Award
Montana University System EDU-RFP-2025-05
Grant Writing Support Services
Recipient
Multiple awardees including ERI Funding Group, GTC 360 Advisors, GirlWrites, LSI Business Development, McAllister & Quinn, Shadow Ridge Analytics
Awarded
April 21, 2025
Identifier
EDU-RFP-2025-05
The Montana University System (MUS) is the government buyer seeking to develop a roster of approved contractors to provide advice, information, technical assistance, grant writing, and grant proposal review support for Federal grant opportunities primarily from the US Department of Education and US Department of Labor. The awarded vendors will assist in developing submissions for federal grant competitions such as TRIO Programs (ETS, EOC, Upward Bound), GEAR UP Programs, FIPSE Open Textbooks Pilot, FIPSE Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) Program, and FIPSE Rural Postsecondary & Economic Development (RPED) Program. The contract includes requirements such as acceptance of the contract template, insurance, financial stability, and nondiscrimination clauses including compliance with Montana's HB 356 regarding firearms entities. The contract also incentivizes compliance with Executive Order No. 12-2016 promoting equal pay for Montana women. The procurement contact is Brian O'Connor. No specific product or service line items with quantities or part numbers are listed. The contract term and schedule of events are specified but no exact dates are summarized here. The place of performance is within the Montana University System, with no specific city or county detailed in the text. The contract is a Request for Proposal (RFP) for professional grant writing and editing services.
Description
The Montana University System (MUS) seeks to develop a roster of approved contractors to provide advice, information, technical assistance, or grant writing or grant proposal review support for Federal grant opportunities from the US Department of Education or US Department of Labor. Initially, this roster will be used to select a firm or individual to assist in developing successful submissions to the US Department of Education's ETS and EOC competitions in FY 2025. Work on other federal grant opportunities is expected to be ongoing beyond the initial submissions.