With the increasing need to incorporate climate considerations into our work from education to planning to restoration, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources /Chesapeake and Coastal Services seeks a Market Analysis/Needs Assessment (MA/NA) to better understand the landscape of service providers in our region, what our stakeholders truly need and how CCS can tailor our education and training programs and delivery mechanisms to fill those gaps. The project will be funded through the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve-Maryland (CBNERR-MD), which is part of CCS.  A MA/NA is a requirement for CBNERR-MD’s Education and Coastal Training sectors and has been identified as a key step in focusing program investments in these areas.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR)/Chesapeake and Coastal Services (CCS) is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) in order to obtain environmental consultative services from a Contractor. These services will be divided into two distinct parts. The first part will include the completion of a Market Analysis (MA) that clearly and concisely identifies firms, groups, programs, agencies and organizations within the State of Maryland and DelMarVa region that are developing and/or delivering coastal and environmental education and training programs focused on climate change and climate change impacts in Maryland. The second part will be to conduct a comprehensive Needs Assessment (NA) of existing and potential key constituent groups, stakeholders, and partners that may participate or utilize climate-based costal and environmental education and skill-based training within the State.

It is the state’s intention to obtain goods and services, as specified in this RFP, from a Contract between the selected Offeror and the State.

The DNR intends to make a single award according to the RFP.