OTI and OSPRA modernization RFI

For complete information please see the attached document or posting to: https://www.p12.nysed.gov/compcontracts/compcontracts.html.

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Teaching Initiatives (OTI) and Office of School Personnel Review and Accountability (OSPRA) are looking to modernize their current system for state teacher certification, fingerprinting and applicant review process. NYSED is seeking a request for information (RFI) to understand the current technology market and vendor landscape.

An RFI response should include details highlighting the vendor’s qualifications as requested in sections 1-3 of this RFI.

The vendor is requested to return an RFI response to the NYSED by December 20, 2024 and shall be sent via email to the following address: nysedtechresponse@nysed.gov. Other Key Dates are available in Section 3. The RFI process is NYSED’s opportunity to ask questions to the vendor about requirements and software solutions and to learn more about how to procure any software solution. Specific questions regarding requirements to which the vendor must respond are in Section 2 of this RFI.

Note: This IS NOT a Request for Proposal or offer of contract. Information obtained may be used to develop a needs requirement upon which a future procurement might be based. If further discussion is required, or should questions arise, please contact the NYSED contact email below. Participation in this RFI is voluntary, and NYSED will not pay for the preparation of any information submitted by a respondent or for NYSED’s use of that information.

Vendors are advised that if any part of their response to this RFI contains trade secrets or is submitted to NYSED by a commercial enterprise or derived from information obtained from a commercial enterprise and which, if disclosed, would cause substantial injury to the competitive position of the subject enterprise, then vendors should identify such in their response.

NYSED Contact Information:

E-mail: nysedtechresponse@nysed.gov

Questions:

All questions regarding the RFI must be submitted in writing to the above email address.

NYSED wants to thank all vendors who take the time to provide a response to this RFI. As the agency works toward modernizing more internal systems, it is helpful to have partnership with vendors who can assist us with planning through RFI responses.