Specifications include, but are not limited to: The purpose of this RFP and any resulting contract award is to solicit proposals for a Fully Managed Statewide Identity and Access Management Service (NCEdCloud IAM Service Next Gen) with both local and state integrated identity, access, data, rostering, and analytics functions, that would serve all 319 Public School Units (PSUs); The NCEdCloud IAM Service Next Gen shall include key features/functions/capabilities for SSO application portals, user lifecycle management, authentication and access controls including MFA, account provisioning/deprovisioning, analytics for user actions and application usage, and rostering functions for enrollment data. The service will provide active monitoring, alerting, and response to ensure all components of the Service are functioning appropriately, and that critical assets are protected against cyber threats for all Public School Units (PSUs) across the State of North Carolina