FINANCIAL DATA COLLECTION

The South Carolina Department of Education seeks a vendor to design, configure, and operate a statewide Ed‑Fi finance data‑collection system and an EDU‑aligned analytics layer that will replace fragmented manual reporting across 71 local education agencies. The effort includes full integration with the department’s Integrated Data Collection System (IDCS), development of a multi‑tenant analytics platform using dbt, automated publishing to Ed‑Fi ODS/APIs, and delivery of required financial reports (In$ite, LARS, ESSA) solely from the analytics layer. The contract is a fixed‑price, one‑year base with up to four optional one‑year renewals, totaling a maximum of five years, and will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. • Mandatory integration with SC DE’s IDCS for all finance submissions (no parallel pipelines). • Development of a multi‑tenant EDU analytics layer (dbt‑managed) supporting state‑ and district‑level reporting. • Delivery of a pilot implementation, comprehensive training, documentation, and ongoing support/maintenance.