Description
The University of Washington is seeking a consulting firm to conduct a comprehensive, technology‑enabled operational excellence assessment across its finance, research administration, and IT functions. The effort will begin with a deep dive into core finance and research‑award transactional processes, identify shared‑services opportunities, and produce a phased implementation roadmap that aligns with the President’s Operational Excellence initiative. The contractor must deliver an initial assessment within 30 days of award and sustain work for 18–24 months, providing benchmarking, ROI analysis, stakeholder workshops, and actionable recommendations.
• Scope: Enterprise‑wide assessment of finance, research administration, and IT with a focus on process redesign, shared‑services design, and technology leverage (Workday, automation, AI).
• Deliverables: Current‑state assessment, stakeholder engagement plan, benchmark analysis, ROI and KPI model, phased roadmap, and Phase I implementation guidance.
• Qualifications: Proven experience with large research‑intensive universities or comparable public institutions, expertise in operational transformation, shared‑services, and enterprise‑system integration.
• Timeline: Pre‑bid virtual meeting May 27 2026, questions due June 5 2026, proposal deadline June 26 2026, award announced July 27 2026, contract start Aug 1 2026.
• Budget: Not disclosed; vendor must submit a detailed price proposal with total cost and milestone breakdown.