The Mid-Region Council of Governments (MRCOG) invites non-profits, individuals and firms  (Offerors) to submit proposals for a Contract for the work indicated in the title page of this RFP in  accordance with the specifications contained in this Request for Proposal (RFP). This RFP  contains specific requests for information.

The purpose of this procurement is to select multiple non-profits, individuals and or firms that will  assist the MRCOG, its member agencies and cooperating entities in providing the necessary  expertise and resources to support the outlined programs and services.

This solicitation includes three (3) key elements which will be evaluated and ranked individually and according to three (3) evaluation factors described in Section 4.2.

Offerors should respond in the form of a thorough narrative to the key element that they are submitting the proposal response to. Because the MRCOG is interested in securing expertise covering all elements, Offerors shall propose on the key elements described within this solicitation. Each one of the key elements will be evaluated separately and are eligible for separate awards.

1. BUSINESS START-UP IN ATRISCO COMMUNITY
2. WORKFORCE AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN BERNALILLO COUNTY
3. COMMUNITY-BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES

This RFP is available by electronic means upon request to the Procurement Officer and from the following websites:

www.mrcog-nm.gov
www.riometro.org