The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is seeking qualified vendors to conduct two separate two-day, hands-on recipe development workshops for school food service staff throughout Indiana. Each workshop will accommodate 20 participants and focus on preparing six recipes from raw ingredients, including three meat/meat alternate entrees and three vegetable or fruit side dishes, scaled to 25-serving portions. The workshops will provide comprehensive training on food safety, sanitation, and...
The Indiana Department of Administration, on behalf of the Department of Workforce Development (DWD), is seeking a vendor to manage and coordinate an annual professional development conference and provide ongoing mentorship services for adult education professionals. The procurement, identified as RFP 26-86534, requires the selected vendor to plan a three-day conference attracting approximately 400 attendees, including educators, directors, administrators, and support staff. Key conference...
The Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA) on behalf of the Indiana Office of Technology (IOT) is seeking a vendor to establish a Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) to support low-code/no-code (LCNC) solutions across state agencies. The primary objective is to increase enterprise platform adoption, standardization, collaboration, and risk mitigation while reducing total cost of ownership and accelerating project timelines. The vendor will be responsible for providing comprehensive...
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is seeking a contractor to develop a comprehensive Digital Adolescent Literacy Toolkit for grades four through twelve through RFP 26-86627. The procurement aims to create resources, materials, and video exemplars aligned with the science of reading, emphasizing Response to Intervention (RTI) and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). Required deliverables include an asynchronous professional learning series delivered by national experts, implementation guides, a minimum of three video exemplars per section, and digital resources to be housed on Indiana's Learning Lab platform. All materials must meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility compliance and be developed through Google Suite. The project timeline requires completion by June 30, 2027, with major milestones including a project kickoff in March 2026, draft materials review from April 2026 through May 2027, and final resources delivery in May 2027. Evaluation criteria will assess mandatory requirements (pass/fail), management assessment and quality (50 points), cost (30 points), and additional points for Buy Indiana Initiative status, MBE/WBE/IVOSB commitments. The pre-proposal conference is scheduled for January 28, 2026, at 9:30 AM ET, with written questions due by January 30, 2026, and proposals due February 16, 2026, at 3:00 PM ET.
The solicitation includes specific set-aside and diversity goals, requiring 8% Minority Business Enterprises (MBE), 11% Women Business Enterprises (WBE), and 3% Indiana Veteran Owned Small Businesses (IVOSB) participation. Respondents must be registered with the Indiana Department of Administration Procurement Division and, if awarded, must register with the Indiana Secretary of State. Subcontractors must be certified on the State of Indiana Certified M/W/IVOSB list and provide signed letters of commitment detailing their specific contributions. While no specific contract value is explicitly stated, the cost proposal template suggests a fifteen-month contract term with pricing to be submitted for an initial six-month period. The State will retain full ownership of all toolkit resources, including videos, documents, and interactive materials. Contractors must provide a part-time project manager and participate in bi-weekly check-ins and progress reviews. The contract includes comprehensive technical requirements, including data security provisions, background check requirements for personnel, and mandatory reporting of any security incidents or data breaches.