269EMCPS-24-001 - Higher Education Eco-System (HEES) #1

EdgeMarket is soliciting proposals from qualified vendors to supply a broad spectrum of cloud- or SaaS-based software solutions for the Academic and many of the Administrative functions within Higher Education. It is the first in a planned series of similar broad-spectrum procurements.
The strategic goal of this procurement is to provide Edge Members and EdgeMarket Participants with streamlined access to a comprehensive array of software solutions under a single contract vehicle. Conversely, our second goal is to make it easier for the awarded solution providers to include their full solution portfolios under that same contract vehicle.
Successful bidders will be offered a master purchasing agreement and inclusion as an awarded vendor in the EdgeMarket Cooperative Pricing System marketplace.
The solution requirements for this RFP highlight two key aspects:

• Solution Support for Business Capabilities
• Solution Support for Business Outcomes

• Core: Learning and Teaching Business Capabilities, including:
  • Curriculum Management
  • Student Recruitment
  • Student Admission
  • Student Enrollment
  • Curriculum Delivery
  • Student Assessment
  • Completion Management
  • Student Management
  • Student Support
• Core: Research Business Capabilities, including:
  • Research Opportunities & Planning
  • Research Funding
  • Research Assurance
  • Research Management
  • Research Delivery
  • Research Dissemination
• Enabling Business Capabilities, including:
  • Strategy Management
  • Library Administration
  • Advancement Management
  • Engagement & Relationship Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Financial Management
  • Information Management
  • Supporting Services (Housing and Accommodation Management)