Charter School Authorizer Evaluation

The State Public Charter School Authority (SPCSA) in Nevada is requesting proposals for charter school authorizer evaluation services, with proposals due November 2, 2026.

The scope requires evaluation of SPCSA's practices as a charter school authorizer against the nationally recognized Principles & Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing, with deliverables addressing Agency Commitment & Capacity, Application Process & Decision Making, Performance Contracting, Ongoing Oversight & Evaluation, and Revocation & Renewal Decision Making. The evaluation must include comparative benchmarking against other authorizers and provide ratings, areas of strength, areas for improvement, and actionable recommendations. Project completion is required by June 30, 2027, with earlier delivery preferred.

Required vendor qualifications include demonstrated knowledge of the Principles & Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing, experience applying these standards to evaluate charter school authorizers, understanding of Nevada's charter school landscape, and prior work with Nevada state agencies. Proposals must include a cover letter, firm qualifications and experience documentation, project team identification with resumes, project understanding and approach, detailed work plan with timeline, proposed deliverables with examples, and a detailed project budget.

The total not-to-exceed contract value is $38,000, structured as a deliverable-based contract with fixed costs per deliverable and payment upon completion and agency acceptance. The SPCSA is open to making payments upon submission and acceptance of sub-deliverables. Vendors must submit a separate Cost Schedule detailing hourly rates for project personnel and all anticipated expenses.

The contractor must maintain Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions) coverage of $1,000,000 per claim and $2,000,000 annual aggregate, Commercial General Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate, and Workers' Compensation at statutory limits, with the State named as an additional insured. Contractors must comply with federal lobbying restrictions and certify compliance via standard form. All responses must be submitted through nevadaepro.com. The contract is subject to Nevada State Board of Examiners approval and is governed by Nevada law.