State government is conducting a review of all its hospitality holdings, calling into question exactly how Boston’s largest convention venues will serve their communities going forward.

Outreach has begun in the state’s push to reexamine the market position of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA), with requests for interviews and feedback going out to local stakeholders, including members of the Massachusetts State House.

Leading that charge is the Pinnacle Advisory Group, a hospitality consultant with support from architecture firm Touloukian and Touloukian Inc, communications firm McDermott Ventures and convention and hotel firm CHMWarnick.

The groundwork for this effort began back in April, with the state sending out a request for proposals (RFP) to reexamine the placement of its properties in both the market and Boston’s social fabric. The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) took top billing but the Hynes Convention Center, Lawn on D, MassMutual Center and Boston Common Garage were also mentioned.

The MCCA is remaining vague with what exactly it’s looking to accomplish with the contract, but some more insight can be gleaned from the RFP itself. In addition to its standard financial and market projections, the MCCA seems to want this analysis to take a broader look at what roles its properties can serve in light of the community support they provided during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“During the pandemic, various MCCA facilities played critical roles within the state and their host communities for emergency response. Past BCEC expansion and planning efforts focused narrowly on hotel and convention business interests. They have not always incorporated the significant local importance of our facilities holistically. Meeting this moment requires enlarging our concept of what MCCA facilities can and should do, what and who they can be for, and how we can make them the best they can be,” it said.

While the BCEC has remained a strong market contender, the Hynes barely survived a last-minute sale push by the last administration. It’s been getting back on its feet with substantial support from local civic and business groups as well as the administration of Governor Maura Healey, but even a surprisingly functional maintenance schedule keeping it semi-operational during deferred maintenance will have it at partial capacity for years to come.

The specific means by which Pinnacle and its partners are conducting outreach are also only partially known, including but not limited to short interviews with local stakeholders by McDermott. Pinnacle declined to comment on the efforts since the principal leading that work, Rachel Roginsky, was not available.

While the MCCA declined to commit to any specific timeline, saying only that work is underway and a report will be published when it’s complete, the original plans for the project place its completion date in fall 2024.