Nevada Early Childhood Data Systems Infrastructure & Support RFI

The Nevada Department of Education's Office of Early Learning and Development (NDE-OELD) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) on early childhood data systems infrastructure and support, with responses due October 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM Pacific Time. This is a market-research exercise only; no contract award will result from the RFI.

The state seeks vendor input on technical architectures, capabilities, and fair-market cost structures to support its Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) Strategic Measurement, Analytics, and Results using Technology (SMART) grant. Key objectives include finalizing pending system components for the Early Learning Data and Reporting System (ELDRS), scaling data architecture for real-time dataset ingestion, resolving technical backlogs, expanding the PEAKS family engagement survey application, launching the ECAC Nevada Early Systems Tracker (NEST) into production, institutionalizing data governance protocols, integrating early childhood workforce data, developing child care provider quality tracking systems, creating needs assessment visualizations, establishing partnerships with national technical assistance entities, and implementing multi-language localization capabilities.

Vendors must provide cost projections across multiple project phases: assessment and planning, technology acquisition, system design, implementation and deployment, deployment assurance, and 10-month and subsequent operations and maintenance activities. Cloud vendors must achieve GovRAMP verification compliance as of March 2026. The project operates under a compressed 10-month execution window, with the objective of transitioning grant-funded technology development into a permanent, self-sustaining state IT maintenance framework supporting Nevada Ready! Pre-K, Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS), and early literacy initiatives.

Responses must be submitted through nevadaepro.com as confidential quotes with technical and cost information in separate attachments, completing Exhibits A through F. Questions are due October 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM Pacific Time. All responses must comply with Nevada Revised Statutes and Nevada Administrative Code.