IMPLAN ACCESS NEEDED - Economic Development Project

1. IMPLAN Model Setup & Execution

The consultant will:

Use the most current IMPLAN dataset for Prince George’s County, MD

Confirm alignment with the County’s recently released IMPLAN-based analysis methodology

Select appropriate NAICS codes aligned with:

Motion Picture & Video Production

Post-Production Services

Sound Recording

Creative Technology Services

Studio / Production Facility Operations

Construction & Build-Out (capital phase)

Input project-specific data including:

Capital expenditures (construction, build-out, equipment)

Annual operating budget projections

Projected payroll and employment levels

Vendor and supply chain assumptions (if applicable)

Run IMPLAN modeling to calculate:

Direct impact

Indirect impact

Induced impact

Total employment impact (jobs & FTEs)

Labor income

Value added

Total output

Tax impacts (if applicable)

Deliverables

The consultant will provide:

Full IMPLAN Results Export (Excel format)

All results tables from the IMPLAN results page

Employment impacts

Output impacts

Labor income impacts

Value-added impacts

Industry detail breakdowns

Multiplier tables (if applicable)

Documentation of:

NAICS codes used

Sector selections

Assumptions entered

Dataset year used

Region definition confirmation (Prince George’s County)

No written executive summary or narrative economic development plan is required.

Required Qualifications

Active access to IMPLAN software

Demonstrated experience running local-level IMPLAN analyses

Familiarity with county-level economic modeling

Ability to correctly classify media production and creative infrastructure under appropriate NAICS sectors

Strong technical precision in data entry and export

Important Context

Because Prince George’s County has recently published IMPLAN-backed projections for the Sphere initiative, this analysis must:

Be fully aligned with the same regional dataset

Withstand scrutiny at the County Executive and economic development level

Be technically defensible and cleanly documented

This engagement is focused exclusively on accurate modeling and complete Excel-based deliverables.