NHCS Strategic Planning RFP.pdf

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Neighborhood House Charter School

Request for Proposals

Strategic Planning Consulting Services

RFP No. NHCS-SP-2026

Item Information RFP Issue Date Monday, June 8, 2026 RFP Available Through Friday, July 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time Vendor Questions Due Wednesday, June 17, 2026 by 4:00 PM Eastern Time Answers and Addendum Issued Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Proposal Submission Deadline Friday, July 17, 2026 by 4:00 PM Eastern Time Proposal Opening Friday, July 17, 2026 after 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Proposals will not be opened publicly.

Finalist Interviews and Selection August 2026 Target Project Kickoff August or September 2026 Target Final Strategic Plan Acceptance

January 31, 2027

Designated RFP Contact NHCS Procurement, Attn: Rick Grant, Chief Operations Officer, procurement@thenhcs.org, (617) 825-0703

Submission Method Electronic submission by email to procurement@thenhcs.org, to the attention of Edverette Brewster, Executive Director.

Proposers must submit separate technical proposal, price proposal, and required certifications files as described in this

RFP.

Procurement Alignment

This RFP is drafted to align with competitive sealed proposal safeguards under M.G.L. c. 30B, Section 6, including a written determination to use proposals, separate price submission, published evaluation criteria, proposal confidentiality during evaluation, proposal register, written ratings, and award to the most advantageous responsible and responsive proposer.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Project Overview

2. Procurement Framework and Chapter 30B Alignment

3. RFP Availability and Public Notice

4. RFP Timeline

5. Scope of Work

6. Key Themes and Priorities

7. Deliverables

8. Proposal Submission Requirements

9. Separate Price Proposal Requirement

10. Vendor Questions and Addenda

11. Proposal Correction, Modification, or Withdrawal

12. Minimum Responsiveness Requirements

13. Evaluation and Selection Process

14. Evaluation Criteria and Ratings

15. Interviews, References, Negotiation, and Award

16. Contract Terms and Conditions

17. Required Certifications and Disclosures

18. Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence

19. Public Records and Confidentiality

20. Procurement Contact and Communications Rule

21. Attachments

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1. Introduction and Project Overview Neighborhood House Charter School in Dorchester, Massachusetts, referred to in this RFP as NHCS or the School, is seeking proposals from qualified consulting firms to facilitate the development of a comprehensive, multi-year Strategic Plan.

The purpose of this engagement is to create a living strategic planning document that connects directly to NHCS annual operating, budget, academic, enrollment, facilities, fundraising, and implementation cycles. The final Strategic Plan should serve as the School’s North Star, guiding mission, vision, core values, academic excellence, operational sustainability, financial sustainability, equity, and long-term organizational priorities.

NHCS expects the selected consultant to guide a structured, inclusive, and evidence-based process with the Board of Trustees, executive leadership, school leaders, staff, families, students, community partners, and funders. The process should result in a practical plan with clear goals, measurable outcomes, implementation responsibilities, annual review structures, and accountability routines.

2. Procurement Framework and Chapter 30B Alignment NHCS is conducting this procurement through a competitive proposal process aligned with the safeguards of M.G.L. c. 30B, Section 6. NHCS will evaluate proposals using only the criteria published in this RFP and will select the most advantageous proposal from a responsible and responsive proposer, taking into consideration both price and non price evaluation criteria.

This RFP is also intended to align with NHCS internal procurement policy, including impartial procurement, best value, conflict avoidance, responsible vendor selection, complete documentation, and fair engagement with all vendors.

2.1 Written Determination to Use Competitive Proposals

NHCS has determined that selection of the most advantageous proposal for strategic planning consulting services requires comparative judgment of factors in addition to price. This procurement requires evaluation of professional experience, educational and charter school context, stakeholder engagement methodology, equity-centered planning capacity, Board facilitation skill, strategic capital planning experience, data analysis approach, project management capacity, responsible use of artificial intelligence, data privacy safeguards, and mission alignment. Because these factors cannot be evaluated through price alone, NHCS is using a competitive proposal process aligned with M.G.L. c. 30B, Section 6.

2.2 Reservation of Rights

NHCS reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

NHCS reserves the right to waive minor informalities or nonmaterial defects when doing so is in the best interest of the School and consistent with fair procurement practice.

NHCS reserves the right to cancel, amend, or reissue this RFP.

NHCS reserves the right to request clarifications, conduct interviews, check references, and negotiate final contract terms with the selected proposer.

