(1) Vendor needs to provide web–based college planning platform. • Fully hosted college planning platform to assist students and families with understanding how financial aid, provide them with customized net cost projections at their select colleges, inform them of affordable college options that fit their academic and personal circumstances, and ultimately help them make informed decisions • Customized Student Aid Index (SAI) values for users at both Federal Methodology (FM) and Institutional Methodology (IM) colleges • Searchable private scholarship database where users can seek non–institutional funding • Tools to assess how to pay the ultimate college bill and what impacts this may have on the family • Customized guidance on what public and/or private loans may be most suitable for each user's situation • Admin dashboard for school counselors and administrators to monitor engagement and progress of students (2) All the questions must be submitted no later than Feb 10, 2026. (3) Non–Mandatory Pre–bid meeting will be held on Feb 10, 2026.