Professional Business Consulting Services

Overview

Management Consulting & Admin Support

Westborough, Massachusetts, United StatesPosted about 1 month agoDeadline: May 1st, 2026

Fit Score

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SUMMARY

Massachusetts seeks business consulting firms to provide strategic, DEI, operational, financial, and educational advisory services for government operations.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must be a mid-size (100+ employees) or large (500+ employees) firm.
Must submit proposals through the Jaggaer BuyWays portal.
Must accept or acknowledge prerequisites.
Must provide professional liability insurance.
Must comply with Massachusetts state and federal laws regarding confidentiality, privacy, and security.
Must be registered on the UMass Supplier Portal.
Must provide three client references and three public/institutional entity references.
Must certify non-collusion and tax compliance.

BUDGET

Estimate

$500,000 – $2,000,000

CONTRACT DURATION

24 months

TIMELINE

RFP Issued – March 25th, 2026

Respondent Q&A due – April 10th, 2026

UMass Q&A Responses posted – April 17th, 2026

Respondent Proposals Due – May 1st, 2026

Anticipated Contract Awards and Execution by – July 1st, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

April 10th, 2026

Issuing Agency

University Of Massachusetts

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DESCRIPTION

The government authority in Massachusetts is seeking vendors to provide a range of professional business consulting services. Scope includes strategic planning and program development support to enhance organizational planning and program creation. The contract also covers diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) consulting services for developing best-in-class DEI initiatives, policies, and cultural practices.

Additional areas of focus include accounting workflow analysis, risk management, and internal audit methodologies to improve best practices and organizational protection. Financial consulting is requested to ensure alignment of top-down strategies with departmental financial operations. The opportunity further requires expertise in operational, organizational, business process improvements, and project management to streamline administrative functions and redesign processes for increased efficiency and effectiveness.

Educational consulting services are also sought to support the development of comprehensive and successful education systems within the organization.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.