Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1047-1047C-1047L-134859

Transfer-credit evaluation and articulation system for Framingham State University

Framingham State University is seeking a hosted system to automate transfer-credit evaluations and manage approved course equivalencies. - Government buyer: Commonwealth of Massachusetts — Framingham State University, Business Office; located in Framingham, Middlesex County. - Requested solution: One enterprise Transfer Credit Evaluation and Articulation System to apply university policies to academic records, automate routine evaluations, route unresolved cases to staff, and retain reusable, auditable decisions. - Integrations and delivery: Hosted SaaS or PaaS solution integrating with the university’s existing Ellucian Banner system and Slate. Scope includes configuration, data migration, implementation, testing, training, documentation, maintenance, and technical support. - Important requirements: Support real-time policy updates and reproducible, rules-based decisions. Any AI, machine-learning, or NLP recommendations must be disclosed, reviewable, and approved by authorized staff; university data may not be used to train shared or public models without written authorization. The solution must support single sign-on and Active Directory integration across multiple domains. - Provider qualifications: The proposer must be the direct service provider, have at least ten years of higher-education experience, and provide at least five public higher-education references using the proposed solution with Ellucian Banner. Additional components or licenses must be itemized. - OEM and named platforms: Ellucian is named as the maker of the existing Banner integration platform, not as the specified solution provider. Slate is also named as an integration target; no prospective solution vendor is identified. - Term: Three years, with up to two additional one-year renewal options. Implementation and launch are planned during 2027.

Description

Framingham State University is seeking proposals for an enterprise-level Transfer Credit Articulation Engine to automate, centralize, and scale its transfer credit evaluation process. The solution is expected to apply institutional policies and equivalencies to structured course and transcript data, route unresolved cases for review, and transmit completed decisions to institutional systems. It must support consistent, explainable, and auditable outcomes and integrate with the University's Ellucian Banner system. Proposals are due December 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

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