Procurement Support Services

The Vendor is required to provide K-12 educational institutions, and local public procurement units (cities, counties, and municipalities) (herein collectively referred to as “eligible purchasers”).
- Consultants should have expertise and staffing to be able to assist purchasing entities with many different types of procurements, such as procurements for the following types of services:
• Construction, infrastructure, and public works
• Information technology and data management
• Public safety, law enforcement, and emergency services
• Transportation and fleet services
• Medical, healthcare, and laboratory services
• Professional, administrative, and support services
• Facilities maintenance and operational services
• Education, arts, and cultural support
• Human and social services
• Communications, printing, and outreach
• Federal programs
- General requirements
• Provide procurement support services (PSS) to purchasing entities as determined by the services description negotiated at contract engagement.
• Comply with all statutes, rules, policies, and procedures related to providing PSS under a resulting contract, including without limitation all procurement laws, rules, policies, and guidance.
• The capability to work within the purchasing entities existing systems as needed.
• Provide virtual and on-site services at times and locations determined by the purchasing entity.
• Sign non-disclosure agreements as requested by the purchasing entity.
• Consult on all supplemental agreements or legal issues that arise out of the formation of a contract for which the contractor has provided assistance for the duration of that contract.
- Procurement planning
• Provide services to include advice and recommendations for all elements of procurement strategy planning, including approaches, options, strategies, risks, contracting methods, competition, sources, cost, milestone schedules, etc.
• Describe requirement(s) of quality standards to increase the service life.
- Market research
• Researching available suppliers and comparing the services and costs of obtaining commodities or services from different providers
• Compiling information in reports for use in the development of a procurement plan and competitive solicitation
• Providing advice and recommendations for all elements in market research, including approaches, options, strategies, risks, methods, competition, sources, cost, milestones, and other relevant elements
• Researching existing government-wide contracts for available products and services
• Identifying regulatory or political risks or changes that may impact the supply market
• Providing third-party risk data on potential suppliers and access to data sources used
• providing cost-benefit analyses for single versus multi-award contracts
- Contract management
• Assist purchasing entities with developing strategies for contract management, contract implementation, contract administration, measurement of work completion, and payment computation.
• Assist purchasing entities with developing contract administration plans (cap) that define how the contract will be administered.
• Assist purchasing entities with developing vendor performance plans that describe needed processes and recommend tools that will guide the purchasing entity through vendor performance evaluations.
- Contract Period/Term: 2 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: July 22, 2025