Provide a compliance GAP analysis for university of hawaii

The University of Hawaii System, Board of Regents is soliciting proposals under RFP No. 27-6275 for a compliance gap analysis, maturity assessment, and strategic roadmap for its Compliance and Ethics Office, with questions due November 6, 2026 and proposals due November 30, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time through HIePRO. No set-asides are specified in this solicitation.

The assessment covers ten separately accredited campuses on Oahu, Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii, plus three systemwide University Centers and five campus-sponsored Education Centers. Scope includes stakeholder engagement and data gathering, a compliance inventory and ownership map, a preliminary enterprise compliance risk assessment, a gap analysis and maturity assessment against the U.S. Department of Justice's Seven Elements of an Effective Compliance Program, peer benchmarking, and recommendations for an operating model and phased roadmap.

Minimum qualifications require at least ten years of compliance consulting, five completed higher education compliance assessments, and a Project Director with at least eight years of compliance experience. The Lead Consultant must hold a CCEP or LPEC credential, or verifiable higher education Chief Compliance Officer experience. Offerors must reference three comparable projects completed within the past five years with contact information. Key personnel must remain on the project, and substitutions require University written approval.

Pricing must be firm fixed per deliverable and include labor, inter-island travel, lodging, per diem, materials, survey tools, overhead, and profit. The Project Management Plan may not exceed 10 percent of the total proposed price. Payment follows the University's written acceptance of each deliverable. Hourly rates for out-of-scope services are required but not scored.

Deliverables are due as follows: Project Management Plan within 15 business days of contract start; Compliance Inventory and Ownership Map on March 1, 2027; Assessment Report and Operating Model and Strategic Roadmap in draft on April 1, 2027 and final on May 3, 2027; and Executive Summary with briefings by May 28, 2027. Award is scheduled for December 18, 2026, with a tentative start of January 1, 2027 and all work complete by May 28, 2027.

Evaluation uses a 100-point scale: Technical Approach and Work Plan (40 points), Experience and References (20 points), Key Personnel (20 points), and Cost (20 points). The Contractor must carry commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, automobile liability of $1,000,000 per person and accident, workers' compensation as required by law, and employers liability of $1,000,000. The University must be named additional insured on all required policies except workers' compensation and employers liability.