Web-Based Online College and Career Planning Counseling Tool

The issuing agency is seeking a vendor to provide a web-based online college and career planning counseling tool. This tool must solve the problem of helping users identify career options aligned to their self-assessments, map out specific educational pathways, and navigate the job search process. The agency requires the platform to be built on sound career theory and integrated seamlessly with up-to-date state and national databases for colleges, scholarships, labor, and occupational information. The scope of work covers establishing individual user registration, account set-up, and login capabilities. The tool must generate customized career and education pathways based on assessment information, alongside a customized menu of resources. Additionally, the agency requires search capabilities for civilian occupations, options to explore related career and educational information, and a job search tool that links to state job banks, Google occupational searches, and sites like Monster and CareerBuilder. The vendor must also provide promotional and marketing materials for the tool in an online digital format. The agency has set aside this bidding opportunity entirely for small businesses. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency requires the performance of all work to be completed offsite. Bidders may submit their responses digitally via email or through the online portal. The agency is looking for proposals to determine the budget and pricing structure. No specific key dates or evaluation criteria are provided in the solicitation details.