Specifications and Instructions for: — A Board of Cooperative Educational Services

The Center for Instruction, Technology & Innovation seeks proposals from qualified individuals or firms to provide independent financial advisory and long-range fiscal planning services. The contractor will evaluate financial management practices, budgeting, operating revenues, grants, contracts, and reserve funds across participating school districts. The scope includes assessing transparency, resource stewardship, staffing, organizational planning, and long-term fiscal sustainability. Eligible onshore United States organizations must submit proposals digitally or physically by Friday, December 4, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Bidders must direct all written questions no later than November 16, 2026. The evaluation follows a best-value process that weights experience at 30 percent and cost or fee schedules at 10 percent to make two awards for a one-year contract term.