What the buyer needs

AI summary

The buyer requires a vendor to provide a website portal development service to create a statewide workforce portal. This portal will act as an experience and coordination layer to assist individuals, employers, education partners, and workforce partners in navigating education and employment pathways. The vendor must deliver portal capabilities, integrations, identity and access management, data exchange, workflows, AI-assisted features, dashboards, user journeys, architecture, and security plans offsite. Only onshore USA organizations are eligible to bid on this project. Vendors must submit pre-bid questions no later than October 20, 2026, and attend a pre-bid meeting scheduled for October 13, 2026. Bidders can submit responses digitally via email or online, and the buyer is currently looking for proposal budgets. The text does not state the submission deadline, evaluation criteria, or contract term.

Scope of work

Develop a statewide workforce portal experience and coordination layer
Requirements, user journeys, product backlog, architecture, and data model
Security plan, privacy and consent model, and AI governance approach
Portal capabilities, admin tools, workflows, dashboards, and search
Guided navigation, catalog, and opportunity board
AI-assisted capabilities, integrations, and data exchange
Identity and access management
Accessibility approach and compliance

How proposals are evaluated

Criterion	Weight / scoring
Solution and User Experience (UX)	Not specified
Architecture, Integration, and Technical Approach	Not specified
Data, Analytics, Security, Privacy, Accessibility, and AI Governance	Not specified
Functional Alignment and Requirement Traceability	Not specified
Implementation, Operations, Support, and Service Management	Not specified
Offeror Experience, Staffing Model, and Key Personnel	Not specified
Past Performance	Not specified
Cost / Price	Not specified

Minimum qualifications

Onshore (USA Organization Only)

Documents to include with your response

Signed Cover Page and Page Two
Attachment 2 – Pricing and Staffing
Attachment 5 – CLIN Catalog
Volume III – Price Offer
Section K K. Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors

How to submit

Method: Electronic via the agency portal or email
Instructions: Submit offer on-line at http://www.procurement.sc.gov or digitally via Email. Complete Volume III – Price Offer with Attachment 2 and Attachment 5.