Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Ohio Development Services Agency, Office of Strategic Business Investments (“ODSA”) or (“Agency”), requests proposals from qualified not-for-profit economic development corporations or port authorities (each entity submitting a proposal shall be referred to herein as an “Applicant,” and each Applicant selected as a result of this RFP to be an “Administrator”) interested in administering the Ohio Regional 166 Loan Program (the “Program”) for ODSA and the State of Ohio (“State”). Administrators will market and administer loans to local businesses to help create development opportunities in the State. The Agency is requesting proposals from Administrators to provide these services from the date of an executed award through December 31, 2020.