ISAC - RFP for Illinois Future - Online Test Preparation and Professional Licensure Preparation

Background
ISAC seeks to find a vendor to provide the needed services for the Prepare for Illinois Future Program. Online comprehensive professional exam and test preparation and professional licensure preparation services for students at Illinois public universities.

Work Details
To implement the Prepare for Illinois’ Future Program established by Illinois Public Act 1030008, Article 155, Section 155-5, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) is seeking to establish a contract agreement for services already available to provide innovative and cost-effective online comprehensive professional exam and test preparation and professional licensure preparation services. These preparation services are to be offered at no cost to students, with a goal of providing access to the provided services to all students at Illinois public four-year (4-year) universities. The proposed solution should provide an administrative interface, functionality, and workflow of the comprehensive online test preparation and professional licensure solution, including any limitations to managing and reviewing analytic insights of the number of tests and other online materials accessed by students, other data related to the solution provided, and related demographic data of students using test preparation services.

The vendor must also provide a student interface, functionality, and workflow of the proposed comprehensive online test preparation and professional licensure solution that provides at a minimum for live (i.e., in real time), on-demand, and asynchronous services. Additionally, the vendor should provide methods of data reporting at the student, institutional, and state levels; support at these levels including technical support recognizing different constituent groups' unique needs; design technology; security used in administering the proposed comprehensive online test preparation and professional licensure solution; and a process to add on additional programs or make changes to the services as state and institutional needs change.

Period of Performance
The contract resulting from this procurement will have an initial term commencing upon execution and ending five (5) years later. In no event will the total term of the contract, including the initial term, any renewal terms, and any extensions, exceed ten (10) years. Subject to funding provided by state appropriations, the State has the option to renew for up to five (5) years.

Place of Performance
The geographic location(s) where the contract will be performed or where the product(s) will be delivered include various public four-year universities in Illinois such as Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University,
Northern Illinois University,
Southern Illinois University Carbondale,
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,
University of Illinois Chicago,
University of Illinois Springfield,
University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign,
Western Illinois University.