Bond Transparency Database Follow Solicitation

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is requesting responses from qualified respondents to design, develop, implement, and operate a statewide Bond Transparency Database. This database will collect, validate, and publicly display information on school district and open-enrollment charter school bonds, maintenance taxes, capital projects, and related elections, as required by Texas Education Code §45.114 (SB 843, 89th Legislature). The solution must support secure data submission, robust reporting, and public transparency, and must be interoperable with other state financial reporting systems.

The awarded contractor will design, build, and operate a secure, user-friendly Bond Transparency Database that meets all statutory requirements of Texas Education Code §45.114. This may include, but not limited to the following activities:

• Enable school districts and charter schools to submit required bond, tax, and capital project data.
• Validate and audit submitted data for accuracy and completeness.
• Provide a public portal for searching, viewing, and downloading bond and project information, with geographic and historical filters.
• Support configurable reporting by district, region, and project type.
• Include a workflow for submitting and tracking corrections or updates.
• Meet all state security, accessibility, and hosting standards.
• Provide ongoing support, training, and data quality monitoring.

The contractor will create and host a public website that can be linked through the Texas Education Agency (agency) web site. This website must provide data for approximately 1,208 Local Education Agencies (LEAs). [...] The contract must include the collection of data and reporting of data for five fiscal years: FY2025, FY2026, FY2027, FY2028, and FY2029.

Deliverables

| Number | Deliverable | Expected Due Date |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Requirements & Data Dictionary | 30 days of contract start date |
| 2 | Pilot Implementation: 6-10 districts/charters | within 60 calendar days |
| 3 | Statewide Go-Live: All districts/charters | Within 120 calendar days |

Each deliverable will be reviewed for statutory compliance, usability, data accuracy, security, and accessibility.

Contractors must have an account at Euna Procurement (Bonfire) to submit a response to TEA. State of Texas Subcontracting Plan and VetHUB-related questions must be directed to the TEA HUB Office HUBOffice@tea.texas.gov.

The contract term is for a total of five state fiscal years commencing from contract execution or an agreed-upon contract start date. All contracts are subject to appropriation of funds by the Texas Legislature.

TEA may award one or more contracts from this solicitation. Responses must include a detailed Task, Activity, Deliverable, and Budget Plan (TADBP). The TADBP must be valid for at least 120 business days from the solicitation closing date.

Failure to submit a properly completed SP will result in your response being disqualified from consideration.