Testing Services

The Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) Central Purchasing division is requesting proposals on behalf of the Oklahoma Construction Industries Board to develop, manage, and administer license examination programs for plumbing, electrical, mechanical, roofing, and home inspector trades, with proposals due December 1, 2026. The resulting contract may be designated as a statewide contract under 74 O.S. § 85.5(G)(3).

Bidders must demonstrate at least eight years of experience developing, managing, and administering state licensing testing programs and provide three years of audited financial statements and tax returns. The supplier must maintain a minimum of six testing administration sites throughout Oklahoma with specific geographic coverage including Oklahoma City, Ponca City, Tulsa, Lawton, Woodward, and McAlester, and make examinations available at all of the supplier's testing facilities nationally. All examinations must be administered with same-day electronic scoring and reporting using authenticated FTP sessions with file encryption, secure data maintenance, ADA accessibility compliance, and toll-free customer service with peak-period wait times not exceeding three minutes. The supplier must defend legal challenges to examinations and conduct quarterly performance meetings with annual content review meetings at the Board office at supplier expense.

The scope encompasses examination question bank development, test development and revision, applicant instruction materials, secure testing environments with qualified proctors, and comprehensive reporting. Passing score for all Contractor and Journeyman examinations is 70%. Retesting periods vary: Mechanical and Roofing applicants wait 30 days after initial failure and 90 days after subsequent failures; Electrical, