FINANCIAL AID PROCESS & STUDENT INFO SYS
- The State of South Carolina, specifically the Technical College of the Lowcentry (TCL), is seeking a comprehensive financial aid services and support contractor through a Request for Proposals (RFP). The solicitation requires a qualified vendor to provide integrated financial aid services, including an operational call center with inbound and outbound capabilities, student support, and administrative processing. Key deliverables include developing a mobile-accessible knowledge base with live...
- The State of South Carolina, specifically the Technical College of the Lowcountry (TCL), is seeking a comprehensive financial aid services and support provider through a Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation. The procurement targets a vendor to deliver integrated call center solutions and financial aid processing services for the community college, which serves over 2,500 students across three campuses in Beaufort and Hampton Counties. Required services include inbound and outbound call center...
- The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) is procuring a comprehensive, web-based grants management system through a Request for Proposal (RFP 5400020079) issued by the South Carolina Fiscal Accountability Authority. The system will serve SCDE offices, 70+ school districts, public schools, non-profits, and other applicants, with the primary objective of managing federal and state formula and discretionary grant applications. Specific functional requirements include needs assessment,...
- The South Carolina Technical College System, specifically on behalf of Northeastern Technical College in Richland County, is seeking a third-party Financial Aid Company to provide comprehensive internal financial aid services and support. The procurement involves a three-year contract with an initial one-year period and two optional one-year renewals, starting February 5, 2020. The solicitation requires a contractor to deliver two primary service categories: internal financial aid office...
- The South Carolina Department of Education is seeking a contractor to develop and implement a comprehensive Education Scholarship Trust Fund (ESTF) system through a Request for Proposal (RFP) focused on Richland County. The primary objective is to create an integrated online platform managing a $6,000 scholarship program for eligible South Carolina students. The system must encompass five key components: an Application System, Account Holder Management System, Fiscal Management and Payment...
- Piedmont Technical College, located in South Carolina, is seeking a Student Assistance Program (SAP) contractor through a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. The primary objective is to provide comprehensive counseling and support services for approximately 4,653 students across eight campus locations in Greenwood, Abbeville, Edgefield, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, and Saluda. The selected contractor must deliver confidential assessment, counseling,...
- The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) No. 5400018614 seeking a comprehensive web-based grant management system to replace its current infrastructure. The RFI targets a solution that will support strategic planning, grant application processing, grants accounting, and compliance monitoring for state and federal grant programs distributed to approximately 90 school districts and 200 additional grant recipients. Key deliverables include an...
- The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education (CHE) is seeking proposals for a cloud-based Credit Mobility Technology System (CMTS) to facilitate course transfer and learning validation across the state's 33 public higher education institutions. The solicitation, numbered 5400028756, requires a comprehensive technology platform that will provide course equivalency mapping, prior learning assessment recognition, reverse transfer exploration, and transfer pathway visualization. Vendors must...
- Winthrop University in York County, South Carolina is seeking a third-party vendor to provide comprehensive Financial Aid Services with an Integrated Call Center through a Request for Proposal (RFP). The university requires a vendor to manage inbound call center services for student and prospective student inquiries related to financial aid, admissions, registration, and account status, handling an average of approximately 8,838 calls over six months. Contractor staff must possess at least three...
- The State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education in South Carolina is seeking a web-based budgeting software solution for Richland County, with a focus on streamlining budget preparation processes and enhancing decision-making capabilities. The procurement involves acquiring a commercially off-the-shelf software system that supports multi-year budgeting, maintains five years of historical budget data, and provides forecasting and scenario analysis features. The required solution must...
The State of South Carolina, specifically the Higher Education Tuition Grants Commission located in Richland County, is seeking a web-based State Financial Aid Processing and Student Information System through Solicitation Number 5400023590. The procurement is for a software-as-a-service (SaaS) or modified off-the-shelf (MOTS) solution to manage the South Carolina Tuition Grants Program, a need-based aid program for undergraduate students attending 22 independent colleges and universities. The system must process Federal Institutional Student Information Records (ISIR), manage student eligibility determinations, track grant disbursements, and support role-based access for state agency users, school administrators, and students. Mandatory qualifications require offerors to demonstrate familiarity with Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) participation agreements and ISIR file layouts. The solicitation was issued on September 21, 2022, with a proposal submission deadline of October 28, 2022, at 11:00 AM. A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference was held on October 5, 2022, via Microsoft Teams, with award notification scheduled for December 30, 2022. The evaluation process will be two-phased, assessing technical solutions, qualifications, experience, value, and risk, with up to three highest-ranking offerors required to conduct live demonstrations. The solicitation does not explicitly mention specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. The anticipated contract term is one year with four one-year renewal options, creating a potential five-year contract from January 11, 2023, to January 10, 2028. The system must accommodate approximately 342,853 student applicant records and 369,800 voucher records across 10 academic years, with annual FAFSA transaction volumes between 350,000 to 550,000 records and annual grant disbursements of 11,000 to 14,000 recipients totaling $44 million to $50 million. The solution must integrate with existing college student information systems such as Banner, PowerFAIDs, Colleague, and CAMS. Offerors are required to submit a Service Provider Security Assessment Questionnaire, provide audited financial statements, and identify three comparable project references. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly stated, the price proposal must include a comprehensive total cost of ownership covering software access, implementation services, training, and recurring annual costs for system access, hosting, support, maintenance, and upgrades.
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Award Extension 23590.doc | 38KB | Document | 11/20/25 | |
Amend 1.docx | 50KB | Document | 11/20/25 | |
Attachment A.xlsx | 33KB | Spreadsheet | 11/20/25 | |
Award Posting Notice 23590.doc | 37KB | Document | 11/20/25 | |
Solicitation 23590.docx | 148KB | Document | 11/20/25 |