Inclusive Postsecondary Education Consultant

The State University of New York (SUNY) is seeking a consultant to conduct a comprehensive landscape assessment of Inclusive Postsecondary Education (IPSE) programming across its schools. The primary objective is to identify service gaps, opportunities for scaling IPSE programs, and develop recommendations for implementing full inclusion for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The selected consultant will be responsible for creating surveys, conducting focus groups, and analyzing stakeholder insights to support the development of programs that can seek Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) Program designation from the U.S. Department of Education. Required deliverables include a detailed work plan, survey examples, data analysis presentation materials, and documentation of the bidder's prior IPSE program experience. The procurement is being conducted under SUNY's discretionary authority, pursuant to NYS Education Law 355(5)(a). Interested parties must submit questions by email no later than April 23, 2025, at 5:00 PM eastern time, with final proposals due by May 8, 2025, at 5:00 PM eastern time to contract.unit@suny.edu.

The contract opportunity includes specific set-aside and subcontracting goals for diverse businesses, with a Minority Owned Sub-Contracting Goal of 15%, a Women Owned Sub-Contracting Goal of 15%, and a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal of 6%. The procurement has a not-to-exceed budget of $75,000 and is structured as a one-year contract with an option for a three-month no-cost extension. No business entities have been identified as having been awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years. SUNY will make no reimbursement for travel or travel-related expenses and reserves the right to make no award. The contract will cover all New York State counties, with proposals to be submitted exclusively via email. Bidders must provide detailed utilization plans for Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise (SDVOB) participation, with the option to request waivers if unable to meet the specified participation rates.