RFP Group Facilitation Services for the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

RFP Group Facilitation Services for the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) is seeking proposals for a Consultant to provide group facilitation services related to the formation and establishment of a new fund, tentatively named the Pioneer Valley Fund. This fund will be a community-based, professionally managed fund in the Pioneer Valley region of Western Massachusetts, focused on serving women- and minority-owned micro and small businesses. The Consultant will work within the project team that PVPC is assembling, comprised of PVPC staff and consultants, along with the Pioneer Valley Fund Advisory Group. The facilitator will design and deliver an up- to 12-month facilitation plan that will build the Advisory Group’s collective leadership and develop a mutually agreed-upon decision-making process that will enable the Group to reach consensus on fundamental issues. PVPC contemplates that the facilitation services will be delivered over the course of a 12-month period starting in approximately October 2025.

A more detailed Request for Proposal (RFP) is available through the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. Please contact Sue Ortiz at sortiz@pvpc.org for a copy of the RFP. The RFP will be available from the time of this notice until the due date specified below. The PVPC reserves the right to reject any and all proposals if it is deemed in its best interests to do so. The PVPC will be the awarding and contracting authority.