Specifications include, but are not limited to: The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), on behalf of the City of New York (the City), is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking a consultant (the Operator) to develop, launch, and operate a micro-bench, business incubator for start-up companies in the life sciences field (the Incubator). The main goals of the Incubator are to stimulate the early-stage life science entrepreneurial community in New York City by providing affordable wet laboratory space to start-up companies activate existing or under-utilized wet laboratory space in academic, medical, business, or non-profit institutions and encourage the translation of basic academic research into commercial activity.