Attachment A.xlsx

This is a price proposal template (Attachment A) for a South Carolina state contract opportunity related to Alternate Assessment services. The solicitation requires bidders to provide comprehensive pricing for online assessment administration across multiple grade levels and subject areas spanning a seven-year contract term from fiscal year 2021-22 through 2027-28. The assessment services encompass Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics, Grades 4 and 6 Science, Grade 8 Science, Grades 5 and 7 Social Studies, and End-of-Course Assessments in English 2, Algebra 1, Biology 1, and U.S. History & Civics. Student counts are based on 2018-19 baseline data with a projected five percent annual growth factor applied across each fiscal year.

Bidders must submit pricing in two distinct categories: Base costs and Optional costs. Base pricing includes Program Management Costs (covering test engine programming, website hosting, and core management team expenses that remain constant regardless of testing volume) and Per Student Costs (encompassing development, administration, scoring, reporting, and materials). All pricing must be submitted using the provided Excel template with separate worksheets for Base and Optional pricing, and all external spreadsheet links must be removed prior to submission. The proposal template provides placeholder cells for per-pupil rates and extended cost calculations for each grade level, subject area, and fiscal year, with automatic aggregation to determine total contract costs across the seven-year period.