Addendum No. 3 Summary

Addendum No. 3 to Solicitation UCO 997 modifies the City University of New York's request for proposals for a subscription-based, asynchronous, web-based research compliance training solution. CUNY seeks to provide comprehensive online training in research compliance for all CUNY researchers across its 26 colleges and central office. The solution must be delivered through the vendor's hosted platform or be compatible with CUNY's Brightspace D2L learning management system and designed for multi-institution implementation rather than individual deployments per institution. Written questions are due July 13, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. EST, with proposals due July 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EST. CUNY anticipates awarding one contract based on best value evaluation. The anticipated contract term is five years commencing upon approval by the New York State Attorney General and Comptroller, with implementation and go-live required by June 1, 2027. Proposals must be submitted via email as three separately labeled PDF attachments: Forms, Technical Proposal, and Price Proposal.

Pricing must include a one-time implementation fee, one-time training fee, annual software license or subscription fees for Years 1 through 5 (with Year 1 prorated from contract effective date to go-live), and annual support and maintenance fees for Years 1 through 5, with all pricing fully loaded and inclusive of labor, supplies, travel, insurance, and taxes. Mandatory qualifications require a minimum of five years of verifiable experience providing web-based research compliance training to higher education institutions and successful implementation at three or more comparable institutions. The solution must include training modules in ten key research compliance areas: responsible conduct of research, IRB, IACUC, conflicts of interest, export controls, research security, biosafety, sponsored projects administration, Good Clinical Practice standards, and data security and privacy. CUNY has established 0% participation goals for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses (MWBEs) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOBs) based on current availability of qualified providers. Evaluation criteria allocate 60 points for technical and management proposal, 25 points for price proposal, 5 points for diversity practices questionnaire, and up to 10 points for oral presentations and product demonstrations by short-listed proposers.