Award Extension #1.docx

This is an Award Extension Notice issued by the South Carolina State Fiscal Accountability Authority (SFAA), Division of Procurement Services, extending the posting date for a statewide mandatory term contract for education consulting services. The solicitation (Reference Number 5400029723) seeks qualified vendors to provide twelve distinct line items of consulting services to the South Carolina Department of Education, Education Oversight Committee, Office of Special Education Services, school districts, and other education-related governmental units throughout the state. Services include conducting seminars and professional development, delivering conference speeches, providing technical assistance, analyzing and recommending solutions, chairing task forces, developing curricula and educational assessments, serving as mentors, coaches, assessors, and grant readers, serving as non-attorney hearing officers and mediators, investigating IDEA-related complaints, and providing auditing and compliance assistance. The pre-bid meeting was scheduled for May 19, 2026, at 11:00 AM via WebEx, with sealed offers originally due June 12, 2026, at 11:00 AM through online bidding. Award notification was expected June 23, 2026. The initial contract term is one year with four one-year renewal options, for a maximum contract period of five years ending July 22, 2031, with an estimated start date of July 23, 2026.

Hourly rates are capped by line item, ranging from $125 per hour for mentors, coaches, hearing officers, and mediators to $250 per hour for auditing and compliance assistance, with a maximum daily compensation of $2,000. Offerors are not required to bid on all line items. The solicitation contains no set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to specific organization types. All awarded vendors will be placed on a qualified provider list; however, placement does not guarantee contract work. Each using governmental unit must execute an engagement agreement with the contractor prior to issuing a purchase order. Contractors must maintain Commercial General Liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence, Auto Liability of $1,000,000 per accident, and Worker's Compensation with statutory limits. Vendor registration with the State of South Carolina is mandatory prior to bid submission. All materials created under the contract become the property of the using governmental unit and may not be retained, sold, traded, or repackaged by the contractor.