GIFTED AND TALENTED APPLICATION SOFTWARE
- 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 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 State Fiscal Accountability Authority, Division of Procurement Services, is seeking a comprehensive Admissions & Enrollment Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system on behalf of the Governor's School of Science & Mathematics (GSSM) in Colleton County, South Carolina. The procurement seeks a cloud-based platform to manage the entire student lifecycle from initial inquiry through application, matriculation, and enrollment, processing approximately 1,200-1,500 inquiries and...
- The South Carolina Department of Education's Office of Research and Data Analysis (SCDE ORDA) is soliciting fixed-price bids for assessment conversion services within Richland County. The procurement seeks contractors to load historical and current assessment data into the Ed-Fi Application Programming Interface (API) using open-source tools like Earthmover and Lightbeam. Contractors must match historical identity files, create configuration templates to convert tabular assessment data to...
- The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Palmetto Procedure-Pathway Verification system, seeking an automated, cloud-based solution to track academic progress for ninth through twelfth grade students across the state, with a specific focus on Richland County. The solution must integrate with school and district Student Information Systems, particularly PowerSchool and Enrich, to monitor student pathways, detect violations of state grading...
- 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...
- The South Carolina State Fiscal Accountability Authority, acting on behalf of the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV), is procuring a comprehensive talent assessment software solution to support hiring processes across 66 branch field offices and headquarters. The software must be a cloud-based or on-premises platform capable of conducting multi-format assessments including multiple-choice, essay, situational judgment, skill-based, personality, and job simulation tests. Key...
- The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) is seeking a contractor to conduct a comprehensive systems and process review through a Request for Proposals (RFP) solicitation. The primary objective is to evaluate the agency's personnel and financial operations against statutory responsibilities, regulatory requirements, and best practices. The selected contractor will develop an evaluation design incorporating both qualitative and quantitative assessments, including human resources best...
- 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 (SCDE) Office of Research and Data Analysis is seeking a cloud-hosted Gifted and Talented (GT) application software solution through a Request for Proposal (RFP) managed by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. The procurement requires a comprehensive software platform that can integrate with district-level Ed-Fi operational data stores, track and report student gifted status, maintain longitudinal student achievement data, and support multi-year cohort development across multiple reporting levels including classroom, school, district, state, and federal platforms. Mandatory qualifications include demonstrated completion of at least three successful Ed-Fi API integration projects with comparable scope and documented training materials. The solicitation requires vendors to submit separate technical and business proposals, with a two-phase evaluation process that allocates 60 points for technical proposal and qualifications and 40 points for demonstrations and pricing. Key dates include a non-mandatory pre-proposal conference on February 8, 2024, vendor questions due by February 9, 2024, proposal submissions due April 1, 2024 at 11:00 AM, and award notification anticipated for June 3, 2024. The contract will have an initial one-year term beginning June 13, 2024, with four potential one-year renewal options. The procurement does not specify explicit set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent types. The incumbent system is GIFT, a FoxPro application created in 1999 operated by Carolina Consultancy, which is no longer supported and contains approximately 20 gigabytes of existing statewide student data. The solution must replace this legacy system and provide comprehensive data conversion, training, and system maintenance within the first contract year. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly detailed, the Price Proposal Workbook requires vendors to submit line-item fees across multiple cost categories including implementation, setup, conversion, training, and ongoing operational expenses. The system must meet rigorous technical and security requirements, including 99.99% uptime, compliance with ADA and Section 508 accessibility standards, multi-factor authentication, comprehensive security protocols, and ability to integrate with various assessment platforms. Pricing must be fixed for the initial term, with potential adjustments for renewal terms subject to procurement officer approval and 90-day advance notice.
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Attachment F- List of Fields in the Current Solution.xlsx | 20KB | Spreadsheet | 11/18/25 | |
ATTACHMENT D: DEMONSTRATION SCRIPT.docx | 14KB | Document | 11/18/25 | |
Amendment 1.docx | 136KB | Document | 11/18/25 | |
Award Extension Notice.doc | 38KB | Document | 11/18/25 | |
Award Posting Notice.doc | 38KB | Document | 11/18/25 |