NHCS reserves the right to make no award if it determines that doing so is in the best interest of the School.

Issuance of this RFP does not commit NHCS to pay any costs incurred by proposers in preparing or submitting a proposal.

Any award and contract execution are subject to NHCS internal approval processes, including review by the Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer or designee, and final approval by the NHCS Board of Trustees or its authorized designee, as required by NHCS governance procedures.

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3. RFP Availability and Public Notice The RFP will be available beginning Monday, June 8, 2026 and will remain available until Friday, July 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. The RFP may be obtained by contacting NHCS Procurement, Attn:

Edverette Brewster, Executive Director, at procurement@thenhcs.org or (617) 825-0703. NHCS may also post the RFP on the NHCS website, COMMBUYS, and any other publication platform selected by

NHCS.

Public notice for this RFP should identify the service being procured, state where and for how long the RFP may be obtained, reserve NHCS’s right to reject any or all proposals, and state that award is subject to NHCS internal approval processes. NHCS should retain copies or confirmations of all public notices and postings in the procurement file.

4. RFP Timeline Milestone Date and Time RFP Issue Date Monday, June 8, 2026 RFP Available Through Friday, July 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time Vendor Questions Due Wednesday, June 17, 2026 by 4:00 PM Eastern Time Answers and Addendum Issued Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Proposal Submission Deadline Friday, July 17, 2026 by 4:00 PM Eastern Time Proposal Opening Friday, July 17, 2026 after 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Proposals will not be opened publicly.

Finalist Interviews and Selection August 2026 Target Project Kickoff August or September 2026 Target Final Strategic Plan Acceptance

January 31, 2027

NHCS may modify this schedule through a written addendum. Any addendum will be issued to all known recipients of the RFP and posted where the RFP is posted, to the extent practicable.

5. Scope of Work The selected consultant will be responsible for designing and facilitating a complete strategic planning process. The following phases are expected to be included in the proposer’s methodology.

Proposers may recommend additional activities or refinements based on experience with public schools, charter schools, nonprofit organizations, and complex educational systems.

5.1 Discovery and Foundational Assessment

Review a comprehensive NHCS data packet, including enrollment, demographics, financial trends, academic performance, student outcomes, staffing trends, facilities needs, fundraising information, and other relevant operational data.

Identify strengths, risks, patterns, and strategic implications from the data.

Conduct interviews, focus groups, surveys, town halls, or other stakeholder engagement activities with staff, families, students, school leaders, Board members, community partners, and funders.

Identify major themes, tensions, opportunities, and constraints that should shape the Strategic

Plan.

5.2 Visioning and Goal Setting

Facilitate structured conversations with the Board of Trustees and management team to review, affirm, or refine the School’s mission, vision, values, and long-term priorities.

Support the identification of 3 to 5 high-level long-term strategic goals.

Ensure that strategic goals are actionable, measurable, mission-aligned, financially informed, and responsive to the experience of the NHCS community.

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Support planning around a Strategic Capital Plan, including the development of a permanent high school space and renovations or improvements at the Queen Street campus.

5.3 Plan Development and Implementation Framework

Synthesize data review, stakeholder engagement, leadership direction, and Board input into a comprehensive draft Strategic Plan.

Develop an implementation and accountability framework that includes key initiatives, timeline, responsible roles, success metrics, and recommended annual review routines.

Build a structure that connects the Strategic Plan to annual budgeting, operating plans, academic priorities, Board oversight, development strategy, capital planning, and school improvement cycles.

Deliver a final Strategic Plan accepted by NHCS by January 31, 2027, unless otherwise negotiated in the final contract.

6. Key Themes and Priorities The Board and management team have identified several major themes for the strategic planning process. Proposals should address how the consultant will help NHCS explore, prioritize, and convert these themes into practical goals and implementation structures.

Academic innovation, with academics centered as the foundation of the School’s culture.

High school cultivation, including strengthening and lifting the high school program.

Equity, including explicit attention to what it means to strategically plan for equity across the

School.

Financial sustainability, including fundraising, creative funding opportunities, development infrastructure, and long-term fiscal planning.

Infrastructure, buildings, grounds, and capital needs.

The role of the Board of Trustees in strategic oversight, accountability, fundraising, and implementation support.

Program, culture, student experience, and whole-child support.

Other themes recommended by the consultant based on the discovery process.

7. Deliverables At minimum, the selected consultant will be expected to produce the following deliverables.

Proposers may recommend additional deliverables or alternative formats.

Project launch plan and detailed work plan.

