This is a solicitation for Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) for professional preaward grant services for Jefferson Parish. Services include grant research, opportunity monitoring, application development, and technical assistance. Submissions must be received electronically by April 09, 2026, at 3:30 PM via www. ***. *. * submissions will not be accepted. The contract period is three years with an option to extend for two additional one-year periods. Minimum requirements include at least one firm representative with five years of experience in similar grant preaward support services to government clients. Evaluation criteria include firm qualifications, preaward grant success, technical expertise, knowledge of grant systems, staffing capacity, qualifications of assigned personnel, principal office location, and proposed fee schedule. Affidavits and insurance are required prior to contract approval. Disputes will be brought before the 24th Judicial Court.
The deadline for submissions is April 09, 2026, at 3:30 PM. The bid notice states, deadline for submissions: 3: 30 p. m. , april 09, 2026.
The bid notice states that the following ranking criteria will be used to evaluate submittals: firm qualifications and relevant grant experience, preaward grant success and past performance, technical expertise and subject-matter capabilities, knowledge of grant systems, regulations, and compliance, staffing, capacity, and ability to meet deadlines, qualifications of assigned personnel, location of the principal office, and proposed fee schedule.
The minimum requirement for selection is that the firm shall have at least one representative with at least five years of experience in providing the same or similar grant preaward support services to government clients. The bid notice states, shall have at least one 1 firm representative who has at least five 5 years of experience in providing the same or similar grant preaward support services to government clients.
The bid notice does not mention the submission of samples. Therefore, the answer is FALSE.
The bid notice states that protests relating to decisions by the evaluation committee or by the Jefferson Parish Council shall be brought before the 24th Judicial Court. However, a specific deadline for filing these protests is not mentioned.