RFP: Artificial Intelligence Enterprise LLM and UI Prediction Prototype
Background
CESER is seeking to procure vendor contract services from vendor(s) to create a Large Language Model (LLM) based solution with the capability of hosting a prototype Enterprise LLM for NASWA, and also an artificial intelligence (AI) based tool for predicting one or more business outcome(s) in the UI domain based on historical data. Areas in-scope for this project include:
- The configuration and ‘training’ of select AI tool(s) currently in the marketplace, specifically for the UI domain. The aim is to create a prototype Enterprise LLM incorporating UI ITSC and NASWA data and demonstrate its utility. The solution shall be extensible to support multiple generative AI uses cases, such as the examples listed in this RFP, and be configurable to use different LLMs as required. NASWA will share all lessons learned with the states, and potentially identify common, sharable approaches to the creation of Enterprise LLMs in the states, which could minimize failure risk and of ‘re-inventing the wheel’ by states in their AI projects.
- To allow UI ITSC and volunteer state partners to assess the best approaches for a selected AI ‘predictive AI’ application. This will provide exposure to AI solutions and knowledge transfer of current AI techniques to UI ITSC for the subsequent sharing and benefit to the states. The predictive AI application will provide suggestions to assist a human user and not to make ‘automatic’ decisions without requiring human input.
UI ITSC is requesting vendors to submit detailed proposals to CESER, including service descriptions and pricing, for the services described in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW) and Terms and Conditions of this RFP. Vendors are invited to indicate if any or all services, tools, and support hours may be provided free of charge in support of this RFP.
CESER may award to one, more than one, or no vendors as a result of this RFP. If multiple vendors are awarded, each will have at least one task awarded in full.
Request for Proposal Document
The Request for Information document can be found here:
RFP (PDF) |
RFP (Word)
Timeline
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Schedule of Events
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Event
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RFP Publication
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January 3, 2025
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Vendor Questions Deadline
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January 24, 2025
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NASWA Answers Posted
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February 14, 2025
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Proposal Submission Close Date
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March 7, 2025
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Proposal Review and Evaluation Completion
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April 4, 2025
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Contract Award
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April 11, 2025
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Contract(s) Made Final with Vendor(s)
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April 25, 2025
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Anticipated Project Start Date
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April 28, 2025
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Proposal Delivery
RFP responses shall be submitted on or before March 7, 2025, at 11:59pm ET, to
rfp_responses@itsc.org in a format that is readable in Microsoft Word or as a PDF. NASWA will not accept hard-copy responses or other formats. All responses to this RFP shall contain
“NASWA AI RFP Response” in the response email’s subject line.
RFP Questions
Clarifying questions may be submitted on or before January 24, 2025, at 11:59pm ET to
rfp_responses@itsc.org. All clarifying questions for this RFP shall contain
“NASWA AI RFP Response” in the email’s subject line. All questions will be anonymized where possible and posted alongside their answers on
RFP/RFI (itsc.org)
no later than February 14, 2025.
