University Of Central Arkansas Uark #10302026

University of Arkansas Faculty Information System, implementation, and support

The University of Arkansas is seeking a cloud-based Faculty Information System and the services needed to implement and support it. - Government buyer: Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, acting for the University of Arkansas Fayetteville (UAF); University of Arkansas Office of Business Affairs. - Requested solution: A turnkey, purpose-built, multi-tenant SaaS Faculty Information System for approximately 1,500 faculty members and 150 administrators. No specific OEM, product brand, or part number is named. - Core capabilities: Faculty profiles and activity reporting; annual and third-year reviews; promotion and tenure workflows; workload and effort tracking; faculty lifecycle management; configurable workflows and reporting. - Implementation and support: Configuration, project management, integrations, legacy-data migration, deployment, training, change management, testing and user acceptance, and post-implementation support. - Notable requirements: U.S.-hosted SaaS, strong security and accessibility, scalability, and integration with existing enterprise applications, including Workday, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Entra, research management systems, and Blackboard systems. These are named integration targets, not designated FIS vendors. - Contract term: Three-year initial term with four optional one-year renewals, for a potential seven years. Initial modules are expected to go live in a phased implementation. - Potential users: Contract pricing may be available to other University of Arkansas departments and, subject to approval and a participating addendum, other Arkansas public procurement units.

Description

The University of Arkansas is seeking proposals for a Faculty Information System (FIS), including the solution, implementation, and support services. The turnkey, cloud-based platform must support faculty profiles, activity reporting, annual and third-year reviews, promotion and tenure processes, workload and effort tracking, and faculty lifecycle management with configurable workflows. It is expected to support approximately 1,500 faculty members and 150 administrators, improve workflows and reporting, and integrate with the University's existing enterprise applications. Proposals are due December 15, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. CST.

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