NDERFP250530 Intent_to_Award_Letter.v2.pdf

This is an Intent to Award Letter from the State of Nebraska concerning a procurement for a nationally-normed and widely-accepted standardized college entrance exam to be administered to third-year cohort students in Spring 2027. The solicitation was posted on September 26, 2025, with a proposal due date of October 28, 2025. The procurement encompasses comprehensive assessment services including project planning, assessment design, administration, technology platforms, scoring, data reporting, psychometric analysis, validation, operational support, professional development, and customer service. The contract is structured as a multi-year engagement with pricing opportunities across five project years, indicating a substantial, long-term commitment from the state for educational testing services.

The cost structure allows vendors to propose detailed pricing across multiple project dimensions and optional supports, suggesting a competitive bidding environment. While specific dollar amounts are not detailed in the available documentation, the multi-year nature and comprehensive scope indicate potential annual contract values ranging from several hundred thousand to over one million dollars, depending on implementation scale across Nebraska's educational institutions. No specific set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, incumbent vendors, or existing infrastructure constraints are mentioned in the documentation. The procurement appears designed to be open to qualified educational testing providers with demonstrated track records in standardized assessment development and delivery.