Opportunity
My Florida Marketplace #RFI-2027-032
Florida Department of Education seeks information on automated cross-checking solution for scholarship program data.
Posted
September 01, 2026
Respond By
October 12, 2026
Identifier
RFI-2027-032
NAICS
541512, 541519
The Florida Department of Education (DOE) is seeking information from vendors about solutions for automating the cross-checking of student enrollment and scholarship payment data for the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. - Government Buyer: - Florida Department of Education (DOE) - Solution Requirements: - Statewide data interoperability platform to automate manual cross-checking processes - Cloud-based Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution - Must use nationally recognized education data standards - Secure data exchange among school districts, scholarship-funding organizations, and Florida Virtual School - Features required: - Complex data matching - Real-time notifications - Duplicate funding resolution - Compliance with FERPA and Florida student data privacy laws - DOE and school districts must retain authority over student data - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the notice - The RFI is for information gathering only and will inform future budget requests and potential competitive procurements
Description
This Request for Information (RFI) issued by the Florida Department of Education seeks information from qualified vendors regarding solution options, vendor experience, and cost analysis for a statewide data interoperability platform. The platform is intended to support administration of the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program by automating the current manual cross-checking process of student enrollment and scholarship payment data. The solution should use nationally recognized education data standards, provide complex data matching, real-time notifications, and comply with relevant privacy laws. Responses will inform future budget requests and potential procurement activities.