Description
The Los Angeles Community College District issued an open competitive solicitation for executive‑search consulting services to support searches for chief executive officers, presidents, and chancellors across the district’s nine colleges. The RFP requires firms with at least three years of higher‑education executive‑search experience to provide candidate sourcing, diversity outreach, search‑process development, recruitment activities, communication coordination, targeted mailing, telephone outreach, candidate evaluation materials, and onsite visit support. Proposals must be delivered in hard‑copy format by June 25, 2020, 2 p.m. PST, and include extensive mandatory exhibits (non‑collusion affidavit, certifications, confidentiality agreement, etc.). Evaluation criteria total 200 points, with pricing (60 points) carrying the greatest weight. The contract term is three years, with two optional one‑year renewals (maximum five years). No budget ceiling is disclosed; pricing will be based on the fee schedule submitted by each vendor.
• Scope: Executive‑search consulting for senior‑level higher‑education positions, including nationwide candidate outreach and diversity initiatives.
• Requirements: Minimum 3 years experience in higher‑education executive search, mandatory hard‑copy submission, extensive certifications and disclosures.
• Evaluation: Technical (qualifications, staffing, work plan, flexibility) plus heavily weighted pricing; possible interviews for top bidders.
• Term: Initial three‑year contract, renewable twice for one year each.