Request for Proposals: Data Portal Services Consultant

The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (Tri-County), the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Lansing/East Lansing Metropolitan Area in Michigan, is seeking responses from qualified vendors to develop, maintain, and service a regional online data portal that is utilized for regional transportation and economic development planning purposes.

The portal will aggregate workforce, economic, and demographic data for the tri-county region and up to 10 additional select surrounding counties into one central website.  The data is expected to be updated as new government data is released.

Licensing will allow for viewing by the general public, and/or be password protected as is determined necessary. 

The portal will be designed as a standalone website with the capability to be imbedded in the Tri-County website.

The dashboard will include data for Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties.  Additionally, Shiawassee County will be included to complete analysis for the MSA. In addition to the core counties noted, an additional 10 counties may be included to provide the ability to capture the entire economic influence area.  The ability to show comparisons to the entire state of Michigan, the Midwest, and the entirety of the United States may be required. View the RFP here.

All questions regarding this RFP from firms interested in submitting a proposal must be emailed to info@mitcrpc.org by May 2, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. ET. All submitted queries and formal responses will be shared publicly and made available on Tri-County's website on May 3, 2024. No verbal requests for information or contact with Tri-County, its staff, or selection committee members will be accepted, and may result in disqualification.

All proposals must be received in the required format by May 7, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. EST. Late proposals will be disqualified. Submit your proposal by emailing it to info@mitcrpc.org.

Updated May 3, 2024: All responses to submitted questions are available to view here.

This RFP is not an offer to contract. Issuance of this RFP and the receipt of responses by Tri-County do not commit Tri-County to award a contract to any vendor.

Disadvantaged business enterprises, and minority and women-owned business enterprises, will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex or national origin in consideration for an award in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A full statement of Tri-County’s Non-Discriminatory Practices may be found in the RFP.