Intent to Sole Source PeopleGrove CORE ELMS

The University of Montana’s Skaggs School of Pharmacy intends to award a non‑competitive contract to PeopleGrove, Inc. for its CORE ELMS cloud‑based software (SaaS) to support experiential education for approximately 60 pharmacy students per cohort. The software will manage scheduling, placement, requirements, assignments, evaluations, hours, onboarding records, clinical sites, preceptor data, curriculum mapping, competency assessment, and student portfolio documentation. Vendors may challenge the sole‑source award by submitting a written request by the closing deadline; otherwise the contract will be awarded to PeopleGrove. • Scope: SaaS licensing of CORE ELMS for ~60 students, covering full experiential‑education workflow. • Procurement: Intent to Sole Source (non‑competitive), open 6/17/2026 – 7/2/2026. • Challenge process: Written challenges due by 7/2/2026 2:00 PM MDT; otherwise award proceeds. • Payment: Net 30 terms, US Dollar; no disclosed dollar value. • Contact: Michael Michalik (Procurement Officer), [email protected], (406) 243‑4394.