Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE or State) is seeking proposals from qualified vendors (Vendor) to supply products and services to replace the DDOE educator licensing and certification system, referred to as the Delaware Educator Data System or ‘DEEDS’. The replacement, which is the subject of this Request for Proposal (RFP), is referred to as DEEDS 3.0. This procurement will be used to build a new, integrated system that addresses current and future needs of DEEDS stakeholders, while establishing a more flexible technical framework for future expansion of the systems. As the result of a recent request for information (RFI), DDOE has learned that a number of States, districts, schools and vendors have been engaged in development of new licensing and certification systems in recent years. Rather than repeat this work, Delaware would like to transfer an existing system, install an off-the-shelf product, or replicate an approach that has been successful elsewhere, and then enhance it to meet the needs of Delaware stakeholders. It is believed that by leveraging the best practices and of an existing solution, Delaware will be able to implement a higher quality system and be able to do so at a reduced cost and in less time.
