Digital Exam Assessment Solution

The City University of New York, on behalf of College of Staten Island, is soliciting proposals from vendors that can furnish a commercial off the shelf software solution designed to administer digital exam assessments in a secure environment for the College’s Department of Nursing. The College seeks a product that is user-friendly and user-adaptive, with the capability to administer feedback on student knowledge gaps and provide recommendations to improve student learning outcomes on the National Council Licensure Examination (the “NCLEX”), as described in the attached Request for Proposals (RFP).

The Contract Term will be for an initial term of three (3) years. The College, in its sole discretion, may renew this Contract for two (2) additional one-year terms. The anticipated start date of the Contract is anticipated to coincide with the first day of the College’s Spring 2027 semester.

In order to meet the requirements to provide a Solution as stated above, the College shall evaluate proposals to determine the proposal that provides the best value to the College in accordance with the scoring criteria set forth in Part 6 of the attached RFP, and enter into contract with the selected vendor to: (a) furnish a software Solution that complies with the requirements stated herein on a per-seat basis for each student enrolled in the Nursing program as well as faculty/staff/administrator(s); (b) provide any requisite initial onboarding/provisioning of the software Solution, and ongoing technical support, on an as-needed basis; and (c) provide training on the system, if requested by CUNY (collectively, the “Services”).

Proposers are advised to read all sections of this RFP document carefully, with emphasis on all terms and conditions. By tendering a response to this solicitation, each Proposer agrees that it accepts all terms and conditions in the package without exception. If a Proposer requires clarification on, or seeks to propose an exception to, any of the terms and conditions contained in this RFP solicitation package, including to any of the terms and conditions to the form of contract in Part 7, then Proposer must make any and all such requests in writing as part of a submission of written questions prior to the Written Questions Due Dates listed in the RFP. Requests for revisions or exceptions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and determinations will be published in an addendum to the RFP. Proposers are not to rely upon an exception agreed to for a prior contract award to govern the terms of this solicitation – all proposed exceptions must be introduced and incorporated via addendum issued specifically for this solicitation. A Proposer who submits requests for changes to the contract terms to the solicitation after the Written Questions Due Dates may result in the Proposer’s submittal being deemed non-responsive by the University and not considered for contract award. For the avoidance of doubt, the University will not consider any requests to revise the contract terms after the Proposal Submission Due Date, and the University will not consider any requests to revise the contract terms after tentative Contract Award.

The Procurement Lobbying Act (PLA) Applies to this Solicitation.

The restricted period began with the publication of this ad.

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Required Forms: Vendor shall complete, sign and submit the following forms if they are selected.

• “Offeror’s Affirmation of Understanding of and Agreement pursuant to State Finance Law § 139-j (3) and § 139-j (6) (b)”

• “Offeror’s Disclosure of Prior Non-Responsibility Determinations and Certification of Compliance with State Finance Law §139-j and §139-k”

**Contact with CUNY:**Under the requirements of the PLA, all communications regarding advertised projects are to be channeled through the Designated Contact. Communication with respect to this procurement initiated by or on behalf of an interested vendor through others than the Designated Contact may constitute an “impermissible contact” under NYS law and could result in disqualification of that vendor.

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  Act)

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