Attachment 2 Cost Proposal.pdf

This is a Cost Proposal attachment for Montana State University Billings' Student Experience Improvement Consulting Services RFP MSU-RFP-26-07. The document establishes the pricing submission requirements for consulting firms responding to the university's comprehensive Student Services process Redesign Initiative. Offerors must submit a fixed-price proposal that encompasses all scope requirements outlined in Attachment 1: Scope of Services, including all travel and overhead expenses with no allowable reimbursable costs beyond the stated fixed amount. Proposals were due by December 19, 2025, at 2:00 PM MST, with prospective offerors required to submit questions by December 2, 2025.

The cost proposal template requires respondents to provide a total fixed price for delivering the complete scope of work, accompanied by a detailed breakdown of the pricing structure. All program costs must comprehensively address the requirements specified in Attachment 1, with no cost reimbursement permitted outside the fixed-price amount. Payment terms are established as Net 30 with 0% financing. The RFP specifies that financial stability may be assessed through requests for audited financial statements covering the three years preceding the RFP issuance, and pricing will be evaluated competitively without a disclosed budget range disclosed in the documentation.