Stakeholder engagement plan.

Data review summary and strategic findings memo.

Stakeholder engagement findings summary.

Board and leadership facilitation materials.

Draft Strategic Plan.

Implementation and accountability framework.

Strategic capital planning recommendations or capital planning framework.

Final Strategic Plan.

Final presentation to NHCS leadership and, if requested, the Board of Trustees.

Recommended annual review and progress monitoring process.

8. Proposal Submission Requirements Proposals must be submitted electronically by email to procurement@thenhcs.org, to the attention of Edverette Brewster, Executive Director, no later than Friday, July 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time.

Late proposals may be rejected as nonresponsive.

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The subject line should read: Proposal for NHCS Strategic Planning Consulting Services, RFP No.

NHCS-SP-2026.

Each proposer must submit the following separate PDF files:

1. Technical Proposal

2. Price Proposal

3. Required Certifications and Disclosures

The Technical Proposal must not include price information. Price information must be submitted only in the separate Price Proposal file.

The Technical Proposal may not exceed 15 pages, excluding cover page, table of contents, resumes or LinkedIn profiles, required forms, and appendices requested by NHCS.

8.1 Technical Proposal Content

Cover letter signed by an authorized representative.

Firm qualifications and experience with public schools, charter schools, education organizations, nonprofit organizations, strategic planning, equity-centered planning, and Board engagement.

Description of proposed methodology from discovery through final plan acceptance.

Stakeholder engagement plan, including proposed approach to staff, families, students, Board members, leaders, community members, and funders.

Data analysis approach and description of how the firm uses quantitative and qualitative evidence.

Communication and project management plan.

Validation and review cycles, including how drafts will be tested and refined.

Interim deliverable schedule and final deliverable acceptance process.

Project team bios, roles, responsibilities, and organizational chart.

LinkedIn link or resume for each proposed team member.

References from at least 3 previous clients, preferably including education, charter school, or nonprofit strategic planning clients.

Responsible use of AI disclosure as described in this RFP.

Any proposed exceptions to the terms or requirements of this RFP.

9. Separate Price Proposal Requirement The Price Proposal must be submitted as a separate PDF file. Price information must not appear in the Technical Proposal.

The Price Proposal must include:

Total proposed cost.

Detailed cost breakdown by phase, deliverable, and team role.

Hourly rates, if applicable.

Travel, materials, survey platform, meeting, printing, translation, or other reimbursable expenses, if applicable.

Optional or phased services, if any.

Potential cost savings for work that can be completed by NHCS management, staff, or Board members.

Payment schedule tied to milestones or deliverables.

Any assumptions affecting price.

Proposals must remain valid and open for acceptance for 120 days after the proposal submission deadline unless NHCS and the proposer mutually agree in writing to extend the acceptance period.

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10. Vendor Questions and Addenda All questions must be submitted in writing by email to procurement@thenhcs.org no later than Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Questions submitted after the deadline may not be answered.

NHCS will issue written answers through an addendum on or about Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Oral answers, informal conversations, or statements by NHCS personnel are not binding. Only written addenda issued by NHCS will modify this RFP.

Proposers are responsible for reviewing all addenda before submitting a proposal. Submission of a proposal constitutes acknowledgement that the proposer has reviewed all issued addenda.

11. Proposal Correction, Modification, or Withdrawal A proposer may correct, modify, or withdraw a proposal by written notice received by the designated RFP contact before the proposal submission deadline. After the proposal submission deadline, a proposer may not change the price or any other material provision of its proposal in a manner that would prejudice NHCS or fair competition. NHCS may request clarifications that do not alter price, material terms, or the competitive standing of a proposal.

12. Minimum Responsiveness Requirements At minimum, a responsive proposal must meet the following requirements. NHCS may reject a proposal as nonresponsive if these requirements are not met.

The proposal is received by the deadline.

The proposer submits separate Technical Proposal, Price Proposal, and Required Certifications and Disclosures files.

The Technical Proposal contains no price information.

The proposal is signed by an authorized representative.

The proposer acknowledges all addenda.

The proposer provides required references.

The proposer provides the required AI disclosure, even if the disclosure states that AI will not be used.

The proposer submits required certifications, including good faith, tax compliance, conflict disclosure, and debarment certification.

The proposal does not take material exception to essential RFP requirements unless NHCS determines that the exception is immaterial and may be waived consistent with fair procurement practice.

