When is the submission deadline?

Submissions are due August 25, 2026. Questions must be submitted by August 18, 2026.

It was issued by Wayne State University. The work is located in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

Who is a good fit for this opportunity?

Integrated library system vendors with proven cloud-hosted platform expertise. Experience supporting discovery, acquisitions, cataloging, circulation, resource sharing, and digital collections. Demonstrated integrations with Banner, SSO, Canvas LMS, institutional repositories, and Springshare platforms. Strong information security, interoperability, scalability, and data migration capabilities. Established technical support organization with defined service-level commitments.

Integrated Library System (Due August 25, 2026)

Overview

Education, Training & Libraries

Detroit, Michigan, United StatesPosted: August 5, 2026Deadline: August 25, 2026

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SUMMARY

A library organization seeks a secure, scalable, cloud-hosted integrated library system with comprehensive operational functionality, centralized administration, analytics, and extensive campus and third-party integrations. The one-year contract includes technical support and defined service levels.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

CONTRACT DURATION

72 months

TIMELINE

Optional Pre-Proposal Meeting: August 11th, 2026

Questions Due: August 18th, 2026

Delivery of Proposals: August 25th, 2026

Evaluation of Proposals: September 22nd, 2026

Announcement of Selected Vendor: October 5th, 2026

Readiness for Service/Contract Commencement: Week of January 1st, 2029

QUESTION DEADLINE

August 18, 2026

CONTACTS

Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone

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Issuing Agency

Wayne State University

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DESCRIPTION

The vendor will provide a modern, centrally managed, cloud-hosted integrated library system supporting discovery, acquisitions, cataloging, circulation, resource sharing, electronic resource management, digital collection services, and comprehensive library operations. The solution must support distributed workflows across library units while maintaining consistent policies and standards, centralized administrative control, analytics for decision-making, and secure, scalable system access.

The system must interoperate with campus enterprise systems, external content sources, and third-party platforms. Required integrations include Banner, single sign-on, Canvas LMS, institutional repositories such as DigitalCommons, ArchivesSpace, and CONTENTdm, and Springshare platforms including LibGuides, LibCal, and LibConnect. Vendors must describe the solution architecture, record structure, cloud applications, hosting arrangements, release deployment processes, and integration capabilities.

The contract period will be one year and must include technical support with defined service levels. Questions are due by August 18, 2026. An optional pre-bid meeting is scheduled for August 11, 2026, and proposals are due by August 25, 2026.

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When is the submission deadline?: Submissions are due August 25, 2026. Questions must be submitted by August 18, 2026.
Who issued this RFP?: It was issued by Wayne State University. The work is located in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Who is a good fit for this opportunity?: Integrated library system vendors with proven cloud-hosted platform expertise
Experience supporting discovery, acquisitions, cataloging, circulation, resource sharing, and digital collections
Demonstrated integrations with Banner, SSO, Canvas LMS, institutional repositories, and Springshare platforms
Strong information security, interoperability, scalability, and data migration capabilities
Established technical support organization with defined service-level commitments

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