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Bid Template
| COMMBUYS Bid #: |
| BD-24-1026-DOE02-DOE01-98286 |
| Alternate ID (RFR / RFQ / MA #): |
| 25MASFSJL1 |
| Bid Title: |
| Approved Preschool Language and Literacy Assessments Departmental MA |
| Contract Managers Name: |
| Juin Liu | Email: Yi-Juin.Liu@mass.gov |
| Contract Managers Title: |
| Early Learning Project Supervisor | Phone: 781-338-6312 |
| Contract Managers Unit: |
| Office of Student and Family Support |
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| Brief Description of Bid (Limited to 500 Characters including spaces): DESE requests bids from assessment vendors for the Departmental Master Agreement to support Massachusetts’ mixed delivery system in selecting valid and reliable preschool language and literacy assessments. DESE intends to approve one or more assessments that sufficiently meet the criteria described herein and will publicize these assessments on a public list of approved preschool language and literacy assessments. |
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| Acquisition Method: |_| Fee for Service or |_| Outright Purchase (commodity) |
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| Number of Vendors: |_| Multiple |
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| Limited Department User Contract: |
|_| Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |_| Early Education and Care Office, with execution of a separate contract |_| Public Schools/Districts (following Chapter 30B requirements) with execution of a separate contract |_| CBO’s (Head Start programs and for profit and non profit childcare (includes family childcare and community-based childcare/preschool programs), with execution of a separate contract
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| Expected Duration of Contract: Initial Duration: From: (Approval Date) – To: June 30, 2029 |
Renewal Option: |_| Yes / |_| No If yes: # of Renewals (up to a maximum of 12 months for each renewal option)
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 (MA) only): TBD Total Contract Amount (Initial Duration PLUS Renewal Amount): TBD
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| Funding Source: |_| N/A |
Funds will not be contributed to this Departmental Master Agreement. This contract is a pre-qualified list. Any services that result from this award will be under a separate executed contract and payment will be made under that separate contract.
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| How to respond to this bid posting: All responses must be uploaded to the COMMBUYS website (www.commbuys.com) for this bid, by the bid opening date (as listed below). Emailed responses will not be accepted. Responses not submitted to COMMBUYS on time will not be reviewed. No exceptions. If you need assistance with registering on COMMBUYS and/or uploading your response, please contact the COMMBUYS helpdesk at: OSDHelpDesk@mass.gov or 1-888-627-8283 / 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): |
|_| Check here if this is a Departmental Master Agreement (MA)Rolling Enrollment Bid (If bid is being set up as an MA, bids will be accepted on an on-going basis from the Date the Bid is Posted to the Final Open Date of: 12/31/2027, 12:00 PM ET.
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| Pre-Bid Conference: |_| No / |_| Yes | Date: | Time: | Location: | Contact Person: | |
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| Inquiries: |_| No / |_| Yes | Questions will be accepted on a rolling basis. |
Bidders must include the Alternate ID #, 25MASFSJL1, in the subject line and send emails to Yi-Juin.Liu@mass.gov image1.gif image2.jpeg