NDERFP250530 - College Test Costsheet.xlsx

This document is a cost sheet template for the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) for a College Entrance Exam procurement. The state seeks a nationally-normed, standardized off-the-shelf college entrance exam to be administered to Third-Year Cohort students in the Spring of 2027. The solicitation was posted on September 26, 2025, with proposal submissions due by October 28, 2025. The contract appears to be a multi-year engagement spanning five years, with comprehensive requirements including project planning, assessment design, administration, technology platforms, scoring, data reporting, psychometric analysis, validation, operational support, professional development, and customer service.

The cost sheet template is structured to capture detailed pricing across multiple project dimensions, with line items for various service categories such as Project Planning and Management, Assessment Design and Development, Assessment Administration, Technology, Scoring/Scaling and Equating, Data and Reporting, Psychometrics/Validation, Operations and Support, Professional Development, and Customer Service. While the current template shows $0.00 placeholders, it provides a framework for vendors to propose comprehensive pricing. The procurement seems designed to be open to qualified educational testing providers, with flexibility for vendors to propose optional supports and enhancements. The potential contract value could range from several hundred thousand to potentially over a million dollars, depending on the implementation scale across Nebraska's educational institutions.