26MACISMB5 - Bid - Final.docx

This is a Bid Template for a Departmental Master Agreement issued by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) seeking publishers to provide early literacy screening assessments in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and potentially additional languages for students in grades K-3 throughout Massachusetts. The Department intends to approve multiple screening assessments in each language that meet designated criteria. This is a rolling enrollment Master Agreement with an initial contract duration from the approval date through June 30, 2031, with no renewal option indicated. The bid accepts submissions on an ongoing basis, with a final submission deadline of December 31, 2029, at 12:00 PM ET. All responses must be uploaded to the COMMBUYS website; emailed responses will not be accepted. Questions are being accepted via email until December 31, 2029, at 12:00 PM ET and should be directed to Dr. Mary L. Brown, Early Literacy Project Coordinator, at mary.l.brown@mass.gov with the Alternate ID #26MACISMB5 in the subject line. No pre-bid conference has been scheduled.

This procurement is structured as a Departmental Master Agreement that will operate on a rate-based model with no direct payments from DESE under the agreement itself. Districts will pay selected vendors directly upon execution of separate contract agreements in accordance with Chapter 30B requirements. The Department reserves the right to award the procurement to either a single vendor or multiple vendors, regardless of the bidding structure. No specific funding amounts or sources are identified in this Master Agreement, as districts will be responsible for funding their individual contracts with pre-qualified vendors. The procurement establishes a pre-qualified list of vendors approved to enter into direct agreements with Massachusetts school districts.