University Of Central Arkansas Uark #RFP10302026

Turnkey Faculty Information System, Implementation, and Support

The University of Arkansas Fayetteville is seeking a turnkey Faculty Information System with implementation and ongoing support. - Government buyer: University of Arkansas Board of Trustees, on behalf of the University of Arkansas Fayetteville; Office of Business Affairs. - Requested solution: A purpose-built, cloud-based, multi-tenant Faculty Information System (FIS) for approximately 1,500 faculty members and 150 administrators. No FIS OEM, product brand, or part number is specified. - Capabilities: Faculty profiles and activity reporting; annual and third-year reviews; promotion and tenure; workload and effort tracking; faculty lifecycle management; configurable workflows; reporting; and scalability. - Services: Configuration, project management, integrations, legacy-data migration, deployment, training, change management, testing and user acceptance, and post-implementation support. - Integration and security requirements: Integration with Workday and other enterprise systems, including Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Entra, research management systems, and Blackboard systems. The SaaS solution must be U.S.-hosted and meet strong security and accessibility requirements. Microsoft SharePoint is part of the university’s existing promotion and tenure workflows; Microsoft Teams is identified for the proposal opening, not as the requested FIS. - Named companies and platforms: Workday, Microsoft, and Blackboard are mentioned in connection with existing systems or integrations; none is identified as the FIS supplier. No proposed FIS vendor is named. - Implementation and term: Initial modules are expected to go live during the implementation phase, followed by a phased rollout. The initial term is three years, with four optional one-year renewals, for a potential total of seven years. Pricing is to remain firm for three years.

Description

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

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