Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Community Study - RFP

The Town of Kittery seeks a consultant to conduct an in-depth community study to inform the Town on the community’s sentiments, experienced challenges, and opportunities for the Town of Kittery to be a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive community.

The community study is envisioned as an effort to engage as broad a range of the resident- and local business-community members as possible through various strategies and techniques that fit the needs of a diverse audience and removes barriers to participation that often are present in public community input gathering.

Qualifications should be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the Consultant’s name and “Community Study – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” on the outside. Qualification submissions shall consist of 1 hard copy and 1 PDF on a USB drive. Price proposals should be submitted in a separately sealed envelope within the proposal package and clearly marked “Price Proposal – Community Study”. Do not include the Price Proposal in the PDF version. Electronic submission (i.e., via email) will not be accepted.

Proposals shall be delivered to the place specified below and no later than the time specified:

Kittery Town Hall
Town Manager’s Office
200 Rogers Road
Kittery, ME 03904
DEADLINE: Thursday, February 8, 2024, 3PM

Unless otherwise specified, questions pertaining to general information regarding the scope of services shall be addressed only in writing. No questions will be answered in-person or via telephone. Questions shall be written and emailed to the following: 

For a complete description and instructions on how to submit a proposal, complete the subscription form below and click "Submit" at the bottom of the screen.  From there you will gain access to the electronic Request for Qualifications which contains all the relevant information needed to submit a proposal.