13. Evaluation and Selection Process NHCS will evaluate proposals using the criteria set forth in this RFP. Evaluators will assess technical proposals separately from price proposals. Price proposals will be opened and considered in a manner designed to avoid disclosure of price information to technical evaluators before completion of the non price evaluation.

Proposals will not be opened publicly. Proposals will be opened after the submission deadline by the Chief Procurement Officer or designee in the presence of at least one witness. NHCS will prepare a proposal register identifying each proposer and the number of modifications, if any, received. The proposal register will be open to public inspection in accordance with applicable law.

Designated evaluators will prepare written ratings based solely on the criteria in this RFP. The written evaluation will include a rating for each criterion, reasons for the rating, a composite rating for each

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NHCS will determine the most advantageous proposal from a responsible and responsive proposer, taking into consideration price and the published evaluation criteria. NHCS may conduct interviews, request clarifications, check references, and negotiate final contract details with the selected proposer.

14. Evaluation Criteria and Ratings Each criterion will be evaluated using the following ratings:

Highly Advantageous: The proposal substantially exceeds NHCS expectations for the criterion and presents clear strengths with minimal or no concerns.

Advantageous: The proposal meets NHCS expectations for the criterion and presents sufficient strengths to support successful performance.

Not Advantageous: The proposal partially meets the criterion but contains weaknesses, gaps, or risks.

Unacceptable: The proposal fails to meet the criterion or presents material risk to successful performance.

Criterion What NHCS Will Consider Relative Importance

Relevant Experience Experience with public schools, charter schools, education organizations, nonprofit organizations, strategic planning, Board facilitation, and complex stakeholder environments.

High

Methodology Clarity, completeness, practicality, and coherence of the proposed strategic planning process from discovery through final acceptance.

High

Stakeholder Engagement

Quality, inclusiveness, accessibility, and cultural responsiveness of the proposed engagement process for staff, families, students, Board members, community members, and funders.

High

Data Analysis and Evidence Use

Ability to analyze academic, enrollment, demographic, financial, operational, and stakeholder data and convert findings into strategic decisions.

High

Equity Centered Planning

Demonstrated ability to support equity-centered planning that is specific, operational, measurable, and embedded in implementation.

High

Strategic Capital and Financial Sustainability

Experience supporting capital planning, facilities strategy, fundraising, development infrastructure, and long-term financial sustainability.

Medium

Implementation and Accountability Framework

Strength of proposed metrics, annual review process, role clarity, timeline, and implementation governance.

High

Project Team Qualifications, role clarity, availability, experience, and fit of assigned team members.

Medium

Project Management and Timeline

Ability to meet the proposed schedule and manage communication, deliverables, review cycles, and decision points.

Medium

Responsible Use of AI and Data Privacy

Transparency, safeguards, privacy protections, bias mitigation, and appropriate human oversight for any AI tools used in the engagement.

Medium

Cost Effectiveness Overall cost, cost clarity, value, reasonableness, cost savings options, and alignment of price with proposed services. The lowest price will not automatically be selected.

High

Mission Alignment Demonstrated understanding of NHCS mission, community, student needs, anti-racism commitment, and long-term aspirations.

High

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15. Interviews, References, Negotiation, and Award NHCS may invite one or more proposers to participate in finalist interviews. Interviews may be conducted virtually or in person. NHCS may request clarifying information or revised materials, provided that all actions remain consistent with fair procurement practice.

NHCS may contact references and may consider information obtained through reference checks, prior experience with the proposer, publicly available information, and other information relevant to responsibility and responsiveness.

NHCS may negotiate final contract terms, work plan details, deliverables, timeline, and revisions with the proposer determined to offer the most advantageous proposal. Award, if any, will be made by written notice within the proposal acceptance period.

If NHCS selects a proposal that is not the lowest priced proposal, NHCS will document the reasons for the selection in writing, including the basis for determining that the selected proposal is the most advantageous to NHCS based on price and non price criteria.

No award shall be final until approved through NHCS governance procedures and issued in writing by NHCS. The Board of Trustees, or its authorized designee, is expected to serve as the final decision-making authority for award approval.

16. Contract Terms and Conditions The selected proposer must enter into a written contract with NHCS. The final contract may incorporate by reference the selected proposer’s approved work plan, proposal, pricing, and negotiated revisions.

Anticipated contract term: August or September 2026 through January 31, 2027, unless extended by mutual written agreement.

Payment will be tied to agreed milestones, deliverables, or invoice schedules approved by NHCS.

The selected vendor must maintain insurance coverage reasonably required by NHCS, which may include general liability, professional liability, workers compensation, cyber liability, and other coverage based on the final scope.

