Faculty development and online certification services

Broward College's Procurement Department has issued an Intent to Award notice for ITS-2026-119-YR, seeking faculty professional development and online certification services through a potential sole source contract with EDCERT LLC dba ACUE. The procurement is specifically for the College's Center for Teaching Excellence & Learning and aims to acquire comprehensive professional development services for college educators. These services must include structured online courses with assessments, formal certifications or badges, self-paced and cohort-based learning options, participant engagement mechanisms, progress tracking, instructional guidance, and robust reporting capabilities. The services must align with nationally recognized effective teaching standards and provide graduate-level credit equivalency recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE). Interested alternative vendors are required to submit responses by 2:30 p.m. ET on December 4, 2025, via email to yruiz@broward.edu with the subject line "RESPONSE-ITS-2026-119-YR" and must provide supporting evidence demonstrating compliance with the specified requirements.

The procurement appears to be open to all qualified vendors, with no specific set-aside designations mentioned in the documentation. EDCERT LLC dba ACUE is currently positioned as the sole source provider, with unique qualifications including being the exclusive provider of the ACUE Program in the United States and the only higher education faculty development program endorsed by ACE that offers graduate-level credit equivalency and Quality Matters certification for online course design. The program will be delivered via Canvas learning management system, supporting both self-paced and cohort learning models. The estimated contract value is approximately $150,000.00, excluding taxes, and is anticipated to be a two-year subscription term. Broward College retains sole discretion in determining whether to proceed with the proposed contract based on responses received from alternative vendors. The final award determination will be based on the vendor's ability to meet the comprehensive educational development and certification requirements specified in the procurement notice.