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Contract Number: CR001581
Contract Date: 03/31/2026 – 02/28/2031
Agreement: Competitive
Renewals: 1 5-year renewal remaining
Award Summary: Click RFP Number Field to view all awarded suppliers
eProcurement: N/A
RFP Number & Name: EI00394~2025RFP / Financial Aid Management & Student Outreach
Contract Availability: Higher Education

Inceptia

Inceptia provides a coordinated, student-focused approach that supports institutions from enrollment through repayment. As a nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to higher education, Inceptia combines financial aid support, verification, financial wellness, proactive outreach, repayment counseling, and student engagement services into one integrated strategy. Their solutions help institutions reduce administrative burden, support compliance, improve student communication, and remove financial barriers that can interrupt enrollment or completion. Through personalized outreach, scalable services, and decades of higher education experience, Inceptia helps institutions improve outcomes while delivering a stronger student experience across the full student lifecycle.

Inceptia is a nonprofit organization with more than 40 years of experience supporting colleges and universities nationwide. The contract provides a comprehensive suite of higher education solutions designed to support students from enrollment through repayment. Services include FAFSA verification, SAP appeals and professional judgment support, financial literacy programs, enrollment and re-enrollment outreach, institutional balance outreach, repayment counseling, and default prevention. Inceptia’s student-first approach combines personalized outreach, compliance-focused processes, and scalable support services to help institutions improve student engagement, reduce administrative burden, and strengthen student success outcomes.

Contract Differentiators
  • Full student lifecycle support from enrollment through repayment 
  • Single nonprofit provider covering all awarded contract solution areas 
  • More than 40 years serving higher education institutions nationwide 
  • Student-first model focused on institutional and student success outcomes 
  • Enrollment, re-enrollment, and stop-out student outreach solutions 
  • Personalized repayment counseling and default prevention outreach programs 
  • FAFSA verification and compliance-focused financial aid support services 
  • Financial literacy platform aligned to key student lifecycle milestones 
  • SAP appeals and professional judgment workflow management tools 
  • Scalable technology-enabled services supported by experienced outreach counselors


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Economic Benefit Model Statement

The E&I Economic Benefit Model™ (EBM) is a powerful tool that your institution can use to measure and communicate the overall value of its procurement activities. This benefit is derived from three key areas:

Using the EBM, each of E&I’s more than 260 competitively solicited contracts have been scored with a Total Economic Benefit™ (TEB) to member institutions.

The TEB of this Inceptia contract is in the range of 5.9-28.2%.

ECONOMIC BENEFIT MODEL

Total Economic Benefit of this Contract:

5.9-28.2%

The Economic Benefit Model TEB is determined from baseline cost comparisons using historical data, competitive intelligence, market benchmarking, vendor quotes, and related criteria.

To learn more, visit EBM or contact your E&I Member Representative.

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