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10 March 2026

MSU Northern Feasibility Study for Meat Processing Program Montana State University Northern seeks a contractor to create and implement a feasibility study for the development of a meat processing program at the undergraduate level.

10 March 2026

Open 3/9/2026 2:00 PM MDT Type Request for Proposal Close 4/21/2026 2:00 PM MDT Number MSU-RFP-26-14 Currency US Dollar

Sealed Until 4/21/2026 2:00 PM MDT

Payment Terms 0% 0, Net 30

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Contacts Jeni Luft jeni.luft@montana.edu

Phone +1 406-994-3210

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Commodity Codes Commodity Code Description 3923 Professional Services - Market Research Services 3938 Professional Services - Polling/Survey Services

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Montana State University – Northern seeks proposals for a contractor to create and implement a feasibility study for the development of a meat processing program at the undergraduate level. This study should achieve the following:

1. Evaluate Montana-based meat processing market labor needs and employment sustainability.

2. Evaluate student demand and enrollment sustainability based on Montana demographics and expressed interest.

3. Critically evaluate best practices with respect to meat processing education in other states to identify strategies for maximizing student interest and employer demand for a formal meat processing program in Montana.

Description

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Prerequisites Required to Enter Bid

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1. Review and accept the single point of contact information.

2. Review and accept the University's instructions for submitting a proposal.

3. Review and accept the contract term.

4. Review and accept our RFP general information.

5. Review and accept the University's insurance requirements.

6. Review and accept the instructions and schedule for the Offerors' Questions and University's Response.

7. Please review and accept the University's acceptance terms.

8. Review and accept the minimum score requirement.

9. Review and accept the University's Right to Investigate and Reject clause.

10. Review and accept the University's Mandatory Requirements clause.

11. Review and accept the University's Cooperative Purchasing clause.

12. Review and accept the Presentation/Demonstration/Interview requirement.

13. Review and accept the University's Financial Stability requirement.

14. Review and accept the University's Debarment clause.

15. Review and accept the Prime Contractor/Subcontractors information.

16.

Review and accept the Sample Contract found in the Buyer Attachment section of this RFP. Requests for additions or exceptions to the Contract terms, including any necessary licenses, or any added provisions MUST be submitted to the Procurement Officer assigned to this solicitation by the date for receipt of questions, as stated in the Questions section of this solicitation. Any request MUST be accompanied by an explanation of WHY the exception is being sought, and what specific effect it will have on the Offeror’s ability to respond to the RFP or perform the Contract. Simply attaching the Offeror's contract or agreement language will not satisfy the requirements of this prerequisite. The University will make any final determination of changes to the standard terms and conditions and/or contract.

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Buyer Attachments

1. Attachment 1 Scope of Project.pdf

2. Attachment 2 Cost Proposal.pdf

3. Attachment 3 Evaluation Criteria.pdf

4. DRAFT Contract for MSU-RFP-26-14 MSUN.pdf

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Questions Required Questions

Group 1: General Instructions:

1.1

I understand it is my responsibility to check the Public Q&A board before submitting my proposal. I further understand that to ensure my questions will be answered, they should be submitted to the public Q&A board by March 24th, 2026. Questions may be submitted after this deadline but there is no guarantee that late questions will be answered.

1.2 Submit a current W-9.

1.3 Provide company name used on invoices.

1.4 Provide complete remit to address for payments if it differs from the address on the W-9.

1.5 Provide contact information for the contract liaison: __________ is Contractor's liaison.

(Address): (City, State, ZIP): Telephone: Cell Phone: E-mail:

1.6 Provide Name, Title, and Email Address for Contract signatory.

1.7 I understand if awarded the Contract, I will be required to register in SmartBuyMSU, Montana State University's e-procurement solution powered by Jaggaer. Provide contact information for the Person who will be responsible for this registration process:

Name, Email, Title, and Phone Number.

1.8 The University routes Contracts for signature via DocuSign. Please provide names & emails for additional personnel that should receive a copy of the Contract within your company, other than the Contract’s liaison or signatory stated above.

1.9

Equal Pay for Montana Women. Executive Order No. 12-2016 promoting equal pay for Montana women directs the Department of Administration to include incentives in the RFP process for contractors who engage in best practices to promote wage transparency. These best practices include the following:

(a)posting salary ranges in employment listings;

(b)certifying that the contractor will not ask about wage history in employee interviews;

(c)certifying that the contractor will not retaliate or discriminate against employees who discuss or disclose their wages in the workplace.

Offeror indicating it will comply with Executive Order No. 12-2016 will receive 5% bonus points available. Offerors who do not comply will not receive the bonus points. Bonus points received do not count towards minimum passing score, if applicable.

Group 2: Requirements Instructions:

2.1

I understand at the University’s discretion, it may require confirmation of Offeror’s financial stability. Although it is not required to be submitted with Offeror’s proposal, this information may be requested before RFP award and will be scored on a pass/fail basis, at the University’s discretion. Therefore, offerors should be prepared to demonstrate their financial stability to supply, install and support the services specified by: (1) providing financial statements, preferably audited, for the 3 consecutive years immediately preceding the issuance of this RFP, and (2) providing copies of any quarterly financial statements that have been prepared since the end of the period reported by its most recent annual report.

2.2

I understand that if Offeror advances to the final selection process, Offeror may be required to provide a minimum of three (3) references that have used the services of the type proposed in this RFP, preferably within the last three (3) years. These references may be contacted to verify Offeror’s ability to perform the contract. The University reserves the right to use any information or additional references deemed necessary to establish the ability of the Offeror to perform the conditions of the contract.

Negative references may be grounds for proposal disqualification.

2.3

I understand I must specify how long the individual/company submitting the proposal has been in the business of providing supplies and/or services similar to those requested in this RFP and under what company name. A resume or summary of qualifications, work experience, education, skills, etc., which emphasizes previous experience in this area should be provided for all key personnel who will be involved with any aspects of the contract.

2.4

I understand we must provide a list of implementations of the proposed services, offered in our RFP response, in the last five years. If selected for the final review process, Offeror may be asked for Customer Point of Contact information. This information may be used to determine responsibility of the Offeror to perform the required services.

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2.5

Provide the University a list of any outstanding or previous litigation, which involved the proposed products or services offered in your RFP response. This information may be used to determine responsibility of the Offeror to perform the required services. If additional space is needed to respond, please upload your response in the Supplier Attachment Section.

2.6 I understand that any and all costs associated with my product or service, including travel, must be disclosed in my proposal. Any and all costs not disclosed in my proposal will be deemed non-applicable. I understand the University is not liable to pay any cost that was not disclosed in my proposal.

2.7

PROPOSAL: Provide information, a work plan, and the methods to be used that will convincingly demonstrate to the University what the Offeror intends to do; the timeframes necessary to accomplish the work; and how the work will be accomplished to meet the Scope of Project as more specifically detailed above in the Buyer Attachment Section.

Group 3: Evaluation Criteria Instructions:

3.1 I understand the RFP will be evaluated based on the scoring criteria as found in the Buyer Attachment section of this RFP.

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Product Line Items Product Line Items

There are no Items added to this event.

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Service Line Items Service Line Items

1. Hourly Rate Proposal # Item Name, Commodity Code, Description Allow

Alternates Qty. UOM Requested Service Delivery

S1 Cost Proposal 1 EA - Each

Input Fixed Price for Feasibility Study including all associated costs.

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