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RFP #144: Office of College & University Evaluation (OCUE) Modernization

Overview

The 做厙TV (NYSED) Office of College and University Evaluation is seeking proposals for a Software as a Service (SaaS), Low-Code, Cloud-based, Forms Management Platform.

Subcontracting

Subcontracting will be limited to thirty percent (30%) of the total contract budget. Subcontracting is defined as non-employee direct personal services and related incidental expenses, including travel.

Terms of Contract

NYSED will award one (1) contract pursuant to this RFP. The contract resulting from this RFP will be for a term anticipated to begin January 1, 2027, and to end August 31, 2032.

Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE)

Bidders are required to comply with NYSEDs Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) participation goals for this RFP through one of three methods. Compliance methods are discussed in detail in the Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Participation Goals section of the RFP.

RFP Components

Components contained in RFP #144 are as follows:

  1. Description of Services to Be Performed
  2. Submission
  3. Evaluation Criteria and Method of Award
  4. Assurances
  5. Submission Documents (separate document)

Questions and Answers

Questions regarding the request must be submitted via no later than the close of business on泭September 11, 2026. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted here no later than September 22, 2026.

Submission Deadline & Instructions

Bidders are requested to submit their bids electronically. The following documents, as detailed in the Submission section of this RFP, must be received via no later than October 13, 2026. Bids are due by 3:00 PM Eastern Time.

  1. Submission Documents labeled <name of bidder> Submission Documents RFP 144
  2. Technical Proposal labeled <name of bidder> Technical Proposal RFP 144
  3. Cost Proposal labeled <name of bidder> Cost Proposal RFP 144
  4. M/WBE Documents labeled <name of bidder> M/WBE Documents RFP 144

Instructions for Submitting an Electronic Bid:泭

  1. The technical and cost proposal documents should be submitted in Microsoft Office. PDF files that are editable and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) searchable are acceptable. Please do not submit the technical or cost proposal as a scanned PDF.泭
  2. Submission documents requiring a signature must be signed using one of the methods listed below and may be submitted as a Microsoft Office, PDF, or JPG document. A scanned PDF is acceptable for these documents.
  3. The following forms of e-signatures are acceptable:
    1. handwritten signatures on faxed or scanned documents
    2. e-signatures that have been authenticated by a third-party digital software, such as DocuSign and Adobe Sign
    3. stored copies of the images of signatures that are placed on a document by copying and pasting or otherwise inserting them into the documents泭
  4. Unacceptable forms of e-signatures include:
    1. a typed name, including a signature created by selecting a script or calligraphy font for the typed name of the person signing
  5. To identify the signer and indicate that the signer understood and intended to agree to the terms of the signed document, the signer will sign beside or provide by email the following attestation: I agree, and it is my intent, to sign this document by <describe the signature solution used> and by electronically submitting this document to <name of recipient individual or entity>. I understand that my signing and submitting this document is the legal equivalent of having placed my handwritten signature on the submitted document and this attestation. I understand and agree that by electronically signing and submitting this document I am affirming to the truth of the information contained therein.
  6. To ensure receipt of your bid, please ensure that the RFP number and title listed on page 1 are accurately entered into the fields Procurement No and Procurement Title/Name on the . Failure to include this information may result in the bid not being received by the deadline or considered for award.

NYSED Designated Contacts

Program Matters Fiscal & M/WBE Matters
Emily Sutherland Thomas McBride

RFP Documents