NHCS may require a certificate of insurance before contract execution.

The contract must include termination for cause and termination for convenience language.

The selected vendor must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

The selected vendor must certify that it is not debarred, suspended, or otherwise ineligible to contract with NHCS.

The selected vendor must comply with applicable confidentiality, student privacy, data privacy, public records, and records retention requirements.

The selected vendor must not assign or subcontract material portions of the work without prior written approval from NHCS.

NHCS will own final work product created specifically for NHCS under the contract, subject to any mutually agreed exclusions for pre-existing vendor tools, templates, or intellectual property.

17. Required Certifications and Disclosures Each proposer must submit the following certifications and disclosures with its proposal. NHCS may provide forms or may accept substantially equivalent proposer certifications.

Good faith and non-collusion certification.

Tax compliance certification.

Debarment and suspension certification.

Conflict of interest disclosure.

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Disclosure of any litigation, investigation, contract termination, or material dispute within the past 5 years related to comparable services.

Disclosure of proposed subcontractors.

Acknowledgement of all addenda.

Authorized signature page.

Conflict of Interest Proposers must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest, including any financial, personal, professional, or organizational relationship with NHCS employees, Board members, evaluators, or decision makers that could affect or appear to affect the fairness of the procurement.

Good Faith and Non-Collusion By submitting a proposal, the proposer certifies under penalties of perjury that the proposal has been made and submitted in good faith and without collusion or fraud with any other person.

Debarment and Suspension By submitting a proposal, the proposer certifies that neither the firm nor its principals are debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in public or federally funded transactions.

Tax Compliance By submitting a proposal, the proposer certifies under penalties of perjury that it has complied with all laws of the Commonwealth relating to taxes, reporting of employees and contractors, and withholding and remitting of child support.

18. Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence Proposers must disclose whether they plan to use artificial intelligence tools in connection with this engagement. If AI tools will be used, the proposer must describe:

The purpose for which AI tools will be used.

Whether AI tools will be used for data analysis, drafting, summarization, stakeholder feedback analysis, survey analysis, facilitation design, translation, or other tasks.

What data may be entered into AI tools and what data will be excluded.

How confidential, student, staff, family, financial, and organizational information will be protected.

Whether any NHCS data will be used to train, fine tune, or improve any AI model.

The proposer’s human review and quality assurance process.

How the proposer will assess and mitigate bias, inaccuracy, hallucination, privacy risk, and accessibility risk.

Any AI vendor or platform used for the engagement.

NHCS reserves the right to prohibit or limit the use of AI tools for this engagement. AI tools may not be used in a way that compromises confidentiality, student privacy, staff privacy, data security, public trust, intellectual property rights, or the integrity of the strategic planning process.

19. Public Records and Confidentiality Proposals and procurement records may be subject to applicable public records requirements.

Proposers should not submit confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information unless necessary.

Any such information must be clearly marked and accompanied by an explanation of the legal basis for withholding it from disclosure.

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Marking an entire proposal as confidential is not acceptable. NHCS will make disclosure decisions in accordance with applicable law and will not be bound by a proposer’s confidentiality designation if disclosure is legally required.

Technical and price proposals will remain confidential during evaluation to the extent permitted by law and consistent with the competitive proposal process. The proposal register will be available for public inspection in accordance with applicable law.

20. Procurement Contact and Communications Rule The designated RFP submission and communications channel is:

NHCS Procurement

Attn: Edverette Brewster, Executive Director

Neighborhood House Charter School

21 Queen Street, Dorchester, MA 02122 procurement@thenhcs.org

(617) 825-0703

21. Attachments The following attachments should be included with the final posting packet. NHCS may provide these as separate files or as appendices to the RFP.

Attachment A: Proposal Submission Checklist Attachment B: Price Proposal Form Attachment C: Reference Form Attachment D: Addenda Acknowledgement Form Attachment E: Conflict of Interest Disclosure Attachment F: Good Faith and Non-Collusion Certification Attachment G: Tax Compliance Certification Attachment H: Debarment and Suspension Certification Attachment I: Responsible Use of AI Disclosure Attachment J: Authorized Signature Page Attachment K: Public Notice Template

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Attachment A: Proposal Submission Checklist ☐ Technical Proposal submitted as separate PDF file.

☐ Price Proposal submitted as separate PDF file.

☐ Required certifications and disclosures submitted as separate PDF file or appendix.

☐ Technical Proposal contains no price information.

