School Finance Data System

2026-11-03

PURPOSE & BACKGROUND The State of New Hampshire Education Department ’ s ( NHED ), Bureau of School Finance ( BSF ), is seeking information from vendors experienced in systems used to collect , store and publish school finance data . This information will assist us with the subsequent preparation of a Request for Proposal ( RFP ) to upgrade and replace our current system . To identify potential solutions available in the marketplace , estimate associated costs , and assess implementation requirements and ease of adoption by NH school districts , the NHED is issuing this Request for Information ( RFI ). OBJECTIVES The objective of this RFI is to determine : • Any available options in the marketplace for collecting , storing , and effectively using school finance data . • If the most effective solutions will include parsing out the requirements for data collection , warehousing , and analysis or a combined solution . • What firms may be interested in this work and their depth of knowledge and experience . • If there are solutions that do not require a school district ’ s use of the UCOA . • If there are solutions for districts that may not be able to adopt the UCOA due to financial or time constraints or municipal structure . • If there are implementation tools to make adoption of the UCOA easier for school districts . It is anticipated that the information gathered in this project will be highly beneficial to inform the NHED ’ s decision making process for a school finance data system . REQUESTED INFORMATION Proposed Solution - • Describe the firm ’ s theoretical solution and whether it is predicated on the use of the UCOA or offers an alternative solution for collecting data . • State the firm ’ s ability to offer a solution for one or more of the following : data collection , data warehousing , and data publishing based on current , not planned , capabilities . • State the firm ’ s ability to produce a solution within the timeframe noted in this RFI . • Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the firm ’ s proposed solution . • Describe the risk factors associated with the firm ’ s solution and how the firm would mitigate them . • Describe the firm ’ s plan to address implementation , training , and support associated with installation of a software system . • Include any additional comments or suggested alternatives , as deemed appropriate based on your industry knowledge and expertise , that you feel would be beneficial to the NHED . Technical Requirements – • Provide details of the proposed software solution for database management and the required licensed software . • Describe the firm ’ s approach to developing all custom - built software components . • Describe the potential for compatibility with other NHED systems such as iNHDEX and Grant Management System ( GMS ). • Describe the relevant experience the firm has with hosting a data system and how the firm anticipates hosting the data system . • Describe the firm ’ s ideology and management of data security and data privacy . • Describe if any platform components are third party or proprietary . • Describe how the firm ’ s solution would support user maintenance of data that may change periodically . • In the event of contract termination , describe options for data migration and ownership and system conversion and ownership .

New Hampshire

2026-04-28