The University of Puget Sound has issued two requests for proposals (RFPs) for the procurement, implementation, and ongoing support of a modern, full-featured, integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Puget Sound intends, if the requests result in proposals deemed acceptable by the university, to purchase a complete solution from one or more vendors.

Vendors interested in responding to one or both of the RFPs should review the minimum qualifications, key dates in the procurement process, and requirements for contacting Puget Sound on the RFP overview page.

Over a three-week period in January, Puget Sound faculty, staff, and students used the online tool, DecisionDirector from Advantiv Solutions, to determine requirements for the university’s new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. According to Advantiv’s Nick Ferrante, the extent of participation at Puget Sound was nothing less than remarkable.

“People participated at an unprecedented level, especially for a small-enrollment university,” Ferrante said. “For 222 participants to cast a total of 56,643 votes at a school with an enrollment of 2,600 or so rivals the kind of volume we see at institutions with up to 10 times that enrollment.”

To learn more, visit the ERP project website from Collegiate Project Services or see the TS page on the ERP selection process.

The campus community is invited to participate in defining the university’s requirements for a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system using an online tool called DecisionDirector from Advantiv Solutions.

DecisionDirector will be available January 10 -31. Instructions on how to access and use DecisionDirector were sent by e-mail to faculty, staff, and a student focus group.

For more information, contact Aaron Solomon at asolomon@pugetsound.edu or 253.879.3996.

In an e-mail message sent to campus today, President Ron Thomas invites faculty and staff to log in and review the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Readiness Assessment Summary produced for the university by Collegiate Project Services (CPS).

“I am pleased to report that Puget Sound scored above the norm on 11 of 16 project readiness factors, indicating that we are well-positioned for a successful ERP implementation,” President Thomas writes. “Taken as a whole, the assessment gives us confidence about where we are best prepared and identifies the areas where we will need to focus.”

The report is posted on the project website set up by CPS. Other resources there include a description of ERP, a timeline for Puget Sound’s assessment and selection process, and a one-page case for an ERP at Puget Sound.

For any questions related to the ERP assessment and selection process, please contact Aaron Solomon at asolomon@pugetsound.edu or 253.879.3996.