Strategic Planning Facilitation Services
Overview
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SUMMARY
KEY REQUIREMENTS
TIMELINE
Release Date: July 8th, 2026
Questions Deadline: August 20th, 2026
Proposal Due Date: August 22nd, 2026
Retreat Timing: October or November 2026
Strategic Plan Adoption: December 2026
QUESTION DEADLINE
CONTACTS
Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone
Additional decision-makers and their departments
Issuing Agency
Sustainable Chesapeake
DESCRIPTION
The issuing organization is seeking a vendor to provide strategic planning facilitation services to support the development of an updated strategic plan. The selected firm will be expected to design and facilitate a strategic planning process that establishes a clear organizational direction and builds broad consensus among participants.
Scope of work includes pre-meeting planning with organizational leadership, development of a customized and highly engaging one-day strategic planning retreat, facilitation of the retreat, and preparation of a summary of meeting outcomes and recommendations. The process should help leadership review the organization’s current strategic plan, accomplishments, challenges, and opportunities.
The retreat is expected to celebrate progress since the previous strategic plan, identify emerging opportunities and challenges, assess organizational strengths and capacity, explore long-term vision and strategic direction, and define strategic priorities for the next planning period. Questions are due by August 20, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- Submissions are due August 22, 2026. Questions must be submitted by August 20, 2026.
- Who issued this RFP?
- It was issued by Sustainable Chesapeake. The work is located in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Strategic planning and organizational development consulting firm
- Experience facilitating executive and board-level retreats
- Strong background in nonprofit, public sector, or mission-driven organizational planning
- Proven ability to build stakeholder consensus and guide vision-setting processes
- Skilled in workshop design, meeting facilitation, and strategic plan development
- Able to deliver concise post-retreat summaries and actionable recommendations
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