SUNY Old Westbury intends to make this award under its discretionary authority, pursuant to NYS Education Law §355(5)(a), which is up to $125,000. Inquiries are to be made by email only and only to the designated contacts identified in this advertisement. SUNY will make no reimbursement for travel or travel-related expenses. The University reserves the right to make no award.

SUNY Old Westbury is seeking a cost-conscious, full service executive search and recruitment firm. The Search Firm will provide all the services related to securing appropriate candidates for the position of Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs which will include but not be limited to:

• Coordinating with SUNY Old Westbury, the search committee and others involved in the search process.
• Analyzing the needs of SUNY Old Westbury and working with the search committee to develop a job description and/or profile of the position.
• Providing market intelligence regarding salary and other compensation necessary to attract the best qualified candidates.
• Developing and preparing quality recruitment strategies and materials; SUNY Old Westbury – RFQ SOW050323.
• Handling advertising, recruiting, and screening in order to create a pool of diverse and outstanding candidates for the search committee to review.
• Working with the search committee to develop an appropriate prescreening method to limit the candidate pool to a group of semi-finalists.

Key Dates/Procurement Calendar

• RFQ Release Date 05/03/2023
• Questions/ Clarifications from bidders due by 05/17/2023
• Answers provided by the College by 05/22/2023
• Proposal Due Date and Time Thursday, May 25th, 2023
• 2:00 PM (EST)
• Presentation, Demonstration, Interview TBA
• Notification of Award TBA
• Length of Contract One Year with option for 1 Six-Month Extension