2.1 Scope of Services This RFP contemplates that the Agency will contract with the successful Respondent to be the professional service consultant for the MDA and its Programs and the principal advisor and provider for the following specified services: The Contractor will perform the following services upon request of the AUTHORITY in fulfillment of the purposes of this Contract. The services will include, but not be limited to: 2.2 The Contractor will provide the Authority/State of Mississippi with full-time representation in Europe (focused primarily on, but not limited to, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Turkey, Dubai, and Israel) to recruit foreign direct investment to Mississippi and to promote the export of Mississippi products to Europe. The Contractor must be based in Germany, the Netherlands or Belgium and be willing to travel to other European countries as approved by the Authority for recruiting and trade activities. The Contractor is to attend key SelectUSA roadshow events across Europe as approved by the Authority. The Contractor will focus on recruiting European firms in the automotive, aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing sectors and associated supply chains as primary targets for recruitment. Other industries for recruitment include, but are not limited to metals, chemicals and energy, food processing, warehousing and distribution, and forestry. The Contractor will also work on behalf of the Authority and Mississippi businesses to expand market opportunities for the export of Mississippi products and services from a wide range of industries to Europe. This service will include (i) developing knowledge of Mississippi assets with respect to geography, existing industries, exporters, communities and industrial sites, workforce, research assets and incentives and (ii) developing a recruitment plan and an export promotion plan in partnership with the Authority based on the target sectors to include business missions, virtual business missions, a calling program to meet with existing and new investors, seminars, exhibitions, and other activities for the recruitment and identification of prospective investors. To achieve the primary stated objectives, the Contractor shall provide services outlined in the remainder of this Exhibit.
