# North Carolina eVP #Doc2160059618

North Carolina statewide procurement for enterprise GenAI platforms, Frontier Model API access, and related services

**Posted:** October 26, 2026
**Respond By:** November 30, 2026
**Identifier:** Doc2160059618
**NAICS:** 513210, 541511, 541512, 541519, 611420, 541611

North Carolina is seeking model-owning vendors for a statewide enterprise generative AI contract, including secure access to their Frontier Models and related services.
- Government buyer: State of North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT), Statewide IT Procurement Office (SITPO).
- Procurement scope:
  - Enterprise generative AI platforms and secure, consumption-based Model API access for authorized State users and applications.
  - Annual tiered user licenses, with price bands for 1–10,000, 10,001–20,000, 20,001–50,000, and more than 50,001 users.
  - Implementation, integration, onboarding, adoption support, AI literacy, role-based upskilling, and technical support.
- OEMs and vendors: No specific commercial OEM, vendor, product, or part number is named. Proposing vendors must own the Frontier Models offered; the resulting contract may allow approved resellers or distributors to fulfill orders.
- Notable requirements: Submit applicable GovRAMP or FedRAMP authorization documentation, identify each offering’s name and SKU/part/model number, authorization level, hosting environment, and worker and service locations. Systems handling State or federal data are generally required to be located in the United States. Offerings must address security, data protection, responsible AI, and accessibility.
- Pricing and term: Itemized pricing is requested for platform subscriptions, licenses, API usage, support, one-time onboarding and implementation, and hourly implementation services. Cost schedules cover three initial years and two optional years; platform and license pricing is annual. The contract is indefinite-quantity, and purchases and usage are not guaranteed.
- Related services may cover agency readiness, use-case selection, configuration, deployment of an initial production use case, operational readiness, and planning future use cases. Hourly implementation rates are not-to-exceed, include travel, and are to remain fixed for the contract period, though they may be reduced.

### Description

The State of North Carolina is seeking proposals from multiple vendors for enterprise generative AI platforms and secure access to vendors’ frontier models through Model APIs. Related services include implementation, integration, adoption, AI literacy, and role-based upskilling for authorized users and state applications. Proposals are limited to vendors that own the frontier models offered; third-party providers and resellers are identified as non-responsive. Responses are due November 30, 2026, at 2:00 PM.

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