Nutritional Instructor

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT), issued Request for Proposals (RFP) 525 2300000230 on January 19, 2023, seeking a qualified nutritional instructor to provide monthly in-person instruction to Law Enforcement Basic Training recruits. The instruction will focus on nutrition, diet, supplements, and wellness and will be delivered at the DOCJT campus in Richmond, Kentucky, on one Tuesday per month from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM EST, with an anticipated contract term from March 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024, and options for two additional two-year renewal periods subject to approval by the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Legislative Research Commission Government Contract Review Committee. Proposals must be received by February 10, 2023, at 3:00 PM EST, with written questions due by January 24, 2023; no offerors' conference is planned, though the Commonwealth reserves the right to conduct oral presentations or demonstrations with selected vendors. The instructor must hold a mandatory bachelor's degree and be responsible for providing all training materials and curriculum subject to approval by DOCJT's Physical Training and Defensive Tactics Section Supervisor, with classes accommodating between 20 and 50 attendees. Evaluation of proposals will be based on 1,000 total points distributed across technical proposal (300 points), professional training and qualifications (150 points), training experience (250 points), cost proposal (300 points), and oral presentation/demonstration if required (200 points), with the lowest-cost proposal receiving maximum cost points and remaining proposals scored proportionally. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Kentucky's eProcurement system in three separate sealed documents: technical proposal, cost proposal, and proprietary information, with the cost proposal requiring a total cost per instruction session to be comprehensive and inclusive of all associated costs including transportation, meals, lodging, and incidental expenses.

Kentucky resident bidder and qualified bidder preferences apply per KRS 45A.490, 45A.492, and 45A.494, though no specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are identified in the solicitation documents. No incumbent contractor information or existing infrastructure requiring integration is detailed in the available documents. Offerors must certify that their pricing was developed independently without collusion, consultation, communication, or agreement with other offerors or competitors, and without any conflict of interest. The Commonwealth reserves the right to negotiate fair and reasonable compensation based on submitted pricing and to reject any or all proposals based on the best interests of the Commonwealth. Specific award values or budget ranges are not provided in the solicitation materials, leaving compensation to be determined through the competitive proposal evaluation process based on submitted cost proposals and relative scoring of technical qualifications and experience.