Description
The University of Southern Mississippi is seeking a cloud‑hosted Educator Preparation, Accreditation, and Clinical Experience Management System. The solution must integrate with the university’s SIS and LMS, support data collection, analysis, and reporting for CAEP and other accreditors, and provide role‑based access for faculty, staff, students, and supervisors. Vendors must submit a detailed proposal, implementation schedule, and three recent higher‑education references. The contract will be a four‑year agreement with two optional one‑year renewals, with annual invoicing for software licenses and milestone‑based invoicing for implementation services. Bids are due sealed by 2:00 PM CT on October 7, 2026.
• Cloud‑hosted assessment and accreditation platform, fully integrated with SIS/LMS
• Required functionalities: data capture, analytics, reporting, licensure tracking, accreditation documentation
• Implementation phases: discovery, configuration, integration, testing, training, go‑live, post‑implementation support
• Four‑year term (possible two 1‑year extensions); annual software license fees, implementation fees invoiced after milestones
• Minimum three recent higher‑education client references required
• Evaluation criteria: cost (35 pts), functional requirements (55 pts), references (5 pts), implementation schedule (5 pts)
• Bid submission: sealed envelope or electronic copy via MAGIC portal, received by 2:00 PM CT, Oct 7 2026
• Primary contact: Amber Floyd, Procurement Services (email & phone provided)