Stevens questions timeline for new Cornerstone RFP and potential combined procurement
Stevens asks about the Cornerstone RFP timeline and whether it would be combined with Beacons. Asherall says DYCD is exploring a combined community center RFP inclusive of both programs, but is still determining the best structure.
So my next question is, the YCD has not issued new cornerstone RFP since 2015.
What is the agency's timeline for releasing a new concept paper RFP for cornerstone?
And would that be something you guys would do in conjunction with weekends, or would that be separate, or what's the thinking?
Love that question.
Our goal is to release, as I mentioned earlier, a concept paper, and our commissioner really wants to be intentional about what is that right timeline to release those RFPs.
We are, as I mentioned earlier, examining the cost, the funding needs, stakeholder feedback, and then just the overall structure needed to support strong programming moving forward.
We want to allow that time to also be intentional about engaging the council and engaging all of our other partners as we develop that.
But answer your question.
Right now, we are exploring the idea of a community center RFP so that it would be inclusive of Beacon and Cornerstones.
But we also want to, as we're digging into that, we want to see whether or not that makes sense to release two solicitations within one RFP.
And so those are the things that we're still kind of digging in a little bit more on as far as what that RFP could potentially be.