When is the submission deadline?

Submissions are due October 27, 2026. Questions must be submitted by September 15, 2026.

What is the budget for this RFP?

The published budget is $20,000.

It was issued by City Of Kansas City, Missouri. The work is located in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.

Who is a good fit for this opportunity?

AI engineering and implementation firm with experience deploying applied AI prototypes. Expertise in workflow analysis, retrieval methods, prompt and model configuration, and system integrations. Demonstrated ability to test AI systems with end users and document human-review requirements. Experience providing staff training, requirements traceability, and technical configuration documentation. Strong understanding of data flows, security controls, third-party dependencies, and responsible AI practices.

Public AI Innovation Challenge Services (Due October 27, 2026)

Overview

Data Analytics, AI & Cloud Hosting

Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesPosted: September 2, 2026Deadline: October 27, 2026

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SUMMARY

The City seeks qualified AI implementation teams to design, configure, test, and document a prototype supporting quality control and residential review workflows. Deliverables include workflow analysis, staff training, a working prototype, and requirements traceability documentation.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must be a qualified team capable of co-design and demonstration of AI-assisted tools
Must assign forward-deployed AI engineers to work with City subject-matter experts
Must comply with City terms governing ownership, access, use, retention, deletion, confidentiality, records, third-party services, incident reporting, and auditability
Must identify which proposed capabilities are currently available and demonstrable at the start of Stage 1
Must disclose whether generative AI or automated content-generation tools were used to prepare the proposal
Must demonstrate experience configuring AI systems for operational workflows
Must demonstrate experience with municipal permitting, plan review, architecture, engineering, construction, or code administration

BUDGET

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$20,000

TIMELINE

Pre-Proposal meeting: September 15th, 2026

Questions Due: September 15th, 2026

Follow-up Responses Due: September 29th, 2026

Follow-up Responses Issued: October 13th, 2026

Proposals due: October 27th, 2026

Evaluation period: October 28th – November 10th, 2026

Presentations / Demonstrations: November 17th, 2026

Anticipated selection: December 1st, 2026

Anticipated Stage 1 start: December 15th, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

September 15, 2026

CONTACTS

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Issuing Agency

City Of Kansas City, Missouri

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DESCRIPTION

The issuing City is seeking vendor teams to provide public AI innovation challenge services for quality control review (QCR) and residential review workflows. Each selected team will assign qualified technical personnel, such as forward-deployed AI engineers, solution engineers, implementation engineers, applied AI specialists, or comparable professionals, to work directly with designated City staff.

The work includes observing and documenting current workflows, translating approved City source materials into testable system requirements, configuring prompts, rules, retrieval methods, models, integrations, and output formats, and testing the solution with City-provided materials. Vendors will review errors with staff, identify circumstances requiring staff judgment, document data flows and security controls, train designated City personnel, and maintain configuration, issue, and decision logs.

Expected deliverables include a workflow and user-needs summary, a configured prototype for the defined QCR and residential review use cases, and a requirements traceability matrix connecting tested functions to applicable Information Bulletins and City-provided requirements. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for September 15, 2026, and questions must be submitted by that date.

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Frequently asked questions

When is the submission deadline?: Submissions are due October 27, 2026. Questions must be submitted by September 15, 2026.
What is the budget for this RFP?: The published budget is $20,000.
Who issued this RFP?: It was issued by City Of Kansas City, Missouri. The work is located in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.
Who is a good fit for this opportunity?: AI engineering and implementation firm with experience deploying applied AI prototypes
Expertise in workflow analysis, retrieval methods, prompt and model configuration, and system integrations
Demonstrated ability to test AI systems with end users and document human-review requirements
Experience providing staff training, requirements traceability, and technical configuration documentation
Strong understanding of data flows, security controls, third-party dependencies, and responsible AI practices

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