The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) is seeking a contractor to assist in the implementation of Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) solution for the Student Longitudinal Data System (SLDS) project. The overarching, long-term goal of this initiative is to reduce time spent on and increase accuracy of data collection for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and the State Educational Agency (SEA), along with providing near real time efficiency within the LEAs.