Public Charter School Dashboard

The State of Montana, through the State Procurement Services Division on behalf of the Board of Public Education, is requesting proposals for development and implementation of a consolidated platform to gather information from public charter schools under RFP BPE-RFP-2026-0009AB, with proposals due September 15, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. MDT. Montana's Equal Pay for Montana Women Executive Order applies, providing a 5% bonus on available evaluation points to qualifying offerors.

The primary deliverable is a single, comprehensive dashboard with a delivery target of July 31, 2027. The platform must be standardized, secure, and efficient. Offerors must submit proposals addressing Scope of Services, Cost Proposal, and Offeror Qualifications. Cost proposals must encompass total project costs including all initial and future costs such as enhancements, additional features, and ongoing maintenance. Mandatory offeror requirements include business information submission, review and acceptance of contract terms and conditions, insurance compliance, nondiscrimination provisions regarding firearms entities, and artificial intelligence disclosure. Offerors may request contract exceptions using a provided template, though the State reserves rejection rights.

The procurement is coded to educational services, software, software-as-a-service solutions, educational materials, training, and professional services. Payment terms are Net 30 in US Dollars.

An optional pre-proposal conference is available. A questions and answers board period is open during the solicitation window. The evaluation process may include interviews and product demonstrations. Amanda Battin of the Montana Department of Education serves as the primary contact at Amanda.Battin2@mt.gov or 406-444-9665. Sealed bid procedures are maintained until the September 15 deadline.