ESBD_File_343721_701-23-017 Addendum 3.pdf
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- 701-23-017
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- Travis County, Austin City, Texas
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This document is an addendum to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) issued by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the Production of Accessible Electronic Files for Texas Public Schools. The awarded contractor(s) will be responsible for producing master files in braille-ready format (BRF) from instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education (SBOE) under Proclamation 2024, as well as for future instructional materials and open education resources. The RFQ provides details on the anticipated page counts for the Proclamation 2024 materials, which range from 32 to 2,948 pages per print package. For context, the Proclamation 2014 K-12 science materials had a total output of 338,887 braille pages mastered to date.
The contract will be awarded on an as-needed basis to qualified contractors to provide these services. The contract will be open to various jurisdictions, including Travis County and the City of Austin. Pricing terms, set-asides, funding requirements, and other salient information were not provided in the addendum.
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Texas Education Agency RFQ 701-23-017 Production of Accessible Electronic Files for Texas Public Schools
Addendum 3, December 20, 2023
This addendum incorporates the following changes to the above-referenced solicitation:
I. Questions - The following questions and associated responses are hereby incorporated into the above-referenced solicitation:
1. QUESTION: Can we please see a list of books (titles) and page counts for Proclamation 2024, for which the first six volumes will need to be transcribed by June 10, 2024?
TEA RESPONSE: The report titled Proclamation 2024 List of Materials Adopted by SBOE may be viewed on the TEA website, on the Proclamation 2024 page. Please note that this list contains digital materials as well as print and only the print materials will be produced in braille. The materials may be viewed by accessing the Proclamation 2024 Pre-Adoption Samples. The page counts for the Proclamation 2024 materials range from 32 pages to 2948 pages per print package. A print package contains all print components, such as textbooks, workbooks, and lab manuals, that will be available to order in accessible formats. Publishers are still finalizing Official Bid submissions, including page count totals, for these materials. For context, the Proclamation 2014 K–12 science materials have had a total output of 338,887 braille pages mastered to date.
2. QUESTION: What are the anticipated page counts for input and output pages for Proclamation 2024?
TEA RESPONSE: The page counts for the Proclamation 2024 materials range from 32 pages to 2948 pages per print package.
A print package contains all print components, such as textbooks, workbooks, and lab manuals, that will be available to order in accessible formats. Publishers are still finalizing Official Bid submissions, including page count totals, for these materials.
The materials may be viewed by accessing the Proclamation 2024 Pre-Adoption Samples. For context, the Proclamation 2014 K–12 science materials have had a total output of 338,887 braille pages mastered to date.
II. All other provisions of the solicitation remain the same.
https://tea.texas.gov/academics/instructional-materials/review-and-adoption-process/p2024-list-of-materials-adopted-by-sboe.pdf https://tea.texas.gov/academics/instructional-materials/review-and-adoption-process/proclamations https://tea4avcastro.tea.state.tx.us/imet/agreement.html https://tea4avcastro.tea.state.tx.us/imet/agreement.html
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