Exhibit A - Cost Proposal Form.docx

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Professional Development Training Services State and local contract opportunity
Solicitation number
005-RFP-1930-2026
Issued by
Polk County, Iowa

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This is a Cost Proposal Form for professional development training services issued by the Iowa Department of Administrative Services, Performance & Development Solutions (PDS) program, in response to RFP Number 005-RFP-1930-2026. The solicitation seeks a contractor to deliver on-site, face-to-face, and virtual instructor-led training services for public employees across the State of Iowa. The RFP opened on July 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM CDT and closed on August 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM CDT. The proposed contract includes an initial three-year term with potential for up to three additional one-year renewals, creating a maximum contract duration of six years. Typical training courses are expected to accommodate 20-25 participants and will be held at the Hoover Building in Des Moines. Bidders must submit separate technical and cost proposals, with the state reserving the right to award multiple agreements.

Cost proposals must be all-inclusive, itemized, and submitted in U.S. dollars, with all travel, expenses, and freight costs incorporated into pricing on a FOB Destination basis. Payment terms are established at Net 60 days in accordance with Iowa Code 8A.514, which allows the State of Iowa 60 days to process invoices. The form requests vendors identify any early payment discounts available for 15-day and 30-day payment scenarios. Required deliverables include PDS courses and optional additional services or custom courses, with pricing structured per student enrollment and per service or course offering. Travel and other expenses must not be listed as separate line items but rather incorporated into the all-inclusive cost provided for each deliverable.

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Exhibit A Cost Proposal Form

Payment Terms Per Iowa Code § 8A.514 the State of Iowa is allowed sixty (60) days to pay an invoice submitted by a vendor.

What discount will you give for payment in 15 days?

What discount will you give for payment in 30 days?

Cost Proposal Contractor’s Cost Proposal shall be all-inclusive, itemized, total cost in U.S. Dollars (including all travel, expenses, etc. in prices). All pricing to be FOB Destination, freight cost and all expenses included; and based on Net 60 Days Payment Terms. The following template is required. Please use additional pages to provide any additional narrative support for the costing information. If you wish to include travel costs, they must be included in the all-inclusive cost provided.

**DO NOT LIST TRAVEL OR ANY OTHER EXPENSES AS SEPARATE LINE ITEMS**

Deliverable Item
Firm US Dollars

Maximum number of students per class

Cost per student over the maximum number (if allowed)

Deliverable Item – Required PDS Courses
Firm US Dollars

Financial / Budgeting

Excellence in Public Service

Optional Specifications – Additional Services / Custom Courses Per Section 5.3 of this solicitation - please list below any Additional Services or Custom Courses proposed in your Technical Proposal, along with the all-inclusive pricing per Service or Custom Course.

Firm US Dollars

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