754-Project Management and Consulting Services-2026

Texas State University is requesting qualifications for project management and consulting services to conduct an operational efficiency review and process redesign across three Texas State University System institutions—Texas State University, Sam Houston State University, and Lamar University—under RFQ #754-TXST-2027-520-PDC, with qualifications due October 27, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. The VetHUB Subcontracting Plan is a required gate item; respondents planning to subcontract must document good-faith outreach to Texas-certified veteran-owned businesses, with an outreach deadline of October 15, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Central Time.

The engagement scope encompasses governance and planning assessment, construction management process review, field-to-finance and reporting integration analysis, organizational structure evaluation, and digital ecosystem recommendations. The work is limited to assessment, benchmarking, process redesign, and strategic recommendations; implementation services are excluded. Work across the three institutions may be conducted concurrently or sequentially, to be determined during negotiations.

Texas State University has not established fixed commencement or completion dates; these will be determined collaboratively with the selected vendor. The anticipated contract execution date is November 17, 2026, with an anticipated service start date of November 28, 2026. No specific budget range or level-of-effort estimate has been disclosed. Respondents are not required to submit pricing at the qualifications stage; compensation structure will be negotiated with the selected vendor.

Cyber Liability Insurance coverage of $10 million per wrongful act is mandatory. Out-of-state firms may provide a Federal Employer Identification Number in lieu of a Texas Tax Account Number. The University will consider comparable project experience from federal, state, municipal, and private institutional sectors in lieu of higher education-specific projects. Respondents may cross-reference projects across multiple evaluation criteria and propose independent consultants as core team members. Submissions are received through the SciQuest Solutions platform.