The Washington State Department of Commerce is initiating this Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from firms interested in providing facilitation and consulting services for:  Project 1: a strategic plan for Commerce’s aerospace, aviation and airport economic development efforts in conjunction with the Department of Transportation; and/or Project 2: facilitating the development of a strategic action plan and report to double and diversify the state’s manufacturing employment base, the number of small manufacturing businesses and the number of women- and minority-owned manufacturing businesses in the next decade.