accuplacer.pdf

This is a Sole Source Procurement Notice from Mt. Hood Community College's Testing Center in Gresham, Oregon, indicating the institution's intent to procure college placement testing services exclusively from The College Board Accuplacer. The College Board Accuplacer will provide adaptive testing systems for assessing reading, writing, and mathematics proficiency levels of prospective students, with the capability to tailor testing parameters to institutional needs as determined by faculty and the Testing Services Department. The total estimated contract cost for the five-year period is $70,000. Any entity wishing to protest this sole source procurement must submit a certified written protest by 4:00 PM on January 10, 2022, to the Mt. Hood Community College Purchasing Agent at 26000 SE Stark Street, Gresham, Oregon 97030.

Written protests must include a detailed statement of legal and factual grounds for the protest, a description of resulting harm to the affected party, the relief requested, and must be signed by an authorized representative. The notice emphasizes that The College Board Accuplacer is the only experienced vendor offering an adaptive testing system with immediate online delivery and access to testing units on demand, justifying the sole source procurement approach. Mt. Hood Community College has determined that this vendor's specialized capabilities and established relationship with the institution make it the only appropriate source for these essential student placement assessment services.