654321-27-0017-2.pdf
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- 654321-27-0017
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- Orleans Parish, New Orleans City, Louisiana
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This is Addendum No. 2 to Request for Proposal 27-0017 issued by the NOLA Public School Procurement Department for Municipal and Community Affairs Services. The addendum, dated August 19, 2026, modifies the original RFP documents issued July 30, 2026, and must be acknowledged by respondents to avoid proposal disqualification. The scope of services includes strategic stakeholder engagement and governmental relations, encompassing cultivation of relationships with municipal elected officials and community stakeholders, representation at community events, development of written communications, engagement with stakeholder groups, advisory services on municipal affairs priorities, coordination of meetings between OPSB and external entities, and additional governmental relations support. Contractors must demonstrate successful experience with the Louisiana State Legislature and knowledge of the Minimum Foundation Program, state budget, and appropriations processes. The annual contract budget is $55,000.00 for a one-year base term with two optional one-year renewal periods. Proposals are due August 25, 2026, with a virtual pre-proposal meeting held on August 7, 2026, and written questions due by August 13, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. CST. Potential oral presentations are scheduled for September 3-4, 2026.
The RFP specifies a 20-page proposal limit, with Tabs 9-12 and the cover sheet excluded from this restriction, though the table of contents counts toward the page limit. Respondents must provide three to five client references; references need not be exclusively from school districts and may include substantive work with local municipalities without penalty. The procurement carries a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goal of 35 percent. Certified DBE firms must submit DBE Responsiveness Forms 1 and 2 and Verification of DBE Certification within the DBE Professional Services Compliance Certification Checklist. Respondents shall submit the Professional Services Compliance Certification Checklist rather than the Contractor Certification Checklist. Performance evaluation is weighted across six criteria: experience with Louisiana State Legislature and knowledge of state budget and appropriations (25 points); experience with municipal and parish governmental bodies (20 points); qualifications of assigned personnel (20 points); performance history including cost control and quality (10 points); cost (15 points); and DBE participation (10 points). NOLA Public Schools reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, award to single or multiple vendors, and cancel the solicitation at its sole discretion.
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RFP 27-0017 Municipal and Community Affairs Services Addendum No.2
NOLA Public School
Procurement Department
2401 Westbend Parkway, Suite 5076, New Orleans, LA 70114
Paul A. Lucius, Executive Director of Procurement
August 19, 2026
Addendum No. 2
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 27-0017
MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS SERVICES
This Addendum and Clarification item forms a part of the RFP Documents and modifies the original
RFP Documents issued July 30, 2026. Acknowledge receipt of this Addendum on the Addendum
Form of the Request for Proposal. Failure to do so may subject proposal to disqualification.
This Addendum consists of 2 Page(s).
CLARIFICATION:
1. Question: Proposals are capped at a 20-page limit. Does the page limit exclude Tabs 9-
12? Does it exclude a cover sheet and a page for the table of contents? Does it exclude any other pages?
Answer Yes, the proposal is capped at a 20-page limit. Tabs 9-12 are excluded from page limit. The coversheet is a required document. The table of contents counts towards your 20-page limit. Tabs 9-12 are the only pages excluded 20-page limit.
2. Question: The RFP requires 3–5 references from school districts. Will respondents be penalized if they list references that are not school district-related? For example, would it be permissive for a respondent to list references demonstrating substantive work with a local municipality?
Answer: No, the respondents will not be penalized if they list references that are not school district-related? Yes, it is permissive for a respondent to list references demonstrating substantive work with a local municipality
3. Question: Under section 7.2 of the RFP, Tab 11 requires the following DBE forms be completed and included in the proposal: DBE Responsiveness Form 1, DBE
Responsiveness Form 2, DBE Certification Letter, and DBE Professional Services
Compliance Certification Checklist. The last form includes a box at the bottom regarding the attachment of six different forms ("DBE Responsiveness Form 1, DBE Responsiveness
Form 2, DBE Mobilization Form 1, DBE Mobilization Form 2, DBE Mobilization Form 3, and Verification of DBE Certification"). Which of those six forms must be acknowledged and initialed by the respondent to ensure compliance with responding to the RFP?
RFP 27-0017 Municipal and Community Affairs Services Addendum No.2
Answer: The following “Supporting Documents” shall be checked and initialed, within the
DBE Professional Services Compliance Certification Checklist:
• DBE Responsiveness Form 1
• DBE Responsiveness Form 2
• Verification of DBE Certification
4. Question: The Contractor Certification Checklist (page 79 of the RFP) lists five documents at the bottom of the form to be attached and acknowledged: DBE REPORT 1: Contracting
Compliance; DBE REPORT 2: Good Faith Efforts; DBE REPORT 3: Affirmative Action
Steps | Equal Employment Opportunity Efforts; DBE REPORT 4: Minority | Female
Participation; Verification of DBE Certification. Which of these five documents must be attached and initialed by the respondent to ensure compliance with responding to the RFP?
Answer: The “Contractor Certification Checklist” is not required to be submitted.
5. Question: Under section 7.2 of the RFP, Tab 12 requires the NOLA PS forms (Appendix
A) be completed and included in the proposal. The NOLA PS forms include certain DBE forms: "DBE Responsiveness Form 1, DBE Responsiveness Form 2, DBE Verification
Form...DBE Certification Checklist (must be notarized), Professional Services Compliance
Certification Checklist (or) Contractor Compliance Certification Checklist". Does this mean that a respondent can choose to submit the Professional Services Compliance
Checklist or the Contractor Certification Checklist, and if so, will the respondent be penalized for not submitting both? ?
Answer: Respondents shall submit “Professional Services Compliance Certification
Checklist”.
End of Addendum No.2
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