Enterprise Artificial Intelligence: Platforms, Services, and Integrated Delivery

Sourcewell, a Minnesota-based cooperative serving thousands of public agencies across the United States and Canada, is soliciting proposals for an Enterprise Artificial Intelligence master agreement encompassing platforms, services, and integrated delivery through three distinct lots: AI Products and Platforms, AI Professional Services, and Integrated AI Delivery. The solicitation, numbered RFP 061726, is structured as a multiple award task order contract with a ten-year term, during which Participating Entities will issue task orders directly under the awarded agreements. Proposals must be submitted exclusively through the Sourcewell Procurement Portal by June 17, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. Central Time, with no exceptions for late submissions. The evaluation is based on a best-value trade-off approach, weighing ten key factors totaling 1,000 points, with the highest emphasis placed on the depth and breadth of offered solutions and pricing, each worth 200 points, followed by Responsible AI & Governance and Ability to Sell and Deliver Solutions at 175 points each. Conformance to all RFP requirements is a mandatory pass/fail criterion, with non-compliance leading to disqualification. Proposers must clearly demonstrate experience delivering AI in regulated environments, address ethical governance, and comply with industry standards such as HIPAA, SOC 2, and ISO 27001, while ensuring all solutions are delivered operational and meet applicable safety and regulatory codes. There are no specified packaging, labeling, or preservation requirements, and no military standards apply. Financial viability, marketing strategies, and value-added attributes are also scored, with subcontractors, distributors, and affiliated entities required to be disclosed. Sourcewell strongly encourages participation from Small, Minority-owned, Women’s, and Veteran-owned Business Enterprises as both primes and subcontractors. The contract prohibits organizational conflicts of interest under federal regulations, forbidding entities involved in drafting requirements from bidding. Performance occurs across the U.S. and Canada at the locations of Participating Entities, with no centralized delivery point. No specific payment office, invoicing system, or funding codes are provided, and the awarding agency does not manage post-award administration—Task order execution and performance oversight rest entirely with the end-user agencies. All proposals must be in English, remain valid for 150 days after submission, and include a detailed Pricing Narrative using Excel where preferred. Amendments and addenda issued through May 2026 are binding and must be acknowledged digitally via the portal.