Contra Costa County is seeking qualified vendors to provide artificial intelligence (AI) consulting services to support the County's strategic goal of using AI technologies to improve service delivery, strengthen operational efficiency, and foster data-informed decision-making across multiple departments. The selected vendors will be added to a Qualified Vendor List and may be engaged on a project-by-project basis to provide AI services, including AI readiness and maturity assessments, AI strategy development and implementation planning, machine learning model development and validation, and more. The scope of work includes providing AI services to support various County departments, including public health and human services, public safety and law enforcement, transportation and infrastructure, housing and homelessness response, and environmental sustainability and resilience. • AI readiness and maturity assessments • AI strategy development and implementation planning • Machine learning model development and validation • Natural language processing • Computer vision and smart infrastructure applications • Data engineering, cleaning, and governance for AI use • Auditing and mitigation of AI bias and algorithmic harm • Monitoring of Agentic AI agents • Security and compliance consulting