- The State Fiscal Accountability Authority, on behalf of South Carolina First Steps, is seeking a comprehensive event management software and content management system for virtual and in-person events. The procurement involves an all-in-one platform capable of supporting multiple meetings with unlimited concurrent users, offering features such as program content management, integrated email systems, online registration, social media integration, mobile application availability, and exhibition...
- 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...
- The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) is seeking a Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Instructional Materials Inventory Management System (IMIMS) through a Request for Proposal (RFP) to manage instructional materials for approximately 800,000 students across 1,300 schools and 80 districts statewide. The system must integrate with existing Student Information Systems (primarily PowerSchool) and the state's central depository (RL Bryan), supporting barcode...
- The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) is seeking a comprehensive Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) foster parent licensure solution through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation numbered 5400026512. The procurement aims to develop a robust platform supporting foster parent licensing, kinship foster parent licensing, group home licensing, and placement functions for a minimum of 8,000 concurrent users. The solution must integrate bi-directionally with the existing...
- The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE), through the State Fiscal Accountability Authority (SFAA) Division of Procurement Services, is seeking a comprehensive growth measures software solution for tracking student academic performance across the state. The procurement solicitation, designated as Solicitation 5400026848, requires a vendor to develop and implement a web-based system capable of calculating school-level growth metrics, supporting state and Local Education Agency (LEA)...
- The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Service issued a Request for Quote (RFQ) for IT Research and Advisory Services, specifically seeking an Advisory and Reference membership to InfoTech Academy software services. The procurement, originally solicited on February 7, 2024, required vendors to provide a comprehensive membership package including unlimited analyst calls, full diagnostic access, virtual industry roundtable meetings, one software selection engagement, and...
- The South Dakota Department of Education's Division of Child and Adult Nutrition Services is seeking a qualified vendor to provide a web-based customizable financial management system for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). The system must enable program operators to submit monthly bank statements and financial documentation for state review to ensure federal compliance. The RFP (Reference Number 25RFP13437) is soliciting proposals for both vendor-hosted and state-hosted options, with...
- The South Carolina Department of Education's Office of Research and Data Analysis (ORDA) is seeking a contractor to provide a hosted Competency and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) Server with an associated tool set. The procurement is an Invitation for Bid (IFB) targeting a web-based, vendor-hosted solution compliant with 1EdTech CASE standards, designed to enable K-12 education stakeholders to access state standards in human-consumable and machine-readable formats. The solution must be...
- The State Fiscal Accountability Authority (SFAA), on behalf of the South Carolina Department of Education and the Governor's School for Arts and Humanities, is seeking a comprehensive Content Management Solution (CMS) for website and enrollment management services. The procurement (Solicitation #5400026742) requires an integrated system that includes a dynamic, mobile-responsive website with multiple password-protected portals, Single Sign-On capabilities, social media integration, and WCAG...
- The South Carolina Department of Education, specifically the Office of Career Readiness - Adult Education, is procuring a comprehensive English Education Platform to serve approximately 450 adult English language learners. The Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation seeks a standards-aligned instructional product that integrates digital literacy, workforce preparation skills, and supports blended learning models across NRS Levels 1-6. Key platform requirements include multilingual navigation...
The South Carolina State Fiscal Accountability Authority's Division of Procurement Services, on behalf of the South Carolina Department of Education's Office of First Steps, is seeking a subscription-based financial management system for 48 distinct entities including 46 Local Partnerships, the Office of First Steps, and a statewide four-year-old kindergarten program. The comprehensive cloud-based, web-accessible accounting software must include integrated modules for general accounting, payroll, procurement, fundraising, reporting, grantmaking, and inventory management. The system must support approximately 190 total users for financial management, with an additional 160 employees requiring HR and leave access, including at least 11 concurrent workflow users and 70 view/print-only users. Proposals were due February 20, 2024, at 11:00 AM Eastern time, with a pre-proposal conference held on December 15, 2023, via Microsoft Teams. The evaluation criteria prioritize technical proposal factors, with 30 points for system functionality, 20 points for implementation approach, 10 points for the disengagement plan, 30 points for price, and 10 points for company qualifications, plus an additional 20-point demonstration evaluation for the top two responsive offerors. However, a Notice of Cancellation was issued, effectively terminating the solicitation immediately. The current incumbent system is Blackbaud's Financial Edge NXT and Raiser's Edge NXT, which has been in place since January 2020. Manley Garvin, an accounting firm in Greenwood, South Carolina, currently handles daily financial transactions for the local partnerships and 4K program. The proposed system required data storage within the continental United States, with geographic redundancy and compliance with IRS 1075 standards. The contractor would need to maintain Errors and Omissions Insurance with limits of $5,000,000 per occurrence and $10,000,000 aggregate, and implement comprehensive data security measures. While specific budget ranges were not explicitly stated, the solicitation outlined requirements for detailed pricing, including annual subscription costs, implementation expenses, and a separate disengagement plan pricing. Notably, the contract was intended to have a five-year initial term from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2029, before being cancelled.
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Solicitation final.docx | 169KB | Document | 11/18/25 | |
Amendment 2.docx | 172KB | Document | 11/18/25 | |
Amendment 1.docx | 172KB | Document | 11/18/25 | |
Award extension.docx | 28KB | Document | 11/18/25 | |
Notice.pdf | 184KB | 11/18/25 |