IT Consulting Services RFP

The Institute of International Education (IIE) is seeking to establish a small pool of 3‑5 preferred IT consulting partners to provide on‑demand resource augmentation and professional services across its enterprise‑technology initiatives. Vendors will be evaluated on financial stability, depth of skills, cost competitiveness, references, and presentation quality. The contract will be a 5‑year Master Services Agreement with individual task orders issued as needs arise, covering a broad set of technology services with a strong emphasis on Microsoft Azure, Copilot, and AI/ML capabilities. • Provide staffing and consulting services (development, analysis, project‑management, QA, DevOps, data, cloud, cybersecurity, etc.) on a time‑and‑materials or role‑based rate‑card basis. • Integrate resources into IIE teams, follow IIE governance, and meet security/compliance requirements (ISO 27001 or SOC 2 Type 2, NIST CSF). • No guaranteed volume of work; engagements are on an as‑needed basis with rapid onboarding (2‑3 weeks sourcing, ~1 month onboarding). • Prohibited use of Huawei or ZTE equipment; off‑shore resources permitted.