IT Consulting Services RFP

The Institute of International Education (IIE) is seeking to establish a preferred‑partner pool of 3‑5 firms to provide comprehensive IT consulting and staff‑augmentation services across its enterprise‑technology initiatives. The contract will be a five‑year Master Services Agreement with task‑order flexibility, focusing on Microsoft‑centric technologies (Azure, Copilot, OpenAI) as well as broader cloud, data, cybersecurity, and application development needs. Vendors must submit a rate‑card, demonstrate ISO 27001 or SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, and adhere to IIE’s security and equipment restrictions. • Provide on‑demand IT professionals (dev, QA, DevOps, data, cloud, security, PM) for short‑term and long‑term engagements. • Deliver solution design, development, integration, testing, operations, and documentation under IIE direction. • Meet required security certifications, avoid Huawei/ZTE equipment, and comply with GDPR‑related data handling where applicable.