Description
The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) is seeking a qualified consulting firm to provide strategic stewardship, governance assessment, organizational planning, and implementation support for the 2026‑2030 Maryland State Plan for Higher Education. The effort is a fixed‑price, one‑year contract (maximum $200,000) that will guide the Commission and its operational Agency through governance reviews, capacity assessments, policy lever analyses, and the development of a comprehensive implementation framework aligned with statewide equity and performance goals. The contractor will conduct stakeholder interviews, produce multiple assessment reports, and deliver a final strategic implementation plan with performance‑management tools, while also providing executive briefings and ongoing advisory support.
• Scope: governance & roles assessment, organizational capacity analysis, policy & statutory lever review, strategic plan development, implementation structure design, performance‑management framework, executive advisory support.
• Timeline: Months 1‑6 – discovery, assessments, stakeholder engagement; Months 7‑12 – final plan, frameworks, hand‑over.
• Deliverables: work plan, assessment reports, policy analysis, draft & final strategic implementation plan, performance dashboard, executive briefing materials.
• Budget: up to $200,000 fixed‑price; small‑business reserve with 10% MBE subcontracting goal.
• Location: Contractor’s primary office; on‑site meetings at MHEC headquarters in Baltimore as needed.
• Award: Competitive sealed proposals; award based on equal weighting of technical and price evaluations.