EGB FY27 RFI 2027000013 slds (REQ 13874079)

The State of Colorado is issuing a Request for Information on analytical services to support COdata, the state's longitudinal data system, with responses due October 29, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. via BidNet Direct. This is market research only; no award will result from RFI responses, but the state will use vendor input to inform future solicitation strategy.

COdata integrates K-12 enrollment, higher education enrollment, career and technical education enrollment, state-funded workforce training programs, and employment data including quarterly wages and industry codes. The state seeks qualified vendors and researchers to produce analytic insights under state direction and oversight. The existing data infrastructure operates on Snowflake, Informatica, and Tableau; current capabilities include identity matching, public-facing dashboards, and annual reports. Vendors must demonstrate familiarity with Snowflake, R, Python, and STATA, along with experience in similar analytical research for state longitudinal data systems or Colorado state agencies.

Respondents must provide company overview (organizational size, years in business, core industries), research expertise, experience with SLDS and Colorado agencies, current capacity and ramp-up timelines, staffing model and subcontractor reliance, technology stack familiarity, project management frameworks, cooperative or intergovernmental agreements, examples of prior work products, and two to three customer references with similar scope. Pricing information submission is optional. All responses become state property and remain confidential until a subsequent award decision or state determination not to pursue further solicitation. Respondents may request confidential treatment for trade secrets or proprietary information with clear justification and separate redacted and unredacted versions; however, pricing information and contract terms cannot be classified as confidential.

The anticipated engagement timeline spans months to quarters, though contract duration and structure remain undetermined. The state has not identified a budget, funding source, or estimated contract value. Written inquiries were due October 12, 2026; state responses to inquiries were due October 15, 2026. Respondents may not issue news releases regarding this solicitation without prior written state approval.