Funding Opportunities
Current RFSPs
| Title | Eligible Applicants | Proposal Due Date |
| Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Assistance | Public accounting firms registered and licensed to practice in Illinois with an established management assistance segment are eligible to apply. | 4:00 p.m. CDT on May 22, 2012 |
| Training and Ongoing Staff Development for Impartial Due Process Hearing Officers Presiding over Special Education Disputes | Public and private entities, including institutions of higher education (IHE), professional organizations, and individuals with demonstrated expertise in special education, the law of special education, administrative law, and administrative due process hearings are eligible to apply. In addition, applicants must demonstrate successful past experience developing and delivering complex training programs. Entities or individual applicants must also have at least three years of work experience in special education law or another field related to support and advocacy of persons with disabilities. | 4:00 p.m. CDT on May 25, 2012 |
| Youth Risk Behavior Survey Administration | All entities including state colleges and universities, private consulting companies, marketing firms, community-based organizations, health and human service providers, and independent agencies with expertise in school-based survey administration are eligible to apply. | 4:00 p.m. CDT on May 29, 2012 |
| STEM Learning Exchange Lead Entities for Implementation Clusters | Not-for-profit organizations and governmental entities are eligible to apply, provided they can demonstrate the qualifications required by this RFSP, including demonstrated capacity to provide cash or in-kind matching contributions as specified in this RFSP. Bidders may apply to serve as the Lead Entity for one or more STEM cluster(s) (i.e., planning and/or implementation) with the stipulation that one complete and separate proposal must be submitted for each cluster area being proposed. |
4:00 p.m. CDT on July 12, 2012 |
| Learning Exchange Lead Entities for Planning Clusters | Not-for-profit organizations and governmental entities are eligible to apply, provided they can demonstrate the qualifications required by the RFSP, including demonstrated capacity to provide cash or in-kind matching contributions as specified. Bidders may apply to serve as the Lead Entity for one or more STEM cluster(s) (i.e., planning and/or implementation) with the stipulation that one complete and separate proposal must be submitted for each cluster area being proposed. |
4:00 p.m. CDT on July 12, 2012 |
All RFSPs or Contract Award Notices for more than $20,000 are posted to the Illinois Department of Central Management Services’ (CMS) Procurement Bulletin. The website address is www.purchase.state.il.us.
For your convenience, a list of the State Board of Education’s RFSPs that are currently available is found above. However, if you would like to receive any solicitations, please access the website address above to register as follows.
- Select the “Registration” button that is located at the top of the screen and complete the form. The form requests information needed for a “subscription” to the Bulletin and will be used to send automatic e-mails to your business.
- When registering, select the class code(s) that best describes the services or commodities that you wish to provide to the State Board of Education, or to other state agencies, if you wish to be informed of their solicitations.
- Once you register and select the class code(s), CMS will e-mail you when a solicitation, addendum or award notice is posted regarding the class code(s) that were selected.
If you need assistance, then please contact the Illinois Procurement Bulletin Help Desk toll free at 1-866-ILL-BUYS (1-866-455-2897). Please note that registration is not required if you only want to browse through the site; however, you need to register with CMS to view any RFSPs or solicitations.
Once you are registered, you may access a solicitation by clicking on “IllinoisBid”. On the top right of the page, select “Sort Agency”. For State Board of Education’s solicitations, scroll down to “SBE” and click on the triangle. The solicitation that you are seeking will be listed. Click on the solicitation number and the RFSP will be located at the bottom of the screen as an attachment.
Resources for Proposal Development
Information that summarizes the requirements for submitting a proposal as outlined in the RFSP is available at Tips for Completing Requests for Sealed Proposals (RFSP) 
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Ethics Requirements
Information about ethics, registration and reporting requirements, and limitations on campaign contributions for certain vendors and bidders can be found at http://www.sell2.illinois.gov/laws_regulations/.
Registration
Section 20-160 (b) of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin (30 ILCS 500) requires that “every bid submitted to and every contract executed by the State on or after [January 1, 2009,] shall contain (1) a certification by the bidder or contractor that either (i) the bidder or contractor is not required to register as a business entity with the State Board of Elections pursuant to this Section or (ii) the bidder or contractor has registered as a business entity with the State Board of Elections and acknowledges a continuing duty to update the registration; and (2) a statement that the contract is voidable under Section 50-60 for the bidder’s or contractor’s failure to comply with this Section.”
The Agency must reject bids that do not comply with these provisions.
Further information about this process can be found in Section 1.5207 of rules governing Procurement (44 Ill. Adm. Code 1.5037).
