Cloud Based Survey and Research Data Collection Platform

The Vendor is required to provide secure, cloud-based survey and research data collection platform that supports institutional use by students, faculty, and staff for academic, administrative, and research purposes.
- Survey Creation and Design
•    Must provide an intuitive web-based interface for creating, editing, and deploying surveys with no-code and advanced scripting options.
•    Must support branching logic, skip logic, display logic, and question randomization.
•    Must include collaboration features allowing multiple users with role-based permissions to co-author surveys.
•    Must support multi-language surveys and automatic language detection.
•    Must allow custom branding (logos, themes, and color schemes) aligned with university identity standards.
- Data Collection and Distribution
•    Must support anonymous and authenticated survey modes, with authentication via Single Sign-On (SSO) using SAML 2.0 or Shibboleth.
•    Must allow multiple distribution channels, including email invitations, public links, QR codes, social media, and embedded website widgets.
•    Must include participant management with reminder scheduling and contact list management.
•    Must prevent multiple submissions when desired through unique survey tokens or respondent tracking.
- Analysis and Reporting
•    Must provide real-time data visualization, dashboards, and exportable reports.
•    Must support statistical analysis, cross-tabulation, and text analytics (e.g., sentiment analysis, word clouds).
•    Must export to CSV, SPSS, and Excel, R, and JSON formats.
•    Must allow automated reports and scheduled email distribution of analytics outputs.
- Integrations and Extensibility
•    Must support integrations with:
o    Learning Management Systems (D2L Brightspace)
o    CRM platforms (Technolutions Slate, Salesforce)
o    Student Information Systems (Ellucian Banner)
o    Data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau)
•    Must include an API framework for integration and automation.
•    Must support webhooks for event-based automation. - Administrative and Support Features
•    Must include centralized administrative console for managing users, permissions, and usage analytics.
•    Must support multiple user roles (Admin, Faculty, Student, Research Assistant, and Viewer).
•    Must provide automated account provisioning via SSO or LDAP.
•    Must offer 24/7 technical support, training resources, and knowledge base documentation?
•    Must include institution-wide data retention and backup policies configurable by administrators.

- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: November 12, 2025