New York State Contract Reporter #CR# 2140589

NYSDOL seeks Eightfold AI or equivalent workforce tracking platform and services for NY Builds

New York State is seeking an AI-enabled workforce platform and services for NY Builds, its infrastructure workforce tracking system. - Buyer: New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL), including Purchasing/Purchasing Division and the Office of Workforce Development. - OEM: Eightfold AI Inc. is the named manufacturer; bidders may propose its products or qualifying equivalents. Bidders must be NYS-certified SDVOBs and authorized Eightfold resellers or actively pursuing authorization. - Products requested: Workforce Exchange Economic Engine, Workforce Tracking Solution, Elevate Plus Support and Maintenance, and GovCloud Hosting. No fixed quantities or part numbers are specified; purchases are as needed and quantities are not guaranteed. - Services requested: Implementation, configuration, integration, customization, maintenance and support; change management and training; knowledge transfer and transition; and operational/project administration. Work begins with a pilot infrastructure project. - Key requirements: The AI-native system must support workforce matching and forecasting, partner and customer portals, training and credential tracking, UI wage-data ingestion, federal reporting, integrations, and single sign-on. It must meet FedRAMP Moderate requirements, with NYS data hosted and maintained in the continental United States. Equivalents must be directly interchangeable and equal in performance, form, function, utility, quality, and design without modification or customization. - Participation goals: 100% SDVOB goal, with 15% MBE and 15% WBE goals.

Description

NYSDOL seeks bids from responsive and responsible bidders authorized to resell, or actively becoming authorized resellers of, Eightfold AI Inc. products and services or equivalent products and services. The procurement supports implementation and maintenance of NYS Builds, a statewide workforce lifecycle tracking system for infrastructure projects, beginning with a single pilot project. The system is intended to connect employers, New York State, and job seekers, track workforce needs, availability, and placement throughout major infrastructure projects, and link workforce demand to training pipelines. Purchases will be made as needed under an estimated-quantity contract, and actual contract value depends on utilization. Only New York State-certified SDVOBs may respond.

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