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[RE-POST] REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: Education to Workforce Marketplace (E2WM)

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BD-27-1088-RGT01-RGT01-134017State & Local

Response Deadline10/02/2026, 10:00:00 PM UTC

Contract Overview

Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.

General Info

Agency

Massachusetts → RGT01 - Department of Higher Education

NAICS

611710 - Educational Support Services

Place of Performance

Boston, MA, 02108, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

(6)

E2W Marketplace RFI FAQ

DOCX•5 pages•q-and-a

Education to Workforce Marketplace RFI

HTML•rfi

Instructions for Vendors Responding to Bids via COMMBUYS

PDF•3 pages•instructions

RFI: Education to Workforce Marketplace (E2WM)

HTML•3 pages•rfi

Supplier Diversity Program Plan Form

XLSX•5 pages•sow

BD-27-1088-RGT01-RGT01-133080: Education to Workforce Marketplace (E2WM)

PDF•rfi

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Timeline

PhaseSolicitation

PostedSep 30

Solicitation

Response DeadlineOct 2

Submission deadline

Response Deadline

10/02/2026, 10:00:00 PM UTCin 1 day

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AgencyMassachusetts → RGT01 - Department of Higher Education

Contacts1 person available

OfficeBoston, MA, 02108, USA

Organization / AgencyMassachusetts → RGT01 - Department of Higher Education

Office AddressBoston, MA, 02108, USA

Contacts

Eleanor BaumgartenPurchaser

Full Description

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This RFI serves to elicit the advice and best analysis of knowledgeable persons in the vendor community to enable the MA DHE to craft a potential future solicitation to support a statewide Education to Workforce Marketplace (E2WM). Responses to this RFI should include information that will be useful to DHE in subsequently drafting more detailed procurement solicitation(s) related to the E2WM.

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