# North Carolina eVP #281-RFP2738

Winston-Salem Housing Strategy and Affordable Housing Consulting

**Posted:** October 13, 2026
**Respond By:** November 10, 2026
**Identifier:** 281-RFP2738
**NAICS:** 541611, 541720, 541820, 541620

The City of Winston-Salem is seeking a consultant to develop a resident-informed citywide housing strategy and five-year action plan.
- **Government buyer:** City of Winston-Salem, Office of Housing Development, Forsyth County, North Carolina.
- **Solicitation:** RFP 281-RFP2738.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, vendors, or prospective contractors are named; no branded products or part numbers are requested.
- **Requested services:** Develop a Neighborhood Housing Strategy and Affordable Housing Strategy, including housing-needs and market assessments, review of existing programs and resources, neighborhood profiles and maps, and recommendations addressing homeownership, rental housing, neighborhood revitalization, and wealth building.
  - Conduct resident and stakeholder engagement, including at least one public meeting in each of the City’s eight wards.
  - Prepare a five-year implementation and funding plan with priority projects, resources, performance metrics, and annual reporting.
  - Provide draft and final strategies and presentations to the Affordable Housing Coalition, General Government Committee, and City Council.
- **Quantity and part numbers:** One strategy-development consulting engagement; no part number applies. No physical products are requested.
- **Notable requirements:** The work must be informed by residents and include citywide and neighborhood-level analysis, mapped neighborhood profiles, and an actionable funding and implementation approach.
- **Estimated value:** Not stated in the notice; the range below is an independent planning estimate.

### Description

The City of Winston-Salem, Office of Housing Development, seeks proposals to develop a comprehensive, resident-informed Neighborhood Housing Strategy and Affordable Housing Strategy for the City. The work includes community outreach, a citywide housing needs assessment with focus on specified neighborhoods, recommendations for homeownership, rental housing, neighborhood revitalization, and wealth building, and a five-year implementation plan with funding strategies, priority projects, and performance measures. Deliverables include a resident engagement plan, neighborhood assessment and profiles, draft and final strategies, an implementation plan, and presentations to City bodies. Proposals are due November 10, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.; electronic bids are not permitted according to the portal notice.

[View original listing](https://evp.nc.gov/solicitations//details/?id=a67ba32f-44c7-f111-aaae-001dd803db57)