Upcoming contract opportunities for small businesses

Get an early look at Sound Transit's upcoming contracting opportunities before they are formally advertised -- giving your small business time to prepare, evaluate, and decide whether to participate.

Sound Transit encourages participation in its contracts by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) as well as Small Business Enterprises (SBEs) and is interested in proposals from such firms.

This list gives high‑level details about future solicitations, including project descriptions, anticipated timelines, and potential scopes of work. Information shared here is preliminary and subject to change, but it gives small businesses a helpful early look at what may be on the horizon.

To view current active solicitations, please visit our contracting opportunities platform, Biddingo.

Last updated: April 9, 2026

Anticipated advertising date

April 2026

Estimated budget

$8,500,000.00

Draft scope description

Scope of work

Consultants will apply the following approach, build upon it, and scale it appropriate to the on-call services being requested:

1.1. Discovery and analysis

1.1.1. Engage necessary executives and employees to have in-depth discovery conversations. 

1.1.2. Conduct deeper analysis of departments, divisions, and teams. 

1.1.3. Translate business strategy into organizational design requirements and outcomes.

1.1.4. Analyze current state and identify opportunity areas of improvement.

1.1.5. Review and analyze workforce analytics to provide data-driven insights regarding desired outcomes.

1.2. Design & develop

1.2.1. Determine future and necessary adjustments for: structures, sub-department alignment, and new offices.

1.2.2. Provide multiple future organizational design options for evaluation.

1.2.3. Define detailed organizational design elements of selected option (e.g., roles and responsibilities, decision authority, organizational charts, and/or workflow process).

1.3. Finalize

1.3.1. Design and deliver implementation plan for new organizational structure.

1.3.2. Determine key performance metrics and indicators to ensure the maximum impact of design is meeting business needs.

1.4. Implement

1.4.1. Work with leaders of impacted organizations to discuss decisions and implementation plans. 

1.4.2. Partner with key interest holders (ST OD team, HRBPs, chiefs of staff, impacted leaders, agency staff, etc.) to support and guide implementation of chosen organization plan.

1.5. Stabilize

1.5.1. Continue to assess and determine “next-layer” (e.g., roles, reporting lines).

1.5.2. Support ongoing change management and communication activities.

1.5.3. Implementation of mobilization plans to help establish new norms, role clarity, and behavioral and performance expectation, aligned to measures of team health and stated design outcomes.

1.5.4. Monitor implementation progress and adjust plans as needed to maintain progress, provide reporting and KPI scorecards as appropriate.

Associated NAICS

  • 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

  • 541612 Human Resources Consulting Services

Potential subcontracting opportunities

See scope

Inclusion details

  • 7% SBE Goal
  • Sound Transit promotes and encourages DBE participation in its contracts.

Project manager

Penny Christie - penny.christie@soundtransit.org

Disclaimer: This information is intended for outreach purposes only and does not constitute a promise or guarantee of business with Sound Transit. Sound Transit does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this information, and it is subject to change without notice. If you have any questions on the prospective project prior to solicitation release, please contact the staff person/project manager identified for the project. Sound Transit solicitations are posted to https://www.biddingo.com/soundtransit and are subject to restrictions of communications once advertised.

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