Micro-Credentialing Platform

MSD of Warren Township in Indianapolis, Indiana (Marion County) is issuing Request for Proposals 2-RFP-26-014 for a comprehensive micro-credentialing platform designed to support professional development and certification for approximately 850 certified staff members. The platform must track professional learning, award digital credentials in the form of digital badges, and support competency-based certification pathways across five priority areas: Advanced Mathematics Instruction, Literacy Across Content Areas, Career Counseling & Guidance, Social-Emotional Learning, and Technology Integration. Core required functionality includes tracking user enrollments and module completion, awarding micro-credentials as digital badges, supporting multiple content sources, and accepting various input types including in-person professional development documentation, competency-based assessments, and performance task uploads. Optional components include performance evaluation services for teaching videos and pre-established content in the five certification categories. Proposals will be evaluated on a 100-point scale, with the technical proposal comprising 70 points and cost effectiveness comprising 30 points; the technical proposal should not exceed 25 pages excluding the cover letter and must address customization options, competency-based certification capabilities, reporting features, data security, implementation timelines, training support, and at least three references from K-12 clients. The pricing proposal should not exceed 5 pages and may include creative pricing structures such as multi-year agreements with reduced annual costs, subscription models, hybrid models, or upfront payment options providing district ownership. Key deadline dates include a virtual pre-proposal conference on March 10, 2026, at 3:00 PM ET via Microsoft Teams, written questions due by March 13, 2026, and proposals due on March 26, 2026, at 3:00 PM ET through the Indigo Procurement Portal (https://indigo.bonfirehub.com); vendor interviews are tentatively scheduled for the week of April 13, 2026, with target board approval in May 2026.

The RFP documents do not specify set-aside designations, restrictions on organization types, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or incumbent vendors. No existing technology infrastructure requiring integration or current contractors are referenced in the available solicitation materials. Similarly, the bid notice and RFP summary do not disclose specific contract award values or budget ranges; however, the initiative is noted as being funded through the Lilly Endowment as a multi-year investment in building staff capacity, suggesting sustained multi-year funding. All materials submitted are subject to the Indiana Access to Public Records Act (APRA), and vendors must clearly mark any confidential information and submit it through the designated confidential information upload field. The district reserves the right to defer awarding the contract for up to 60 days from the proposal due date and accepts no obligations for costs incurred by respondents in preparing proposals. Interested vendors should direct inquiries to Nicole Kenney at nicole@buywithindigo.com.