Deltek Pulse: Education month in review, May 2018

The Education vertical experienced some change and consistency moving into the month of May. There was a 16% uptick in solicitations released as compared to April, which saw a decrease, therefore Education solicitation releases saw a significant increase this month overall. Breaking it down by primary verticals, the Primary/Secondary vertical continues to produce the most bids with 65% and Higher Education saw 35% which shows a steady increase in Higher Education bids compared to the previous months in 2018.

Now moving on to changes within primary requirements and procurements by state; May saw some similarities but also interesting highlights. The values for primary requirements held similar for May with Architecture, Engineering, and Construction as the highest percentage of solicitation releases at 28%, Professional Services at 11%, and finally Information Technology at 9%. As for procurements by state, the highest number of solicitation releases for Education remained in New York, Texas, and California with New York boasting a 37% increase compared to April for Education solicitation releases. Lastly, the fewest releases came from Delaware, Vermont, and Montana.

Notable Solicitation Releases

• The Board of Education of the City of Chicago, commonly known as Chicago Public Schools (CPS), released a solicitation for a Student Application, Assignment, and Enrollment Management System. CPS is looking for a vendor to provide products and services related to an online student application program, including the assignment of students to specific schools and management of the enrollments of said students. Proposals are due by June 13, 2018.
• The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) issued a solicitation for the Alabama Summative Assessment. The goal of this system is to measure student acquisition of important academic outcomes in selected academic content areas and to provide useful, timely feedback to students, teachers, principals, and other stakeholders. Proposals are due by June 15, 2018.
• The School District of Palm Beach County released a solicitation for a Specialized Educational Management System. The school district needs a vendor to provide, implement and maintain a user-friendly, web-based system that will integrate students’ Specialized Educational processes with the district’s Student Information System (SIS) and other district reporting systems. There is an optional Pre-Proposal Conference scheduled for June 14 with proposals due by July 9, 2018.

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