About this opportunity
AI summaryFramingham State University seeks proposals for RFP-FSU-27-02 to acquire an enterprise-level Transfer Credit Evaluation and Articulation System. The vendor will automate, centralize, and scale the University's transfer credit evaluation process by providing software licensing, configuration, integrations, data migration, implementation services, testing support, training, documentation, maintenance, and technical support. The system must evaluate academic data against University-approved articulation tables and rules using artificial intelligence, machine learning, or natural language processing. Eligibility is restricted to onshore USA organizations. Vendors must submit separate, sealed envelopes containing thumb drives for the Technical Proposal and Price Proposal, alongside required forms including a signed Service Level Agreement template and a Certificate of Non-Collusion. The deadline for questions is November 6, 2026. The budget relies on incoming proposals.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- Framingham State University
- Solicitation No.
- RFP-FSU-27-02
Scope of work
- Software licensing
- Configuration and integrations
- Data migration from existing platform
- Implementation services and testing support
- Training and documentation
- Maintenance and ongoing technical support
- Administrator-facing transfer evaluation functions
- Public or student-facing access to approved equivalency information
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Minimum Quality Requirements | Not specified |
| Preferred Requirements | Not specified |
| Technical Requirements | Not specified |
| Evaluative Criteria | Not specified |
| Price | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- At least ten (10) years' experience in higher education
- Service provider/vendor of proposed solution, not a third-party distributor
- At least five (5) public higher education institutions currently using proposed solution on Ellucian Banner platform as references
- Core product externally hosted or provided as SaaS/PaaS
- Support single sign-on (SSO) and Active Directory integration across multiple domains
- Proven integration with cloud-native/SaaS, on-premise, and hybrid environments
- Data security and compliance including FERPA, accessibility, and encryption at rest and in transit
- Provide evidence of financial reliability and solvency
Documents to include with your response
- Technical Proposal written narrative
- Price Proposal
- Template Service Level Agreement
- RFP Acknowledgement Form - Certificate of Non-Collusion
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standard Contract Form
- W-9 Taxpayer Identification Form
- Prompt Pay Discount Form
- Contractor Authorized Signatory Listing or Form
Key dates
- Questions Due to Procurement Office
- 12:00pm Friday, November 6, 2026
- Answers to Questions due to Proposers
- 5:00pm Tuesday, November 17, 2026
- Proposals Due to FSU Procurement Office
- 5:00pm Tuesday, December 1, 2026
- Final implementation date
- on or around April 2027
How to submit
- Method
- Sealed hard copy with separate thumb drives
- Instructions
- Technical Proposal and Price Proposal must be in separate, sealed, labeled envelopes. Each envelope must contain a separate thumb drive for its respective proposal.
Contract details
- Term
- Three years with the possibility of two annual renewal options at the discretion of the University.
- Place of performance
- Framingham State University, Framingham, Massachusetts