Real estate education development

The State Fiscal Accountability Authority (SFAA), Division of Procurement Services, on behalf of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, & Regulation (SCLLR), is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive real estate education development services through a solicitation with two distinct lots. Lot A requires developing and delivering Instructor Development Workshops (IDW) for South Carolina Real Estate Commission approved instructors, while Lot B seeks development of four specific continuing education courses: Active Broker-in-Charge, Residential Core, Commercial Core, and Remediation Courses for real estate licensees. Mandatory qualifications include International Distance Education Certification Center (IDECC) Certified Distance Education Instructor certification, ARELLO primary provider certification, and SC Real Estate Commission broker-approved instructor status. The contract will span six years and seven months, from February 2, 2026, to September 1, 2032, with no renewal options. Evaluation criteria will assess Technical Solution (50 points), Experience/Qualifications (30 points), and Price (20 points). Key dates include a non-mandatory pre-proposal conference on April 24, 2025, at 10:00 AM ET, question submissions due by April 25, 2025, at 12:00 PM ET, and proposals due online by June 4, 2025, at 11:00 AM ET, with award notification expected on August 15, 2025.

The solicitation does not specify any specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. Contractors must maintain encryption of personally identifiable information, provide dedicated coordinators, maintain online registration systems, offer customer service via toll-free number and email, and comply with all state and federal real estate laws. Insurance requirements are stringent, mandating Contractor's Liability Insurance with coverage for information security and privacy risks, professional services errors and omissions, and intellectual property infringement claims. The required insurance must have limits of at least $5,000,000 per occurrence and $10,000,000 aggregate, with insurers maintaining an A.M. Best rating of no less than A: VII. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly detailed, the solicitation includes a pricing worksheet that requires offerors to allocate 80 percent of the total project budget to course development and 20 percent to course administration. Offerors may bid on one or both lots but must bid on all items within their selected lot, with pricing to be submitted in U.S. dollars and fixed for the contract duration, though annual Consumer Price Index adjustments may be requested.