OPERATIONAL DUE DILIGENCE CONSULTING SERVICES- NYC CATALYST FUND II IMPACT INVESTING PROGRAM

New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”) is seeking a consulting team to provide services to its NYC Catalyst Fund II impact investing program (the “Program”). The consulting team will be asked to provide NYCEDC with operational due diligence services in a range of key areas including general operations due diligence and investing operations due diligence. Details on each of these areas will be explicit in the RFP.

NYCEDC plans to select a consulting team on the basis of factors stated in the RFP which include but are not limited to: experience of key staff identified in the proposal, demonstrated successful experience in performing services similar to those encompassed in the RFP, the quality of the proposal, and the proposed fee and cost schedule.

It is the policy of NYCEDC to comply with all federal, state, and City laws and regulations which prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, and other protected category. Please refer to the Equal Employment Opportunity exhibit in the RFP.

It is also the policy of NYCEDC to take affirmative action in working with contracting parties to ensure certified Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (“M/WBE”) share in the economic opportunities generated by NYCEDC’s projects and initiatives. Companies that have been certified with the New York City Department of Small Business Services as M/WBEs are strongly encouraged to apply. To learn more about M/WBE certification, please visit https://sbsconnect.nyc.gov/certification-directory-search/. To learn more about NYCEDC’s M/WBE program, please visit http://www.nycedc.com/opportunitymwdbe.

Respondents may submit questions and/or request clarifications from NYCEDC by Monday January 2, 2026 at 5:00 P.M. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP should be directed to NYCCF-ODD@edc.nyc. Answers to all questions will be posted by Monday, January 12, 2026, to https://edc.nyc/rfps. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP will not be accepted after 5:00 P.M. on January 2, 2026 however, technical questions pertaining to downloading and submitting proposals to this RFP may be directed to RFPrequest@edc.nyc on or before Friday, January 23, 2026.

To download a copy of the solicitation documents please visit https://edc.nyc/rfps. Responses are due no later than Friday, January 23, 2026, at 4:00 P.M. Please click the link in the “Deadlines” section of this project’s web page (which can be found on https://edc.nyc/rfps) to electronically upload a proposal for this solicitation. The proposal must be uploaded in a zip file with RFP title and your company name.