Snap Ebt Planning Consultant

Senior SNAP EBT Consultant

Pierre,SD

• Assist state agencies in developing, re-procuring, planning, and testing Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) systems in compliance with federal standards.
• Review, update, and draft SNAP EBT Request for Proposals (RFPs) to align with federal regulations, policy guidance, the Agricultural Act, and Quest operating rules.
• Identify and incorporate state-specific business and technical requirements into the RFP drafts.
• Participate in coordination calls with federal oversight bodies (USDA/FNS) regarding the re-procurement RFP and Advanced Planning Documents (APDs).
• Assist agencies in evaluating and implementing federal recommendations and adjustments.
• Develop evaluation plans, pricing structures, scoring guidelines, and compilation tools for RFP responses.
• Design training documentation and conduct sessions (on-site or virtual) for the state evaluation team.
• Provide scoring and summary documents to help select the most qualified offeror.
• Develop and submit Implementation Advanced Planning Documents (IAPD) and Updates (IAPDU) in compliance.
• Ensure inclusion of transmittal letters, executive summaries, functional requirements, general system design, capacity studies, project management plans, security plans, training plans, schedules, cost allocation plans, and budgets.
• Draft IAPDUs for significant changes in funding, project timeline extensions or delays, procurement methodology, or system architecture.
• Oversee comprehensive test administration—including unit, integration, performance, end-to-end, user acceptance, regression, and fail-safe testing
• Develop comprehensive Test Plans detailing test teams, test databases, test scripts, schedules, acceptance procedures, Go/No-Go criteria, and legacy system contingency plans.
• Lead System Acceptance Testing (SAT) validation for functionality, security, recovery controls, and edge-case scenarios while training state staff to execute UAT.
• Review interface specifications, evaluate testing completeness, and submit written test evaluations to federal oversight for approval.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Extensive experience with SNAP EBT programs, federal regulations, and industry standards.
• Proven track record in authoring and securing federal approval for USDA/FNS Advanced Planning Documents.
• Background in drafting government RFPs, designing scoring criteria, and training evaluation committees.
• Hands-on experience building and managing comprehensive test plans for large-scale public sector systems.
• Strong technical writing and stakeholder management abilities for coordinating with state and federal officials.