The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) is accepting Statements of Qualifications for Financial (Municipal) Advisory Services under COMMBUYS solicitation BD-26-1211-MSBA-MASS-132971. The RFQ is intended to qualify multiple firms to support MSBA note and bond sales and other debt-management projects.
Deadline and submission
Responses are due September 21, 2026 at 12:00 PM. The official MSBA procurement page and COMMBUYS header publish the date and time but do not separately label a time zone, so Atlas does not infer one. Electronic quotes are permitted through COMMBUYS. COMMBUYS currently reports that an unfinished Quote already exists for this Bid, so Atlas will not initiate a duplicate response.
Scope and qualifications
The solicitation seeks experienced financial (municipal) advisory firms for transactional advisory services related to note and bond sales and other debt-management work. The controlling RFQ requires firms to maintain the regulatory qualifications, certifications, and registrations applicable to municipal advisory services, including applicable SEC, FINRA, and MSRB requirements, and to demonstrate at least three years of relevant municipal-advisory experience serving governmental issuers comparable in size and complexity to the MSBA.
The response package includes a cover letter acknowledging addenda, team credentials and experience, required forms and certifications, and a cost proposal. COMMBUYS lists the final RFQ plus Attachments A through G. The procurement is designed to qualify multiple firms rather than make a single immediate service award.
Addendum
Addendum No. 1 was posted September 10, 2026 and adds the official questions-and-answers document. Respondents should review and acknowledge the addendum with the full RFQ package before submission.
Value, match, and term
The public COMMBUYS header does not state a controlling contract ceiling. This is a professional-services procurement rather than a grant, so applicant match or cost share does not apply. The RFQ contemplates a three-year master-services-agreement term with two optional one-year extensions at MSBA’s discretion; fees are proposed through the solicitation’s cost-proposal attachment.
Atlas assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 30/100. School/Education Procurement Relevance: 60/100. N9+ Fit: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. Dr. Miltie direct-vendor fit: 0/100. This opportunity requires specialized municipal-finance qualifications and experience that Atlas has not verified for Dr. Miltie, LLC. No qualification is being inferred or fabricated, and Atlas classifies this as research-summary/no-bid unless verified facts change.
Contact
The COMMBUYS purchaser contact is Siobhan Tolman, Massachusetts School Building Authority, 10 Post Office Square, Suite S400, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, telephone (617) 720-4466, email siobhan.tolman@massschoolbuildings.org.
Official sources: COMMBUYS BD-26-1211-MSBA-MASS-132971 and the MSBA procurement page.