DOI BIE RFP: Native American Student Information System (NASIS)

Notice ID 140A2324R0002

BIE successfully implemented NASIS with required reporting and analysis identified in the Requirements Definition Document (RDD). This PWS addresses the need for on-going operations and maintenance, continued and new training, and updates to meet the BIE’s federal reporting and analysis requirements as mandated by Public Law 114-95 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). The contractor will provide BIE a web-based, centralized student information system as a Software as a Service (SaaS) on per student basis at all bureau-wide sites. NASIS is a centralized system for supporting teachers, other school staff, students, parents, and bureau-wide staff. The BIE will provide reports required by Federal and State education agencies and provide the data to analyze student performance to use in school improvement planning…

The technology used by the system shall comply with the technology standards approved by the Indian Affairs Associate Chief Information Officer (ACIO). The Contractor shall operate and maintain the SaaS to include the following: 1. application software system support; 2. updates and new software version releases; 3. help desk support; and 4. user training. The contractor will provide and perform program Information Technology services in a Department of the Interior (DOI) or Indian Affairs (IA) Office of Information Management Technology (OIMT) approved development and/or test environments only. The DOI, IA-OIMT or one of their approved hosting entities are the only entities allowed to procure, operate, secure, and maintain infrastructure and operational environments. The contractor, through the guidance of Contracting Officer (CO) and/or Contracting Officer Representative (COR), will adhere to all DOI and IA-OIMT established Information Technology (IT) regulations, policies, and directives to include, but not limited to, capital planning, investment review, lifecycle management, change management, security, and authority to operate. All production environments regardless of the hosting entity will be operated by IA-OIMT to include any system environment provided by any approved external hosting provider. Any new IT systems or services must be approved by the IA-OIMT executive currently known as the Associate Chief Information Officer (ACIO) or delegate. All new IT systems or services that may be developed or supported by this contract will be approved by the ACIO prior to them being released. The contractor will follow change management and related processes to deploy any new IT service or system.

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