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RFP #253: Scaling and Scale Maintenance, Reliability/Validity Analyses, and Online Ordering System of the New York State Regents Examinations

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Overview

The 糖心logo入口 (糖心logo入口)听Office of State Assessment听(OSA)听is seeking proposals to conduct two psychometric components:听(1) scaling and scale maintenance, and (2) analyses to provide evidence regarding reliability and validity for selected High School Regents Examinations in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, as well as (3)听provide an online ordering system used by schools to place orders for Regents Examinations. The successful bidder will provide services and prepare technical documentation for the 2025-26, 2026-27,听2027-28, 2028-29 and 2029-30听school years.

Bidders must bid on all three (3) components of this RFP.

Subcontracting

Subcontracting听will be limited to thirty percent (30%) of the听total听contract budget.听Subcontracting is defined as听non-employee direct personal services and related incidental expenses, including travel.听

Terms of Contract

糖心logo入口 will award听one听contract听pursuant to听this听RFP.听The contract resulting from this听RFP听will be for a听5-year听term听anticipated听to begin听October 1,听2026,听and听to听end听September 30, 2031.

Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises

Bidders are required to comply with 糖心logo入口鈥檚 Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) participation goals for this RFP through one of three methods. Compliance methods are discussed in detail in the Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Participation Goals section of the RFP.

Mandatory Requirements

See Mandatory Requirements section of the RFP.

RFP Components

1.) Description听of Services听to Be Performed听

2.) Submission听

3.) Evaluation Criteria and Method of Award听

4.) Assurances听

5.) Submission Documents (separate document)听

Questions and Answers

Submission Deadline and Instructions

Bidders are requested to听submit听their bids electronically.听The听following documents, as detailed in the Submission section of this RFP,听must be received via听听no later than June 30, 2026:

1. Submission Documents labeled听<name of bidder>听Submission Documents听RFP听#253听

2. Technical Proposal labeled听<name of bidder>听Technical Proposal听RFP听#253听

3. Cost Proposal labeled听<name of bidder>听Cost Proposal听RFP听#253

4. M/WBE Documents labeled听<name of bidder>听M/WBE Documents听RFP听#253听

Instructions听for听Submitting an听Electronic听Bid:鈥

1. The technical and cost proposal documents should be听submitted听in Microsoft Office. PDF files that are editable and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) searchable are acceptable. Please do not听submit听the technical or cost proposal as a scanned PDF.鈥

2. Submission documents requiring a signature must be signed using one of the methods listed below and may be听submitted听as a Microsoft Office, PDF, or JPG document. A scanned PDF is acceptable for these documents.听

3. The following forms of e-signatures are acceptable:听

a. handwritten signatures on faxed or scanned documents听

b. e-signatures that have been authenticated by a third-party digital software, such as听DocuSign听and Adobe Sign听

c. stored copies of the images of signatures that are placed on a document by copying and pasting or otherwise inserting them into the documents鈥

4. Unacceptable forms of e-signatures include:听

a. a typed name, including a signature created by selecting a script or calligraphy font for the typed name of the person 鈥渟igning鈥澨

5. To identify the signer and indicate that the signer understood and intended to agree to the terms of the signed document, the signer will sign beside or provide by email the following attestation:听鈥淚 agree, and it is my intent, to sign this document by听<describe the signature solution used>听and by electronically submitting this document to听<name of recipient individual or entity>. I understand that my signing and听submitting听this document is the legal equivalent of having placed my handwritten signature on the submitted document and this attestation. I understand and agree that by electronically signing and听submitting听this document I am affirming to the truth of the information听contained听therein.鈥澨

6. To ensure receipt of your bid, please听ensure that the RFP number and title listed on page 1 are accurately entered into the fields 鈥淧rocurement No鈥 and 鈥淧rocurement Title/Name鈥 on the听online form. Failure to听include this information听may result in the bid not being received by the deadline听or听considered for award.听

糖心logo入口 Designated Contacts

Program Matters Fiscal Matters MWBE Matters

Robin Clow

Robin.Clow@nysed.gov

Monica Foley

Monica.Foley@nysed.gov

Thomas McBride

Thomas.McBride@nysed.gov

RFP Documents