Summary
City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) is soliciting an identity verification and fraud-detection system to screen roughly 150,000 student applications per year, detect stolen or synthetic identities, and verify residency and supporting documents. The vendor will design, implement, and support a tiered verification workflow including remote government-ID upload, biometric comparison, document authentication, decision-engine automation with configurable risk thresholds, PeopleSoft CS and Salesforce integration, and dashboards for reporting and analytics. The contract term is three years with an option to renew for two additional years; the solicitation was posted July 17, 2026, with proposals due August 21, 2026, and a virtual pre-proposal conference scheduled for July 23, 2026.