Solicitation No. 2026-JAII-01
The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (“MassTech”) on behalf of the Massachusetts AI Hub, is issuing this Request for Proposals ("RFP") for Consulting Services to support the design, development, and launch of the Data Commons Collaborative (DCC), a foundational initiative under the Massachusetts AI Hub. This engagement aims to centralize access to data for AI development, research, and innovation.
Qualified Respondents ("Respondents") will be evaluated based on their proposed architecture design, approach to metadata management, security and governance frameworks, ability to support synthetic data generation, and AI fairness capabilities.
The selected Respondent will provide full-service project management and technical consulting services for the development and delivery of the DCC.
Full details included in the solicitation linked below.
| Team Lead: | Sabrina Mansur, proposals@masstech.org |
| Date Issued: | Thursday, August 21, 2025 |
| Questions Due: | Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Submit questions here |
| Answers to Questions Posted: | Tuesday, September 16, 2025 amended 9/12/25 |
| RFP Responses Due: | Tuesday, October 7, 2025 by 5:00 p.m. EST amended 9/12/25 |
Download Application Documents:
- Download Solicitation No. 2026-JAII-01 (PDF) amended 9/12/25
- Download Amendment 1 (PDF)
- Download Budget Template (Excel)
- Download DCC Requirements (PDF)
- Download Q and A document (PDF)