EBT Planning and Procurement Consultant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Missouri.

📋 Description

• Review and revise the SNAP EBT services RFP to align with state business and technical requirements, federal guidelines, and industry benchmarks.

• Create and uphold project schedules that encompass procurement, federal evaluations, implementation phases, and testing milestones.

• Engage in discussions with USDA/FNS and integrate their recommendations into procurement and planning documentation.

• Formulate technical and cost evaluation criteria, pricing assessment methods, scoring tools, training materials for evaluators, and summaries for award recommendations.

• Provide training and assistance to state personnel involved in proposal evaluations.

• Draft Implementation Advance Planning Documents (IAPDs) and updates (IAPDUs), covering requirements, system architecture, resource allocations, security strategies, timelines, cost distribution, and budgets.

• Develop and oversee the comprehensive testing plan, which includes responsibilities, scenarios, scripts, data requirements, schedules, acceptance criteria, and contingency strategies.

• Coordinate testing efforts with the EBT processor and state staff, review outcomes, identify gaps, and monitor issues until resolution.

• Lead System Acceptance Testing, train state testers, and prepare written evaluations of the testing process for USDA/FNS review.

• Assist with readiness assessments, Go/No-Go criteria, recovery planning, and implementation risk management.

⛳️ Requirements

• Direct experience in supporting a state SNAP EBT services procurement or re-procurement process.

• Practical experience in authoring or significantly contributing to IAPDs/IAPDUs and assisting with USDA/FNS reviews.

• Proficiency in developing RFP requirements, evaluation criteria, scoring methodologies, and procurement documentation.

• Solid understanding of SNAP EBT operations, processor services, interfaces, and relevant federal regulations.

• Experience in planning or leading EBT system testing, user acceptance testing, or acceptance for implementation.

• Excellent technical and business writing abilities, with a proven track record of producing detailed deliverables personally.

• Experience in facilitating discussions among state program staff, finance teams, procurement personnel, technology teams, processors, and federal stakeholders.

• Willingness to travel to South Dakota as needed.

• Preferred: experience in supporting an EBT processor transition or implementation.

• Preferred: familiarity with applying FNS Handbook 901 to planning documents and testing procedures.

• Preferred: experience in developing cost allocation plans, project budgets, and pricing evaluation models.

• Preferred: reviewing security, recovery, performance, interface, and fail-safe testing protocols.

• Preferred: training state evaluation teams and acceptance testers.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical / Dental / Vision Insurance – insurance premium assistance provided.

• Additional Insurance (Life, Disability, etc.).

• Paid Time Off.

• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Health Savings Account.

• Various training courses promoting continuous learning.

• Corporate Wellness Program.

• Employee-centric culture emphasizing family and work-life balance.

• Exposure to innovative projects and in-house skill development training/courses.

• Fortune Fund nonprofit educational initiative.