University at Buffalo

Buyer seeks a cloud-based plagiarism and AI detection platform that integrates with Brightspace learning management system. The solution must support originality checking and peer review capabilities for approximately 10,000 courses annually serving 31,000 students. Buyer requires the system to comply with FERPA and accessibility standards. The platform must detect similarities in student submissions across various sources including websites, library databases, and published materials.

• 5/30/2025 - RFP Opens
• 6/9/2025 - Bidder Questions Due
• 6/23/2025 - Proposal Due Date
• 8/4/2025 - Proof of Concept Demonstration
• 9/1/2025 - Award and Contracting Date
• 3/1/2026 - Anticipated Start Date

• Provide services to higher education organizations
• Have minimum three current higher education clients
• Provide three references from universities with 31,000+ FTE
• Store all university data within continental United States
• Provide 24x7 system monitoring

• Provide cloud-based plagiarism and AI detection system
• Integrate with Brightspace learning management system
• Support peer-to-peer review of submitted assignments
• Migrate document library from Blackboard SafeAssign or Brightspace
• Detect similarity in student work submissions
• Support multiple languages beyond English
• Provide similarity reports with grammar, spelling, style analysis
• Access various source databases including websites and library resources
• Use non-third-party web crawler for content updates
• Ensure FERPA compliance for student data protection