COLLEGIATE SPORTS CONNECT - SOLE SOURCE LETTER (VENDOR).pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 3150006905
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- Mississippi
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This is a sole source justification letter submitted by Collegiate Sports Connect to the University of Southern Mississippi, a state agency in Mississippi. The letter outlines the rationale for a sole source purchase of Collegiate Sports Connect's candidate identification and recruitment platform for collegiate athletics administrative hiring. The platform is a specialized, NCAA-focused database containing over 30,000 administrative profiles as of June 2026, designed exclusively to support athletic department staffing needs rather than functioning as a general-purpose job board. The service provides continuous access to the database with real-time candidate identification and engagement capabilities, along with ongoing updates reflecting changes in the collegiate athletics employment landscape. The letter emphasizes that the platform supports search functionality tailored to NCAA institutional requirements, including filtering by conference and competitive level experience, geographic and institutional ties, functional expertise, and career background specific to intercollegiate athletics.
Collegiate Sports Connect is currently utilized by more than 50 NCAA Division I institutional partners, establishing its credibility and utility within the collegiate athletics sector. The vendor argues that no comparable platform combines NCAA-specific administrative talent data, structured search capabilities, and athletics-focused recruitment functionality at comparable scale, and that general recruiting platforms and job boards do not provide equivalent specialization. The notice of proposed sole source purchase was filed with the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration under RFx number 3150006905, with comments and objections to be received as required under Section 31-7-13(C) of the Mississippi Code until 8:00 a.m. on a specified date. No pricing information, contract term, renewal options, or funding source details are provided in this justification letter.
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June 15, 2026
The University of Southern Mississippi
Spencer, Per our recent discussion regarding a partnership between the University of Southern Mississippi and Collegiate Sports Connect, please find the following formal justification outlining how CS Connect is positioned to support candidate identification and recruitment within collegiate athletics.
Collegiate Sports Connect is a purpose-built candidate identification and recruitment platform designed specifically for NCAA athletic departments. It is structured to support administrative hiring within collegiate athletics and is not a general-purpose recruiting or job board solution.
The platform is a dedicated database focused exclusively on collegiate athletics administrative hiring, with search functionality tailored to the unique roles, career pathways, and staffing needs of NCAA institutions. Unlike general recruiting platforms, Collegiate Sports Connect enables users to identify candidates based on criteria directly relevant to intercollegiate athletics, including conference and competitive level experience, geographic and institutional ties (including state-specific connections such as Mississippi), functional expertise, and career background.
As of June 2026, the platform includes more than 30,000 NCAA athletics administrative profiles, making it one of the most comprehensive datasets focused specifically on collegiate athletics staffing. These profiles include professional background information such as work history, areas of expertise, and other relevant career data that supports efficient candidate evaluation and outreach.
Collegiate Sports Connect is currently utilized by more than 50 NCAA Division I institutional partners, reflecting broad adoption across the collegiate athletics landscape and validating its utility as a specialized recruitment tool.
The platform provides continuous access to its database, enabling athletic department staff to identify and engage candidates in real time. This supports more efficient candidate identification and helps reduce delays in the hiring process.
In addition to its database and search functionality, the platform provides ongoing updates and insights that reflect changes in the collegiate athletics employment landscape, supporting more informed hiring decisions over time.
There is currently no comparable platform that combines NCAA-specific administrative talent data, structured search capabilities, and athletics-focused recruitment functionality at this scale. General recruiting platforms and job boards do not provide the same level of specialization or relevance to collegiate athletics hiring needs.
We appreciate your consideration and look forward to continuing the conversation and supporting the University of Southern Mississippi’s talent identification and recruitment needs.
Zoe Connell Collegiate Sports Connect Sr. Director of Sales Zoe@csconnect.live
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