Region 18 Education Service Center - Professional Consultant & Contract Services 2025-2028 (RFP)

Close: Aug 31, 2028

Region 18 ESC solicits vendors to join an approved pool of professional consultants and contract-service providers for K-12 needs, including keynote speakers and professional development/training (assessment & data use, change management, classroom management, curriculum design, differentiated instruction, SEL, leadership development, crisis management, student engagement, teacher well-being, program evaluation, technology consulting, and select contract services such as building maintenance, safety, and temporary labor). Continuous solicitation; electronic submissions only via the ESC18 eBid site; resume/biography required (omission = rejection). Excluded professions: accounting, real estate appraising, medicine, optometry, professional nursing, interior design, architects, landscape architects, land surveyors, and professional engineers. Vendor qualifications include K-12 training experience, adult-learning facilitation, presentation and writing skills; evaluation criteria weigh price heavily (40%) plus reputation, quality, fit, past relationship, and HUB impact.