206167 LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Cooperative Educational Services (CES), in accordance with Idaho State Code 67-2806A, is accepting proposals in CES` online eProcurement system (https://eprocurement.ces.org) until Friday, December 04, 2026, 4:00 PM local time (MDT), for: RFP 2027i-03 Comprehensive Financial, Planning, Economic Dev. Services and Related for Public Sector Agencies Release Date: Friday, October 16, 2026, non-mandatory Pre-Proposal in person and virtual (online) meeting: Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 9:00 PM (MDT) local time via Microsoft TEAMS. To participate in the Pre-Proposal meeting via "TEAMS Meeting", the login information is in the CES eProcurement system under RFP Document tab in Schedule of Events tab and Schedule & Activities tab. Any questions on how to register your business, create a bidder profile or sign in to CES eProcurement system (https://eprocurement.ces.org) please contact the CES Procurement Department at 505-344-5470, M-F, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, MDT, except holidays, or by email at rfp@ces.org. Offeror's proposals and Financial Statements shall be submitted electronically only. Hard copies of proposals and financials ARE NOT accepted. To register your business, access documents and submit a proposal, you must create an account in the CES eProcurement system (https://eprocurement.ces.org). Under the Documents Tab, locate the RFP number, scroll down to "RFP Instructions" for information to submit financial statements and proposals. Cooperative Educational Services reserves the expressed right to accept or reject any or all proposals. /s/ David Chavez Executive Director PUBLISH: Sunday, October 11, 2026 Idaho Statesman, Idaho Press, Lewiston Tribune, Post Register, Times News, Coeur d'Alene Press, Idaho State Journal, The Salt Lake Tribune, The Independent Deseret News, Daily Herald, The Spectrum