Summary of RFP Amendment #2 Schedule Change

This is an amendment to Request for Proposals #33501-267602 issued by the State of Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance for Contractor Licensure Examination Development and Administration. The amendment updates the RFP schedule of events with revised dates for all critical deadlines and milestones. Key dates include the RFP issuance on March 3, 2026; the disability accommodation request deadline of March 6, 2026; a pre-response conference scheduled for March 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time; a Notice of Intent to Respond deadline of March 11, 2026; written questions deadline of March 16, 2026; the state's response to questions on April 10, 2026; and the proposal response deadline of April 20, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. The state will complete technical response evaluations by April 28, 2026, open and score cost proposals on April 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., and release the Notice of Intent to Award on May 1, 2026. The protest period concludes on May 8, 2026, with the state sending the contract to the contractor on May 11, 2026, and the contractor signature deadline set for May 12, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. The contract is effective for a sixty-month term beginning July 1, 2026, with no renewal options.

The underlying contract is a performance-based, fee-for-service arrangement where the State has no direct costs and the contractor collects examination fees directly from candidates at fixed rates that remain unchanged throughout the contract term. The contractor must develop and administer examinations for three license types—Contractors, Limited License Electricians, and Limited License Plumbers—with anticipated examination volumes of approximately 24,193, 8,371, and 1,917 respectively over the contract period. Compensation is entirely contingent upon examination volume and collected fees, which must cover all contractor obligations including examination development, administration, score reporting, candidate support, and all direct and indirect costs. No set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, or incumbent vendor information is identified in the available documentation.