☐ Proposal signed by authorized representative.

☐ All addenda acknowledged.

☐ Proposal submitted by deadline.

Attachment B: Price Proposal Form Proposer Name: __________________________________________

Phase or Service Description Cost Notes or Assumptions

Total Proposed Cost: $________________________

Payment Schedule or Milestone Assumptions:

Attachment C: Reference Form

Reference 1 Organization: __________________________________________

Contact Name: __________________________________________

Title: __________________________________________

Email: __________________________________________

Phone: __________________________________________

Description of Services: __________________________________________

Dates of Service: __________________________________________

Reference 2 Organization: __________________________________________

Contact Name: __________________________________________

Title: __________________________________________

Email: __________________________________________

Phone: __________________________________________

Description of Services: __________________________________________

Dates of Service: __________________________________________

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Reference 3 Organization: __________________________________________

Contact Name: __________________________________________

Title: __________________________________________

Email: __________________________________________

Phone: __________________________________________

Description of Services: __________________________________________

Dates of Service: __________________________________________

Attachment D: Addenda Acknowledgement Form The proposer acknowledges receipt of the following addenda:

Addendum Number Date Issued Initials

Attachment E: Conflict of Interest Disclosure Describe any actual, potential, or perceived conflict of interest. If none, write “None.”

Authorized Representative Name: __________________________________________

Title: __________________________________________

Signature: __________________________________________

Date: __________________________________________

Attachment F: Good Faith and Non-Collusion Certification The undersigned certifies under penalties of perjury that this proposal has been made and submitted in good faith and without collusion or fraud with any other person. As used in this certification, the word “person” means any natural person, business, partnership, corporation, union, committee, club, or other organization, entity, or group of individuals.

Signature: __________________________________________

Name of Business: __________________________________________

Authorized Representative Name: __________________________________________

Title: __________________________________________

Date: __________________________________________

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Attachment G: Tax Compliance Certification The undersigned certifies under penalties of perjury that the proposer has complied with all laws of the Commonwealth relating to taxes, reporting of employees and contractors, and withholding and remitting of child support.

Authorized Representative Name: __________________________________________

Title: __________________________________________

Signature: __________________________________________

Date: __________________________________________

Attachment H: Debarment and Suspension Certification The undersigned certifies that neither the proposer nor its principals are debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in public or federally funded transactions.

Authorized Representative Name: __________________________________________

Title: __________________________________________

Signature: __________________________________________

Date: __________________________________________

Attachment I: Responsible Use of AI Disclosure Will the proposer use AI tools in connection with this engagement?

☐ Yes ☐ No

If yes, describe the tools, purposes, data inputs, excluded data, privacy safeguards, human review process, bias mitigation process, and whether any NHCS data will be used to train, fine tune, or improve any AI model.

Authorized Representative Name: __________________________________________

Title: __________________________________________

Signature: __________________________________________

Date: __________________________________________

Attachment J: Authorized Signature Page By signing below, the proposer certifies that it has authority to submit this proposal and bind the organization to the representations made in the proposal.

Proposer Organization: __________________________________________

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Authorized Representative Name: __________________________________________

Title: __________________________________________

Signature: __________________________________________

Date: __________________________________________

Attachment K: Public Notice Template Neighborhood House Charter School

Request for Proposals: Strategic Planning Consulting Services

RFP No. NHCS-SP-2026

Neighborhood House Charter School, located in Dorchester, Massachusetts, is seeking proposals from qualified consulting firms to facilitate the development of a comprehensive, multi-year Strategic Plan. The selected consultant will support discovery and data review, stakeholder engagement, mission, vision, and values review, long-term goal setting, strategic capital planning, and development of an implementation and accountability framework.

The RFP will be available beginning Monday, June 8, 2026 and will remain available until Friday, July 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. The RFP may be obtained by contacting NHCS Procurement, Attn:

Edverette Brewster, Executive Director, at procurement@thenhcs.org or (617) 825-0703. NHCS may also post the RFP on the NHCS website, COMMBUYS, and any other publication platform selected by

NHCS.

Proposals are due by Friday, July 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time and must be submitted electronically to procurement@thenhcs.org, to the attention of Edverette Brewster, Executive Director. Proposals must be submitted in accordance with the instructions contained in the RFP.

NHCS reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, waive minor informalities, and make an award in the best interest of the School. Any award is subject to NHCS internal approval processes, including final approval by the Board of Trustees or its authorized designee, as required by NHCS governance procedures.