RFP Electronic Employment Reference Verification

The University of Washington seeks a cloud‑hosted, secure electronic employment reference verification platform to automate and standardize reference checks for its Finance, Planning & Budgeting hiring processes. The solution must collect multiple references, provide configurable questionnaires, send automated notifications, and generate audit‑ready reports, all while meeting UW‑IT security, privacy, and accessibility requirements. The contract may run up to three years with a possible month‑by‑month extension after the initial term. • Collect ≥ 5 references per candidate (≥ 2 supervisor responses) with 24‑72 hour turnaround. • Provide role‑based access, Shibboleth (UW NetID) SSO (Azure AD/OAuth optional) and MFA for admin users. • Host in AWS GovCloud or AWS US‑Commercial (Azure acceptable) and retain data for 3 years. • Deliver VPAT for accessibility, comply with UW‑IT security rider, and maintain industry‑standard uptime SLAs. • Offer flexible pricing (flat fee, per‑candidate, or hybrid) and support up to 2‑4 concurrent recruiter users.