Direct Certification Platform for Tennessee Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs

The Tennessee Department of Education seeks a direct certification platform for FY2027 through FY2032 to confer eligibility in child nutrition programs without requiring household applications. The platform must generate direct certification matches using a state student enrollment database and partner agency source data, allow direct sponsor uploads of enrollment data, and make matched data accessible to sponsors with or without a Point of Sale system. Only onshore US organizations are eligible to bid, and the work will be performed offsite. Interested vendors must attend a pre-bid meeting on November 5, 2026, submit questions by November 12, 2026, and deliver proposals digitally via email or online by January 26, 2027.