Consultative Services

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is seeking consultative services to evaluate the potential educational utilization of the Chincoteague Bay Field Station, a non-profit environmental learning center located in Wallops Island, Virginia. The solicitation, identified as #2015-OOC-LAV-20, requires potential suppliers to register on the State System's eProcurement Exchange using the National Institute of Government Purchasing (NIGP) code 918 for Consulting Services. Prospective consultants will be expected to provide comprehensive recommendations on maximizing the facility's educational value and potential strategic uses. The proposal submission deadline is July 21, 2015, at 2:00 P.M. EST, with proposals to be submitted to Linda Venneri, Collaborative Contracts Manager, via the specified contact method (phone: 717-720-4135, email: lvenneri@passhe.edu). The project is geographically focused on the Wolfdale CDP jurisdiction, with a specific FIPS code of 4212586000, and was originally posted on June 25, 2015.

While specific set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise requirements are not explicitly outlined in the solicitation, interested vendors must complete registration on the eProcurement Exchange to participate. No incumbent vendors or existing contractors are mentioned in the procurement documentation. The solicitation does not specify a precise budget range or award value for the consultative services, leaving potential scope and compensation open to negotiation based on the proposed approach to analyzing the field station's educational potential. Vendors will likely need to demonstrate expertise in educational facility assessment, environmental learning center optimization, and strategic institutional planning to be competitive in this procurement. The contract appears to be a one-time consultative engagement focused on providing strategic recommendations for the Chincoteague Bay Field Station's future educational utilization.