About this opportunity
AI summaryClark College seeks a qualified partner to design, develop, and deliver a comprehensive, equity-centered talent development program for supervisors and all employee groups. The contractor will evaluate existing offerings, establish an evaluation framework with measurable metrics, provide professional learning experiences grounded in liberatory design models, and recommend a phased implementation plan. Eligible proposers must be USA organizations licensed to do business in Washington or committed to obtaining licensing prior to award. Proposals are due Friday, November 20, 2026, and must be submitted electronically as a single accessible PDF via WEBS after registering with the portal. Questions must be submitted via email no later than November 6, 2026. Clark College will evaluate submissions on criteria including relevant experience and qualifications (25%), measurement, evaluation, and sustainability plans (15%), and cost, value, and budget transparency (10%). The maximum available budget for this initiative is $50,000.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Clark College
Scope of work
- Perform a needs assessment
- Design program framework pathways for all employee types, emerging and current supervisors, leaders, faculty, and Deans
- Design program for 1,251 college employees
- Understand required Washington State laws influencing talent development offerings
- Design program assessment tools
- Develop a sustainability and hand-off plan
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Understanding of the project, proposed methodology and alignment with Clark College’s context | 30% |
| Relevant experience and qualifications of the vendor and team | 25% |
| Quality and innovation of the proposed talent development curriculum model | 20% |
| Measurement, evaluation, and sustainability plan | 15% |
| Cost, value, and budget transparency | 10% |
Minimum qualifications
- Experience designing and delivering professional development programs of similar scope in higher education or similarly complex organizations
- Qualified key personnel including lead designers, instructional designers, talent development personnel, and diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel
- Ability to collaborate with institutional faculty, staff, and students
- Proven capacity for measurement, evaluation, and reporting of equity-centered talent development outcomes and ROI
- Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in program design and delivery
- Ability to begin within anticipated timeframe and deliver within proposed schedule and budget
- Licensed to do business in the State of Washington or commit to become licensed within 30 calendar days of contract award
Documents to include with your response
- Cover Letter / Executive Summary
- Vendor Profile
- Team Bios
- Project Understanding & Approach
- Work Plan & Timeline
- Curriculum Outline / Sample Modules
- Measurement & Evaluation Plan
- Sustainability & Handoff Plan
- Budget & Pricing
- At least three (3) client references of similar scope and scale
Key dates
- RFP Issued
- November 2, 2026
- RFP Questions Due (via email)
- November 6, 2026
- Responses to Questions Posted to WEBS
- November 10, 2026
- Responses Due
- Friday, November 20, 2026
- Project Start
- December 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit electronically as a single accessible formatted PDF via email to the RFP Coordinator; 12-point Segoe UI font, at least 1-inch margins, consecutively numbered.
Contract details
- Estimated value
- $50,000
- Insurance and bonding
- Any contract resulting from this RFP will include standard Clark College terms and conditions, including insurance.