Academic and Career Planning Resource System

Overview

A request for proposal from Fairfax County Public Schools for an academic and career planning resource system, run as an electronic procurement through the Euna Procurement (Bonfire) portal.

• Aug 19proposals due at 2:00 p.m. Eastern
• Jul 28optional pre-proposal conference
• 1addendum, issued August 4, 2026

The need

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), through its Office of Procurement Services, asked vendors to propose an academic and career planning resource system for the division's Information Technology department. It ran the procurement electronically through the Euna Procurement (Bonfire) portal.

What the solicitation asked for

• An academic and career planning resource system, proposed through an electronic procurement on the Euna Procurement (Bonfire) portal

How the process works

1. Pre-proposal conferenceOptional, held by video on July 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
2. QuestionsIn writing only, due August 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern.
3. Addendum No. 1Issued August 4, 2026. It moved the deadline for asking FCPS to sign a nondisclosure agreement for security information, and answered offeror questions: FCPS did not disclose a budget, accepted DocuSign signatures, and does not grant waivers of RFP requirements, though offerors could propose exceptions to contract terms.
4. ProposalDue August 19, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern, through the Euna Procurement portal only. A submission counts only after every file is uploaded and the Submit and Finalize step is complete.

Timeline

1. RFP issuedJuly 22, 2026
2. Pre-proposal conferenceJuly 28, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
3. Addendum No. 1August 4, 2026
4. Questions dueAugust 10, 2026, 10:00 a.m. ET
5. Proposals dueAugust 19, 2026, 2:00 p.m. ET

My response

I responded with VersaLearn Schools, a planning tool built around one idea: a student, a counselor and a district office should each be able to see, within seconds, where they stand and what to do next. I built a working preview with sample data only. No real student information was used.

• Students see whether they are on track to graduate as soon as they sign in, with the next step written in plain language.
• Counselors see which students need attention today before they open a single record.
• District staff see how many students have a plan, across every school.
• Course choices connect to career pathways, so a student can see where a class leads.
• Parents get a clear view of their student's plan.
• Every screen is written so a ninth grader could read it aloud without help.