About this opportunity
AI summaryThe New Jersey Department of Education's Division of Finance & Business Services is seeking cost containment and reduction advisory services for school districts. The selected vendor will analyze statewide spending, staffing, and budgeting practices, identify cost reduction opportunities, create analytical tools and user guides, and provide regional and virtual professional development for district leaders. Work also includes implementation support and a final assessment comparing baseline costs with actual post-implementation costs.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- New Jersey Department of Education
- Solicitation No.
- 27-002
Scope of work
- Scan current spending, staffing, and budgeting practices
- Identify common cost containment and reduction opportunities
- Develop easy-to-use analytical tools and step-by-step user guides
- Provide regional in-person professional development sessions
- Provide up to five virtual professional development sessions
- Provide technical consultation to up to five pilot districts
- Validate and assess cost savings after one year in pilot districts
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Personnel Qualifications | Not specified |
| Applicant's Experience | Not specified |
| Technical Proposal / Approach and Understanding of Scope of Work | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Assigned key personnel must have substantial experience in K-12 school finance, strategic budgeting, cost-effective staffing models, or public education finance advisory
- Documented experience in conducting statewide scans or multi-district comparative analyses of school district spending and staffing practices
- Documented experience developing analytical tools and providing professional development to district leadership
- Documented experience establishing and applying a methodology for validating baseline costs and post-implementation cost savings
Documents to include with your response
- State of New Jersey Combined Standard Ownership Disclosure Form
- Disclosure of Investigations and Other Actions Involving Applicant Form
- Disclosure of Investment Activities in Iran Form
- Chapter 271 Vendor Certification and Political Disclosure Form
- MacBride Principles Form
- Business Registration Certificate
- Certificate of Insurance
- Source Disclosure Form
- Certification of Non-Involvement in Prohibited Activities in Russia or Belarus Form
- NJDOE Supplied Price Sheet (Attachment C)
Key dates
- Issue Date
- October 15, 2026
- Written Questions due by
- 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 29, 2026
- Response due by
- 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, November 12, 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via Email
- Instructions
- Submit proposal via e-mail to [email protected] with subject line RFP 27-002: Proposal for School Cost Containment and Reduction Advisory Services in PDF format as a single consolidated file, splitting files if over 25 MB.
Contract details
- Term
- two (2) years
- Place of performance
- Offsite
- Insurance and bonding
- Copy of Certificate of Insurance with minimum coverage requirements
- Funding
- 2 CFR 200