NDERFP260303_SolicitationAddendum-RevScheduleofEvents.r3.docx

This Solicitation Addendum document issued by the State of Nebraska, Nebraska Department of Education (NDE), Office of Budget and Grants Management, revises the schedule of events for the Grants Management System procurement (Solicitation Number: NDERFP260303). The solicitation seeks proposals for a comprehensive web-based grants management system capable of administering sub-grants through the entire grant process lifecycle for approximately 20 existing grants distributing $400 million annually. The written question submission deadline is May 22, 2026, with NDE responses posted by June 3 and June 9, 2026. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email to NDE.Procurement@Nebraska.gov by June 17, 2026, at 2:00 PM Central Time, with the electronic solicitation opening occurring on June 24, 2026, at 2:00 PM Central Time via Zoom. The evaluation period extends from June 22 through July 24, 2026, with vendor demonstrations scheduled for July 15, 2026, and August 18, 2026. The State will post the Notification of Intent to Award on September 8, 2026, followed by a contract finalization period from September 9 to 23, 2026, with formal contract award on September 30, 2026, and vendor start date of November 1, 2026. The contract term extends up to five years.

The solicitation requires bidders to provide comprehensive itemized pricing for all deliverables across the five-year contract period, including design and implementation, training and support, system operation, post-implementation maintenance and enhancements, third-party licenses, system integrations, data migration, and optional modules. The system must integrate with Microsoft Windows Server 2022 and Microsoft SQL Server 2022 environments and maintain 24-hour daily production availability except for approved scheduled downtime. No incumbent vendor has been identified for this procurement. Evaluation will be based on corporate capability, technical approach, and cost realism. Nebraska statute permits preference consideration for resident disabled veterans or businesses located in designated enterprise zones during the evaluation process. The State reserves the right to conduct reference and credit checks, request best and final offers from qualified bidders, and continue procuring these services for up to eighteen months following the intent to award if needed.