- Central Carolina Technical College (CCTC) is seeking a qualified contractor to provide a comprehensive online tuition payment plan system and payment plan administration services for its approximately 8,400 students. The solicitation, issued by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority's Division of Procurement Services, requires a vendor to develop an integrated system that allows students and their parents or sponsors to make installment payments for tuition and fees. The procurement...
- Coastal Carolina University, through the State of South Carolina's Division of Procurement Services, is seeking comprehensive enrollment management services to support student recruitment and engagement strategies. The Request for Proposal (RFP) solicits vendors with expertise in search management, inquiry management, application cultivation, and financial aid optimization for competitive admissions environments. The university aims to engage 200,000 to 250,000 high school student records...
- The State Fiscal Accountability Authority (SFAA) Division of Procurement Services, on behalf of Coastal Carolina University (CCU), issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking a comprehensive business analytic software solution for managing contract compliance within Auxiliary Enterprises. The software must provide robust capabilities including revenue and expense tracking, commission management, payment reconciliation, document management, profit and loss reporting, equipment amortization,...
- Coastal Carolina University (CCU) is seeking an AI-powered cloud-based chatbot solution through a Request for Proposal issued by the State of South Carolina's Procurement Services Division. The comprehensive conversational AI system is designed to support student services across multiple departments, including admissions, financial aid, student accounts, course registration, academic advising, campus services, and technical support. The solution must integrate with existing systems such as...
- South Carolina State University (SCSU) is seeking a Payment Service Solution Provider through a Request for Proposal (RFP) to manage comprehensive payment processing across campus platforms. The procurement aims to secure a vendor capable of processing credit cards, debit cards, PayPal, and electronic checks through online and point-of-sale terminals, supporting transactions involving American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa. The university currently processes approximately 11,239 credit...
- Coastal Carolina University, through the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, is seeking a comprehensive, web-based solution for faculty activities reporting and electronic student learning portfolios (ePortfolios). The procurement is a turnkey, integrated platform that will enable faculty to submit and track activities related to teaching, service, and research, manage performance evaluations, and support student digital portfolio development. The solution must provide unlimited data storage,...
- Coastal Carolina University, located in Conway, South Carolina, is seeking a cloud-based managed student printing services solution through a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) with solicitation number 5400019727. The procurement covers a comprehensive print management system for multiple campus locations including Conway, Myrtle Beach, Litchfield, and Georgetown, with an estimated annual printing volume of 710,027 pages (680,000 black-and-white and 32,000 color copies). The solution must...
- Coastal Carolina University, through the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, is seeking a comprehensive Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system for its Office of Admissions and Merit Awards. The solicitation (5400020595) requires a robust CRM solution capable of managing constituent communications, student enrollment tracking, event management, application processing, reporting, and analytics. The system must support unlimited concurrent users and integrate with existing systems...
- Coastal Carolina University, located in Horry County, South Carolina, is seeking a comprehensive Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system through a Request for Proposal (RFP) to support prospective student recruitment and applicant tracking. The procurement aims to acquire a turnkey, multi-channel CRM solution capable of managing communications with up to 25,000 prospective students across various student categories, including first-time freshmen, transfer, post-traditional,...
- Trident Technical College, located in Charleston County, South Carolina, is seeking proposals for tuition payment plan services through a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority's Office of State Procurement. The procurement aims to secure a vendor that can provide a comprehensive virtual platform enabling students to pay tuition and related fees through installment plans for approximately 12,000 students across five campus locations. The selected...
Coastal Carolina University (CCU) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking a comprehensive student eCommerce solution to support student-related financial transactions and services. The procurement targeted a web-based payment platform that integrates in real-time with Ellucian/Colleague system, enabling automated management of student installment payments for tuition, fees, and related charges. Required solution capabilities include customizable payment plan options, secure payment method storage, automated charging, real-time financial balance displays, multi-channel student notifications, PCI-DSS compliance, reporting dashboards, and optional departmental online store functionality. Vendors must demonstrate a minimum of five years' experience serving higher education institutions, with evaluation occurring in two phases: first assessing technical proposal (50 points), experience and qualifications (30 points), and business proposal pricing (20 points), with responsive offerors advancing to a web-based demonstration phase (25 points). Original solicitation dates included a March 20, 2020 deadline for questions, April 10, 2020 (later amended to April 16, 2020) for proposal submissions, with an anticipated award date of June 11, 2020 (subsequently extended). The proposed contract term spans seven years, comprising an initial three-year period and four potential one-year renewal options. The solicitation did not explicitly specify set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. The solution must integrate with CCU's existing Ellucian Colleague ERP system and support integration with specific third-party services including Flywire for international payment processing and potential chatbot functionality. Technical requirements mandate Azure-ADFS compatible single sign-on, data encryption, servers located in the Continental United States, and compatibility with FirstData/SunTrust payment gateway. The system must accommodate approximately 1,627 to 2,000+ student payment plans per term, processing approximately 28,750 credit card transactions totaling $14.9 million and 16,500 ACH transactions totaling $43.6 million annually. While no specific budget range was disclosed, the pricing structure requires vendors to present fixed costs for the entire seven-year contract term, with transaction fees to be paid by students utilizing the payment services. Notably, the original solicitation was ultimately cancelled on August 19, 2020, with CCU indicating potential future re-solicitation with revised specifications.
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AMENDMENT 1.doc | 62KB | Document | 11/20/25 | |
SOLICITATION-CCU.doc | 336KB | Document | 11/20/25 | |
ITSData Sec Govnce.pdf | 240KB | 11/20/25 | ||
AWARD EXTENSION.doc | 35KB | Document | 11/20/25 | |
CANCEL SOLICITATION.doc | 35KB | Document | 11/20/25 |