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Bid Template
| COMMBUYS Bid #: |
| BD-26-1026-DOE02-DOE01-130126 |
| Alternate ID (RFR / RFQ / MA #): |
| 27MATALMB1 |
| Bid Title: |
| Early Literacy Screening Assessments in Grades K-3 |
| Contract Managers Name: |
| Mary L. Brown | Email: mary.l.brown@mass.gov |
| Contract Managers Title: |
| Early Literacy Project Coordinator | Phone: 781.338.6238 |
| Contract Managers Unit: |
| Teaching and Learning |
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| Brief Description of Bid (Limited to 500 Characters including spaces): As part of a Departmental Master Agreement (MA), DESE seeks publishers to submit for review and possible approval, early literacy screening assessments in English for students in grades K-3 in Massachusetts. The Department intends to approve several screening assessments that meet designated criteria. |
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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 regardless of option selected) |
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| Contract User(s): |_| Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Only |
|_| For use by Public School/Districts, with execution of a separate contract, following Chapter 30B requirements – (MA only)
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| Expected Duration of Contract: Initial Duration: From: (Approval Date) – To: 06/30/2031 |
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) |_| Contract will not be funded by DESE (Districts will pay directly to selected vendors via a separate contract) Total Contract Amount (Initial Duration PLUS Renewal Amount)
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| Funding Source – services provided will be at no cost to DESE (Districts will pay directly) |
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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): |
This is an Open Enrollment RFR. The RFR will accept responses on an Open Enrollment schedule (DESE reserves the right to add or delete open enrollment dates), as follows:
| Open Date on COMMBUYS |
| Close Date on COMMBUYS |
| Posting date on COMMBUYS |
| July 15, 2026 |
| April 1, 2027 (tentative) |
| April 30, 2027 (tentative) |
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| Pre-Bid Conference: |_| No / |_| Yes |
June 23, 2026
2:00PM EST
Zoom registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NK6qLGppT-euorceaX_zSw#/registration
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| Inquiries: |_| No / |_| Yes | Bidders must include the Alternate ID #, 27MATALMB1, in the subject line and send emails to mary.l.brown@mass.gov. . Questions will be accepted on an on-going basis until December 31, 2029 - 12:00 PM ET. |
All Q & A will be uploaded to COMMBUYS periodically.
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