Kentucky law enforcement council instructor monitoring

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Criminal Justice Training, is seeking to contract with three (3) independent individuals to provide instructor monitoring services for the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council (KLEC) through Request for Proposal 525 2600000458. The procurement involves conducting compliance monitoring audits of KLEC-certified instructors and approved curricula at various locations throughout Kentucky to ensure compliance with Kentucky Revised Statutes 15.330(1)(g), which mandates that each law enforcement instructor be monitored at least once every two years. Key deliverables include written reports, evaluations, and documentation submitted within 30 days of each monitoring assignment; attendance at up to two half-day quarterly KLEC meetings per quarter; participation in meetings with the Monitoring Supervisor as needed; and completion of the Instructor Development Course in an audit capacity unless previously completed. Contractors must hold an Associate's degree or above and possess previous professional experience in law enforcement and training. The technical proposal evaluation comprises 600 points, assessing previous professional experience (200 points), availability to complete assignments within 30 days (100 points), and general qualifications including curriculum vitae (300 points), while the cost proposal is worth 400 points with a maximum of 200 additional points possible for optional oral presentations, totaling 1,200 evaluation points. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Kentucky's Vendor Self Service System in three separate parts (Technical Proposal, Cost Proposal, and Proprietary Information) by 3:00 PM EST on June 16, 2026, with written questions due by 11:00 AM EST on May 26, 2026. The anticipated contract term runs from July 8, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with renewal options for up to four additional one-year periods subject to approval by the Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Legislative Research Commission's Government Contract Review Committee.

The RFP documents do not identify any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting eligibility to specific types of organizations or disadvantaged enterprises, suggesting this procurement is open to qualified independent individuals meeting the stated educational and professional requirements. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation. Contractors are required to maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance ($1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 aggregate), Automobile Liability Insurance ($1,000,000 combined single limit) if using vehicles for contract performance, and Professional Liability Insurance ($1,000,000 per claim) for professional services. The cost proposal requires offerors to submit a price per hour for conducting compliance monitoring audits and optional meetings and a price per half-day for attending quarterly KLEC meetings, with all fees being all-inclusive of transportation, meals, lodging, and incidental expenses. No specific funding amount or budget range is identified in the RFP documents provided. A bidder's conference is not scheduled for this procurement.