RFQ CEC12026.pdf

Release Date: 10/27/2026

Description: LinkedIn Learning Platform Provider

Responses Due: Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST

Please provide the following:

Company Name:

Address:

Contact Name:

Phone No.

ADDRESS RESPONSE OR INQUIRIES TO:

Attn: Cindy Cole Assistant Director of Procurement SUNY Geneseo 1 College Circle, Geneseo, NY 14454

Telephone No. (585) 245-5100 E-mail: ccole@geneseo.edu

Fax No.

Federal ID No.

This Is Not an Order

R E Q U E S T F O R Q U O T A T I O N RFQ Scope:

This Request for Quotation (RFQ) is for a LinkedIn Learning Platform Provider.

List of Items:

The information below is the list of services SUNY Geneseo is looking to contract for, for a three (3) year term. Please confirm your company is able to meet and comply with each Requirement listed below on the line to the left of each item.

Service Requirements:

LinkedIn Learning Platform Provider

Contractor must be certified pursuant to Article 15-A of the New York State Executive Law and/or Article 3 of the Veterans Services Law.

Contractor must be a New York State Certified Minority- or Woman- Owned Business Enterprise, or a New York State Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business.

Contractor must be able to provide LinkedIn Learning platform.

Contractor’s platform must provide thousands of courses in subject areas such as Cloud Computing, Data Science, AI, Web and Software Development, Leadership and Management, Project Management, Human Resources, Customer Service, Performance Management, Marketing, and Professional Development.

Contractor’s platform must provide over 10,500 digital courses in English, 25,000+ across seven (7) native libraries, 13 platform interface languages, and subtitles in 46 languages on all English-language courses and videos.

Contractor must provide content from industry experts.

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Contractor’s platform must provide a variety of learning formats, including tutorials for just-in-time learning, comprehensive courses, and in-depth learning paths to build mastery.

Contractor’s platform must provide customizable learning paths and role guides that map courses to subject curriculum and role requirements.

Must highlight role requirements based on data and insights from LinkedIn’s network of over one billion users.

Contractor’s platform must provide practice tools to reinforce skills and enhance retention, including integrated GitHub coding environments, CoderPad code challenges, exercise files, role-play, and quizzes.

Contractor’s platform must provide industry-validated professional certifications, continuing education units, and on-demand certification preparation content and practice exams.

Contractor’s platform must provide live, instructor-hosted broadcasts several times a week where learners can tune into trending topic discussions, guest speakers, and participate in open Q&A by posting questions and comments.

(1) Contractor’s platform must provide the ability to upload proprietary/custom content to create learning experiences unique to our institution and (2) Contractor’s platform must allow for our own company-promoted content on the learner homepage and custom branding to embed our organizations’ culture and drive L&D initiatives.

Contractor’s platform must be browser-based and mobile responsive for access from any desktop or mobile device, and native mobile apps with optimized features for micro-learning and tracking daily learning.

Contractor’s platform must provide a learner management dashboard with engagement metrics, skills and career insights, and configurable reporting capabilities, including report scheduling and skills prioritization.

Contractor’s platform must provide insights on the careers employees are exploring for growth, transition, and promotion, how they’re making progress, and data-driven content recommendations to support career goals.

Contractor’s platform must provide content ingestion from Learning Management Systems and popular content providers surfaced through LinkedIn’s recommendation engine.

Contractor’s platform must provide integration into Learning Management Systems and support for Single-Sign On Authentication.

Contractor’s platform must not charge additional costs for integrations, implementations, support for all users, or mobile access. _____________________________________

PRICING – COST WORKSHEET

PLEASE PROVIDE PRICING RATES FOR THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 4,579 Full Time Employees.

Annual Cost Year 1: $_______________________

Annual Cost Year 2: $_______________________

Annual Cost Year 3: $_______________________

Three (3) Year Total: $_______________________

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General Information

1. All inquiries must be in writing and sent via e-mail to Cindy Cole at ccole@geneseo.edu.

2. Participating vendors must return this entire RFQ package to: Cindy Cole, SUNY Geneseo, no later than 10:00 AM EST on Wednesday, November 18, 2026. The completed and signed RFQ package may be electronically submitted via e-mail to ccole@geneseo.edu. If the RFQ package is not received by the date and time stated above, the package will not be accepted. It is the responsibility of the vendor submitting the RFQ response package to verify SUNY Geneseo has received the package by the submission due date. All questions should be submitted in writing to ccole@geneseo.edu, no later than 2:00 PM EST on Monday, November 16, 2026.

3. This RFQ package must be completed in its entirety or may be rejected.

4. All RFQ responses must include any deviations from or exceptions to the specifications.

5. The response to this RFQ must be fully and properly executed by an authorized person.

6. The vendor acknowledges that Upstate’s issuance of a Contract will be contingent upon Upstate’s determination that the vendor is responsible.

7. Each Contracting New York State Agency (e.g., SUNY Geneseo) conducts a review and evaluation of prospective contractors (vendors) to provide reasonable assurances that the vendor is responsible. Also, each agency must comply with New York State Finance Law §139 and New York State’s Tax Law Section 5-a. Upstate’s VENDOR QUESTIONNAIRE PACKET is designed to provide information to assess a vendor’s authorization to do business in New York State, its business integrity, financial and organizational capacity, performance history, compliance with State Finance Law 139, and whether or not a vendor is required to collect state sales and compensating use tax. The vendor must complete the forms contained within the VENDOR QUESTIONNAIRE PACKET and include the completed forms with its RFQ response. The VENDOR QUESTIONNAIRE PACKET contains instructions related to all sections of the PACKET. Do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions regarding the PACKET. Vendors not providing the documents, forms, certificates, etc., with their RFQ response may be disqualified.

8. The VENDOR QUESTIONNAIRE PACKET contains SUNY Exhibit A Standard Contract Clauses and SUNY Exhibit A-1 Affirmative Action Clauses, which are incorporated in each contract or Purchase Order issued by Geneseo.

9. The VENDOR QUESTIONNAIRE PACKET contains directions and information related to the required insurance certificates. The vendor is required to submit valid and current NYS Workers’ Compensation and Disability insurance certificates with its response.

10. Payments will be processed upon receipt of a proper invoice, and the review and approval of received invoice by SUNY Geneseo.

11. Timeliness of payment and any interest to be paid to Vendor for late payment shall be governed by Article 11-A of the New York State Finance Law to the extent required by law.

12. The vendor’s response to this Request For Quotation must include: a. The completed and signed Request For Quotation, including the attached and completed PRICING – COST WORKSHEET page, b. The completed, signed, and certified Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire, c. The completed and signed SFL139 form, d. The completed and signed ST-220-CA form, e. The required NYS Workers’ Compensation and Disability insurance certificates. Vendor responses not containing all of the above described forms, documents, and certificates may be disqualified.

Required Signature Page to Follow

By signing this Request for Quotation you indicate your express authority to sign on behalf of yourself, your company, or other entity, and where the provisions of SUNY Exhibits A and A-1 apply to this quotation, agree to the terms and conditions contained there-in, and the prices quoted are equal to or lower than those quoted to any other governmental agency or private institution.

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