Alternate Assessments for BIE

The Bureau of Indian Education within the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education seeks proposals to provide alternate assessments for Bureau of Indian Education schools. Offerors must deliver online and paper assessments in English language arts, mathematics, and science aligned to BIE's standards for students with significant cognitive disabilities, as well as related services including a student registration portal, individual and aggregate reports, training, project management, and helpdesk support. Proposals will be evaluated based on commercial items procedures outlined in FAR Part 12 and 15, with pricing to be provided for firm fixed price and time and materials contract line items for the base period of July 15, 2021 through September 30, 2022 and four optional one-year extensions. Questions regarding the solicitation are due by May 21, 2021.

There is no set-aside designation for this opportunity. Estimated total pricing is $500,000 for firm fixed price CLINs and $500,000 per year for time and material CLINs, or $500,000 plus $100,000 per option year. Key services include assessments for grades 3 through 8 and 11 in science, English language arts, and math, with related optional items such as interim assessments, an interactive dashboard, and research papers. The primary place of performance will be the contractor's location, with travel as required to Bureau of Indian Education schools.