Ikaso Consulting Response - Nebraska DAS Materiel Division Request for Proposals (LB 1037)

Sep 12, 2026

Response proposal submitted by Ikaso Consulting, LLC to the Nebraska Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Materiel Division in connection with a Request for Proposals responding to LB 1037. The transmittal letter and company background emphasize 170+ years of combined public sector procurement consulting experience across 21 states, independent and objective advisory positioning, and proven procurement review work producing draft recommendations and final reports. The narrative outlines Ikaso’s acquisition-focused service scope, tailoring approach, performance accountability, and contract history, and previews priority procurement areas to be evaluated.

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Transmittal Letter

Date and recipient information

Re: Consultant Solicitation Letter 5-13-22

Our Company Background and General Information

Company focus and experience

Service scope across acquisition lifecycle

Client-tailored approach and accountability

Our Contract History

Contract performance over last five years

Our Proposed Priority Procurement Areas

Areas to be evaluated under LB 1037

Proposal for Consultant Services Proposal for State of Nebraska Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Materiel Division’s Request for Proposals in Response to LB 1037 Due Date: May 20, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time Ikaso Consulting, LLC | Submitted By:
Ikaso Consulting, LLC
533 Airport Blvd, Suite 400 Burlingame, CA 94010 | Response Contact:
Reiko Osaki, President and CEO Ikaso Consulting, LLC
Phone: 415-734-6858 | | --- | --- | 1 Transmittal Letter May 20, 2022 From: Ms. Reiko Osaki President & CEO, Ikaso Consulting, LLC 533 Airport Blvd, Suite 400 Burlingame, CA 94010 To: Amara Block, Materiel Administrator Department of Administrative Services 1526 K Street, Suite 130 Lincoln, NE 68508 Re: Consultant Solicitation Letter 5-13-22 Dear Ms. Block, Ikaso Consulting, LLC (Ikaso) is pleased to submit the attached response to the Nebraska Department of Administrative Services (“DAS”) Materiel Division’s request for proposals in response to LB 1037. Our response describes our team’s combined 170+ years of experience serving 21 state governments as independent and objective advisors, including highly relevant experience with procurement processes in various states, procurement reviews, procurement report drafting, and recommendations development. In particular, we have recently conducted procurement reviews, producing draft recommendations, followed by final reports, in the states of Arkansas, Hawai’i, Tennessee, Kansas, Indiana, South Carolina, and Iowa. Based on the expertise detailed in our response, we are confident that DAS will find our team highly qualified to provide the services described in the request for proposals and LB 1037. If DAS would like more information, we would be pleased to further discuss our experience and our staffing approach. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any clarification requests. I can be reached by phone at (415)-734-6858 or by email at [rosaki@ikasoconsulting.com](rosaki@ikasoconsulting.com). Sincerely, Reiko Osaki, President & CEO 2 1. Our Company Background and General Information Ikaso has done one thing since its founding in 2008: advise state governments on procurement. This singular focus uniquely positions Ikaso to provide a depth of expertise with total objectivity. We believe our team’s extensive experience in 21 states provides the direct, relevant experience requested by DAS in their request for proposals and by the Nebraska Legislature in LB 1037. Ikaso is the leader in end-to-end public sector acquisition services. We have been serving state government clients with a sole focus on acquisition-related work for nearly 14 years. Our work ranges from highly complex health, social services, and IT acquisitions, to commodity goods and personal services. Our projects provide support for the entire acquisition lifecycle of goods and services, as well as discrete lifecycle elements (e.g., negotiations, solicitation development, contract management). Relevant to Nebraska’s needs, we are the most experienced vendor you will find in the area of public sector procurement assessments. We also offer related acquisition services such as workload assessments and organization reviews. Our team is solely focused on public sector acquisition. With over 170 combined years of public sector consulting experience across 21 states, Ikaso’s team members bring significant value through our extensive understanding of public sector (states in particular) acquisition organizations’ operations and procedures. Every single Ikaso team member brings direct and relevant public sector acquisition experience (including practitioners such as a former state government procurement director and an executive agency chief-of-staff), and we offer a cohesive team in which many members have worked together for almost two decades. We tailor our work to each client’s specific needs. For each client, we strive to understand and embrace ea

FAQs

What is Ikaso Consulting, LLC responding to in this proposal?

Ikaso is submitting an attached response to the Nebraska DAS Materiel Division’s Request for Proposals in response to LB 1037.

What experience does Ikaso claim for public sector procurement services?

The proposal states that Ikaso brings 170+ years of combined experience across 21 state governments, including procurement reviews, recommendations development, and procurement process expertise.

What does Ikaso highlight about independence and accountability?

Ikaso emphasizes transparency and accountability due to sole focus on public sector clients, and it notes that being an independent minority and woman-owned company helps avoid conflicts of interest.

Sep 12, 2026

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