its approach as plans develop, and coordinate with City staff and other project consultants.

How to access and respond

Use “View original source” to open the opportunity in OpenGov Procurement. A brief “just a moment” security check may appear the first time; let it finish for the project page to load.

Sign in or create a free vendor account to download plans, ask questions, join the planholders list, and submit your response. OpenGov provides addenda notices.

Prepare a clear, practical response

Explain how your team would develop engagement strategies and tools for multiple planning processes, adapt support as each process evolves, and coordinate with City staff and other planning consultants. Tie your approach to the needs described in the RFP rather than relying on generic claims.

Review the plans, Q&A, and any addenda in OpenGov, and use the question process to clarify points you need to address. Check your response for completeness and allow time to submit it before the deadline.