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75 Pleasant Street, Malden, Massachusetts 02148-4906 | Telephone: (781) 338-3000 | TTY: N.E.T. Relay 1-800-439-2370 COMMBUYS BID Template (Updated March 3, 2021) To be completed by the Unit for All bids | Please complete all sections, submit to the Procurement Unit for approval, and posting:
| COMMBUYS Bid #: |
| BD-23-1026-DOE02-DOE01-77790 |
| Alternate ID (RFR / RFQ / MA #): |
| 23MACISGW2 |
| Bid Title: |
| Evidence of Curricular Materials' Alignment and Quality |
| Contract Managers Name: |
| Grace Wang | Contract Managers Email: DESE-CURATE@mass.gov |
| Contract Managers Title: |
| Instructional Policy Lead | Contract Managers Phone: 781-338-3243 |
| Contract Managers Unit: |
| Center for Instructional Support |
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| Brief Description of Bid (Limited to 500 Characters including spaces): To determine the extent to which various sets of curricular materials meet Massachusetts expectations for teaching and learning, DESE will be convening panels of educators to review available evidence on materials' alignment to Massachusetts learning standards and their efficacy in implementation. This no-cost Master Agreement invites curriculum publishers to submit information about their products for the panels to review. |
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| Acquisition Method: |_| Fee for Service or |_| Outright Purchase (commodity) |
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| Number of Vendors: |_| Single |_| Multiple: (if in the best interest of the Commonwealth, the Department reserves the right to award this procurement to either a single vendor or multiple vendors) |
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| Contract User(s): |_| Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Only |
|_| For use by School/Districts with execution of a separate contract under Chapter 30B requirements
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| Expected Duration of Contract: Initial Duration: From: (Approval Date) – To: 6/30/2029 |
Renewal Option:|_| Yes / |_| FORMCHECKBOX No If yes: # of Renewals (up to a maximum of 12 months for each renewal option) Renewal Dates: From: to
Anticipated Expenditures, Funding or Compensation for Expected Duration: (please select only 1 option) |_| Contract will have a Maximum Obligation Amount (Initial Duration Amount Only): $ |_| Contract will be based on Rates (For use with Departmental Master Agreements only):
Total Contract Amount (Initial Duration PLUS Renewal Amount): $
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| Funding Source*: Federal |_| % | State |_| % | Trust |_| % | Capitol |_| % |
Appropriation / Account #: | Unit Code: | Federal Program Code:
*This information is subject to change prior to and/or during award
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| How to respond to this bid posting: (Email is not an acceptable format) All responses must be uploaded to the COMMBUYS website (www.commbuys.com) for this bid, by the bid opening date (which is the final date/time the bid will be open on COMMBUYS – once this date has passed, the Department will be able to download the bids and open them for review). If you need assistance with registering on COMMBUYS and/or uploading your response, please contact the COMMBUYS helpdesk at: COMMBUYS@state.ma.us or 1-888-627-8283 or 617-720-3197. Be sure “No Bid” is unchecked when responding. Failure to do so may result in disqualification. |
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| Bid opening date (all bids must be uploaded to COMMBUYS no later than the date and time below): |
Bid opening date for first priority deadline and subject areas (see attachment A for details: 8/31/2022–12:00 PM ET Bid opening date for second priority deadline and subject areas (see attachment A for details: 11/1/2022–12:00 PM ET |_| Check here if this is a Departmental Master Agreement Rolling Enrollment Bid (If bid is being set up as a Master Agreement, bids will be accepted on an on-going basis from the Date the Bid is Posted to the Final Open Date: 8/31/2027 - 12:00 PM ET.
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| Pre-Bid Conference: |_| No / |_| Yes |
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| Inquiries: |_| No / |_| Yes |
1st round Questions Due: 8/5/2022 Time 12:00 (Eastern Time) AM / PM 1st round Questions, with corresponding Answers, will be posted to COMMBUYS by: 8/10/2022.
2nd Round of Questions will be accepted on an ongoing basis until 5:00 PM ET on June 30, 2025 and posted periodically.
Bidders must include the Alternate ID #, 23MACISGW2, in the subject line and send Emails to DESE-CURATE@mass.gov. FORMCHECKBOX FORMCHECKBOX image1.png image2.png