Online Course Catalog (video courses)

SUNY New Paltz seeks to enter into a 1-year commitment for an enterprise-level subscription to an extensive online course catalog that offers video courses taught by experts in their fields.  The courses teach specific skills and tools, and will be used by faculty, staff, and students at SUNY New Paltz.  Courses should be in categories such as Business (including training in topics such as leadership, project management, HR, customer service, sales, marketing, accounting, and business software); Technology (including training in web development, IT infrastructure, cloud computing, security, Help Desk, databases, accessibility, and network administration); and in fields like graphic design, architecture, music, photography, education, and course design.  Professional and career development courses, as well as content on online pedagogy, should also be included.  Total available courses should be over 10,000.  The platform should be customizable from the standpoint of allowing faculty to create their own playlists; and it should provide for reporting that allows faculty to track usage.  Access to, and use of, the video courses should be available through both PC and Mac devices, including desktop computers, phones, and tablet computers.  Tutorials should provide real-life exercise files for users to work on while learning.  The solution should be able to integrate with the campus's digital learning environment, which is D2L Brightspace.  The provider should have a strong commitment to accessibility.  All content must be closed-captioned and transcripted.  The solution must support single sign-on (SSO).  Digital badging should be available.  The 1-year term will begin 8/2/24. SUNY New Paltz intends to make an award under its discretionary authority, pursuant to NYS Education Law §355(5)(a), for the above.  A sealed bid will not be held.  If you are interested in providing a proposal for the above referenced commodity or service, you must contact the person(s) listed in this advertisement within 15 business days of this Advertisement Notice. In compliance with the Procurement Lobbying Act signed into law by Governor Pataki in August, 2005, and effective January 1, 2006, permissible contact by an Offerer/bidder in relation to procurements which meet the criteria of this law should be made only with authorized personnel of SUNY New Paltz who are designated as the contact person(s).  For this procurement, those contact person(s) shall be: Primary contact shall be David Farbaniec, Director, Purchasing Department (tel +1 (555) 000-0000, e-mail contact@example.gov). Secondary contact shall be Vanessa Primus, Contracting Agent and M/WBE Liaison, Purchasing Department (tel +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov).  The restricted period for this procurement is defined as: From June 13, 2024, until final contract approval by SUNY New Paltz or the Office of the State Comptroller as may be required. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Minority Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Women Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 0% Disadvantaged Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Due date:07/08/2024 2:00 PM Contract term: 1 year County(ies): Ulster Location: SUNY New Paltz campus * These goods or services have been purchased from an out-of-state/foreign vendor within the past three years. Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: LinkedIn Corporation