Tuition Rate Setting Methodology Redesign Consulting Services

The New York State Education Department, located in Albany, NY, is seeking a contractor to provide tuition rate-setting methodology redesign consulting services. The agency needs to establish a new tuition rate-setting methodology for implementation by the 2029-30 school year. This initiative aims to establish predictable tuition rates calculated on standardized parameters and to substantially restrict or eliminate tuition rate appeals. The scope of work requires a comparative analysis of other State agencies' rate-setting methodologies, specifically including those used for residential programs licensed by the Office of Children and Family Services, the Office of Mental Health, and the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities. The selected contractor must develop multiple options and alternative rate-setting methodologies informed by ongoing consultation. The new methodology must base calculations on standardized parameters, including defined program and staffing models, regional costs, and minimum required enrollment levels as a percentage of program operating capacities. Education finance data analysts working on behalf of the University will be involved in the project. Bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency requires the performance of the work to be conducted offsite. The contract period will span nineteen months, and the agency is looking for bidders to propose a budget. All questions regarding this opportunity must be submitted no later than June 9, 2026.