# Maryland Procurement Portal #BPM059552

Planning services to develop Cambridge’s city-wide form-based development code

**Posted:** October 22, 2026
**Respond By:** December 01, 2026
**Identifier:** BPM059552
**NAICS:** 541611, 541320, 541620

The City of Cambridge, Maryland, is seeking a planning team to prepare a new city-wide development code.
- **Government buyer:** City of Cambridge, Maryland — Planning and Zoning function, Dorchester County.
- **Requested services:** Provide professional planning expertise and work with City staff to draft a transect-oriented, form-based Cambridge Development Code that replaces the existing Unified Development Code and implements the Inspire Cambridge Comprehensive Plan.
- **Key planning requirements:** Support New Urbanism principles, including walkable streets and blocks, mixed-use housing, nearby shopping, and accessible public spaces. Address seven districts: Downtown, Traditional Neighborhood, Suburban Neighborhood, Highway, Industrial, Natural, and Special Overlay. Include Neighborhood Centers and Neighborhood Crossroads as walkable, mixed-use nodes.
- **Cost information:** Respondents must provide costs for individual components and an anticipated overall project cost.
- **Companies and products:** No OEMs, vendors, or specific products are named. No product quantities or part numbers are provided.

### Description

The City of Cambridge, Maryland, is requesting qualifications from a professional planning team to draft a new city-wide, transect-oriented, form-based Cambridge Development Code. The new code will replace the City's Unified Development Code and is intended to advance New Urbanism and implement the recently completed Inspire Cambridge Comprehensive Plan. The City will provide funding appropriate to the project's scope and needs, and respondents must include individual cost breakdowns and anticipated overall project costs. Responses are due December 1, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.

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