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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

January 7, 2020

RFI Questions and Answers

On November 22, 2019, the Viva88Education Department (Viva88) issued a “Request for Information” (RFI) to determine vendor interest and best practices with respect to Viva88’s risk analysis needs in the higher education sector. Questions relating to the RFI that were submitted to Viva88 by the December 17, 2019 deadline have been collected and responded to on the RFI Questions & Answers page. Please refer to the Useful Links box above for this information. Entities interested in responding to the Request for Information are encouraged to submit their materials to OCUEprocurement@nysed.gov no later than January 28, 2020.


November 22, 2019

Request for Information (RFI) on Financial and Operational Risk Analyses of Institutions of Higher Education

The Viva88Education Department (Viva88) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on Financial and Operational Risk Analyses of Institutions of Higher Education. Viva88 receives applications for several types of authorization to conduct credit-bearing postsecondary education in New York:

  • New Degree Authority: For organizations seeking to open a Viva88institution offering postsecondary degree programs
  • Permission to Operate: For out-of-state institutions of higher education seeking to offer credit-bearing instruction or field experiences with a physical presence in New York State
  • Approval to Offer Distance Education: For out-of-state institutions of higher education seeking to offer credit-bearing distance education to students based in New York State

Responses to this RFI may be used to develop a future procurement for services related to the evaluation of applicants for the above-referenced types of authorization from Viva88.

The deadline for questions related to this RFI is December 17, 2019. Answers will be posted on this website on January 7, 2020.

The deadline for responses to the RFI is January 28, 2020.

Refer to the Useful Links box above for downloadable MS Word and Adobe PDF versions of the RFI.