Winthrop University (Winthrop) is seeking qualified contractors to provide a student transfer enrollment solution available only from EAB Global Inc. (EAB). Estimated value: $183,000, Estimated contract term: 1/1/20 - 12/31/23. EAB’s Transfer Portal is a transfer enrollment solution, not merely a degree equivalency evaluation tool. To the best of our knowledge, the following essential functions of the Transfer Portal are not available elsewhere: 1) EAB’s Transfer Portal is built with proprietary technology that generates a school-specific degree audit based on previous coursework & applies this to Winthrop’s degrees & majors to generate progress to degree estimations for multiple degrees. Students receive personalized degree recommendations based on which degrees they are closest to completing. 2) Integrated labor data provides students with information on careers related to majors; reinforcing the value of transferring & helping students make major selection decisions that are informed by workforce goals, supporting degree completion; 3) The Transfer Portal captures unique information about Winthrop & provides it to students to facilitate successful completion of the transfer process; including a personalized checklist of admissions events & deadlines based on target major, enrollment term, & estimated # of credits along with the ability for students to track their progress, including a consolidated list of institutional resources; 4)The Transfer Portal includes admissions counselor workflow capabilities designed to optimize transfer admissions processes. These capabilities support the comprehensive scope of transfer admissions responsibilities, including communications, equivalency tracking, and analytics; a comprehensive set of capabilities for addressing the full scope of transfer enrollment; 5) Consulting is provided with the Transfer Portal to optimize processes, strategy, and data. Consulting is based on EAB proprietary best practices research and is essential to providing holistic transfer enrollment support, as it allows Winthrop to maximize the impact of its transfer strategy using this technology; 6) EAB has declared that they are the sole and full owner and manufacturer of the research and insights, customized data analytics, and the suite of support services provided through the Transfer Portal; there are no authorized agents or resellers of any of these product or services. These products are not available through any other entities. Unless otherwise suspended or canceled, Winthrop may enter into a contract for these services. Contractor should not perform work on or incur any costs associated with this notice prior to the receipt of a purchase order. Winthrop assumes no liability for any expenses incurred prior to issuance of a purchase order. PROTESTS (MAY 2019) If you are aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of the contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in Section 11-35-4210. To protest an award, you must (i) submit notice of your intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this notice is posted, and (ii) submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date this notice is posted. Days are calculated as provided in Section 11-35-310(13). Both protests and notices of intent to protest must be in writing and must be received by the appropriate Chief Procurement Officer within the time provided. The grounds of the protest and the relief requested must be set forth with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided. Any protest or notice of intent to protest must be addressed to the Chief Procurement Officer, Information Technology Management Office, and submitted in writing (a) by email to: protest-itmo@itmo.sc.gov  or (b) by post or delivery to: 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201.