STC education consulting

This is a Fixed Price Bid solicitation (5400029723) issued by the South Carolina State Fiscal Accountability Authority (SFAA), Division of Procurement Services, seeking to establish a statewide mandatory term contract for education consulting services. The procurement is on behalf of the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE), Education Oversight Committee (EOC), Office of Special Education Services (OSES), school districts, and other education-related governmental units throughout South Carolina. The solicitation encompasses twelve distinct line items of consulting services including conducting seminars and professional development; delivering speeches at conferences; providing technical assistance; analyzing and recommending solutions; chairing task forces; developing curricula and educational assessments; serving as mentors, coaches, assessors, and grant readers; serving as non-attorney hearing officers and mediators; investigating complaints related to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); and providing auditing and compliance assistance. Hourly rates are capped by line item, ranging from $125 per hour for mentors, coaches, hearing officers, and mediators to $250 per hour for auditing and compliance assistance, with a maximum daily compensation of $2,000. Offerors are not required to bid on all line items. The pre-bid meeting is scheduled for May 19, 2026, at 11:00 AM via WebEx, with questions from offerors due by May 19, 2026, at 5:00 PM, and sealed offers due June 12, 2026, at 11:00 AM through online bidding. Award notification is expected to be posted June 23, 2026. The initial contract term is one year with four one-year renewal options, for a maximum contract period of five years ending July 22, 2031, with an estimated contract start date of July 23, 2026.

The solicitation does not identify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to specific organization types or disadvantaged enterprises. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the available documentation. All awarded vendors will be placed on a qualified provider list for use by designated governmental units; however, placement on the list does not guarantee contract work. Each using governmental unit must execute an engagement agreement with the contractor specifying the scope of work, payment terms, and service dates prior to issuing a purchase order. Contractors must maintain Commercial General Liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence, Auto Liability of $1,000,000 per accident, and Worker's Compensation with statutory limits. The state reserves the right to add additional offerors every three months during the contract term through established submission deadlines. All materials created under the contract become the property of the using governmental unit and may not be retained, sold, traded, or repackaged by the contractor. Vendor registration with the State of South Carolina is mandatory prior to bid submission, and a nonresident taxpayer registration affidavit may be required for tax withholding purposes.