Iowa State University Ionwave #RFQ-1001473

Iowa Board of Regents Universities Identity Verification Solution Solicitation

The Iowa Board of Regents Universities are seeking a comprehensive identity verification solution for use across Iowa State University, the State University of Iowa, and the University of Northern Iowa. - Government Buyer: - Iowa Board of Regents Universities (Iowa State University, State University of Iowa, University of Northern Iowa) - Procurement Services Office - Products/Services Requested: - Identity verification software system (annual subscription for each university) - One-time implementation and training services for each university - Key Technical and Functional Requirements: - Compliance with NIST SP 800-63A-4 (supporting IAL1 and IAL2) - Use cases: student enrollment, FAFSA fraud review, employee verification, self-service account recovery, transcript access - Solution options: turnkey hosted product, API/SDK for integration, or both - Support for a wide range of identity documents (U.S. and foreign IDs, passports, military IDs, etc.) - Biometric verification (selfie-to-ID matching, liveness detection, demographic bias testing) - Fraud detection (risk scoring, device fingerprinting, geolocation, behavioral analysis) - Audit logging and integration with university systems (Single Sign-On, Workday, Microsoft Entra ID) - Web-based, accessible, and compliant with U.S. data residency and privacy standards (SOC 2 Type II, WCAG 2.1 AA) - Quantities: - Estimated annual new student enrollments: 8,000 (ISU), 7,000 (SUI), 4,500 (UNI) - One annual software subscription and one implementation/training service per university - Pricing and Contract Structure: - Annual software subscription with options for three- and five-year total cost of ownership - One-time implementation and training costs - Annual fee cap for increases after the initial term - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; open to commercial solutions meeting requirements

Description

The Iowa Board of Regents Universities, including Iowa State University, the State University of Iowa, and University of Northern Iowa, are seeking proposals from qualified suppliers to provide an identity verification system. The system must support NIST SP 800-63A-4 requirements and be capable of handling various use cases such as student enrollment, administrative FAFSA fraud reviews, employee verification, self-service account recovery, and transcript access verification. The solution may be a turnkey hosted product, an API/SDK for embedding into university applications, or both. The universities require a modern, accessible web-based user experience and support for multiple identity document types, biometric verification, fraud detection, audit logging, and integration with existing systems.

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