A Consultant is considered a "small business concern" if it qualifies as a Small Business under the Small Business Act of the United States, 15 USC Section 632, and its implementing regulations. The Small Business Act empowers the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish specific size standards based on various factors like number of employees, revenue, and net worth which vary by industry.You can select see if you qualify by finding your industry in the SBA's Table of Size Standards found here: https://www.sba.gov/document/support-table-size-standards.

Nonprofit organizations are not eligible to apply to the Consultant roster program.

Seattle Municipal Code provides another avenue for which City departments are able to contract out with public benefit non-profit organizations without public advertisement. Non-eligibility for the consultant roster program does not preclude your firm from working with the City.

Qualified consultants will have experience providing consultation on communications studies, analysis, evaluation, monitoring, recommendations, technical writing, editing, public presentations, group facilitation, graphic art, video production, web development, reports, or expert witness.

Each project must have included at least one of the following scopes: communications studies, analysis, evaluation, monitoring, recommendations, technical writing, editing, public presentations, group facilitation, graphic art, video production, web development, reports, or expert witness.

Qualified consultants will have experience providing consultation specializing in the use of ethnic media to reach local ethnic communities, immigrant & refugee populations. This includes special knowledge or relationships with Ethnic Media, in much greater depth than in traditional media specialty work.

Each project must have included at least one of the following scopes: use of ethnic media to reach local ethnic communities, immigrant & refugee populations, special knowledge or relationships with Ethnic Media, in much greater depth than in traditional media specialty work.

Qualified consultants will have experience providing consultation on TV, newspapers, radio stations, TV stations, or other print media specifically oriented to ethnic, immigrants or refugees. This can include general circulation formats, as well as second-language or other formats that are intended to reach very specifically into the immigrant or ethnic communities.

Each project must have included at least one of the following scopes: TV, newspapers, radio stations, TV stations, or other print media specifically oriented to ethnic, immigrants or refugees. This can include general circulation formats, as well as second-language or other formats that are intended to reach very specifically into the immigrant or ethnic communities.

Qualified consultants will have experience providing consultation on media production studies, analysis, evaluation, monitoring, recommendations, review, video, film, photography or radio production, writing reports, or expert witness.

Each project must have included at least one of the following scopes: media production studies, analysis, evaluation, monitoring, recommendations, review, video, film, photography or radio production, writing reports, or expert witness.

Qualified consultants will have experience providing consultation on public information or public relations studies, analysis, research, outreach, surveys, evaluation, monitoring, recommendations, or review. Advertising services, promotion development or design; radio production; direct marketing planning or design; media placement or buying; identity development, fund raising strategy or management; or expert witness.

Each project must have included at least one of the following scopes: public information or public relations: studies, analysis, research, outreach, surveys, evaluation, monitoring, recommendations, or review. Advertising services, promotion development or design; radio production; direct marketing planning or design; media placement or buying; identity development, fund raising strategy or management; or expert witness.

Qualified consultants will have experience providing consultation onconducting public involvement or community outreach services for major projects, including project initiation, planning, design or construction phases. Requires professional experience using Systematic Development of Informed Consent to implement public works projects, communicating complex public works issues (such as drainage, drinking water, waste water, solid waste, environmental or transportation issues) to members of the public or proven working experience with communities in Seattle, including limited English speaking or underserved communities. Examples of related work include coordinating or facilitating public outreach or engagement efforts, maintaining community outreach databases, preparing outreach materials or compiling outreach summaries.

Each project must have included at least one of the following scopes: conducting public involvement or community outreach services for major projects, including project initiation, planning, design or construction phases. Requires professional experience using Systematic Development of Informed Consent to implement public works projects, communicating complex public works issues (such as drainage, drinking water, waste water, solid waste, environmental or transportation issues) to members of the public or proven working experience with communities in Seattle, including limited English speaking or underserved communities. Examples of related work include coordinating or facilitating public outreach or engagement efforts, maintaining community outreach databases, preparing outreach materials or compiling outreach summaries.

Qualified consultants will have experience providing consultation on technical writing, development, formatting, or production.

Each project must have included at least one of the following scopes: technical writing, development, formatting, or production.

A statement of qualifications is a document that details how a Consultant firm's skills and experience align with the specific scope of work covered by the roster(s) attempting to be qualified for. There is not an official City of Seattle template for a Statement of Qualifications as they can vary significantly from field to field.In general, the City is looking for evidence that the firm has completed projects or assignments related to the scope of work and that the key personnel and/or Principal have the required licenses, certificates, or education to perform the type of consulting work described for each category applied to. Statements of qualification are generally set up in a resume style format as opposed to a narrative format. City departments may use these statements of qualifications to determine whether a Consultant has the proper experience to be considered for contracting. Upon approval to a consultant roster, Consultant must add this document to their Documents tab in the business profile of the CIty's Procurement Portal.