New York State Higher Education Services Corporation

Buyer is seeking to develop a web-based portal to provide staff with a consolidated view of financial aid applications. The solution will make application processing more efficient by streamlining workflows and automating processes. Buyer wants a system that enables staff to review, update, and verify information using supporting documentation from multiple data sources. The portal must be built using either a cloud-native .NET environment or a low-code development platform with FedRAMP moderate certification.

• 6/25/2025 - Deadline for Questions
• 7/9/2025 - Issuance of Response to Submitted Questions
• 8/6/2025 - Proposal Due Date
• 9/29/2025 - Vendor Demonstration
• 10/20/2025 - Anticipated Notification of Award

• Completed two successful implementations of comparable size/scope in last five years
• One implementation must be in public sector
• Managed various file transmissions daily
• Implemented application lifecycle with user roles for workflow management
• Ability to ingest datasets of 100-150 fields per program

• Develop web-based portal for consolidated view of financial aid applications
• Integrate with legacy mainframe and SQL server platforms
• Build API infrastructure to connect data sources
• Implement user roles and permissions for workflow management
• Conduct user research and develop user personas
• Create responsive design using .NET or low-code platform
• Streamline and automate application processing workflows
• Develop secure data connections between systems
• Implement document management capabilities
• Create framework for continuous improvement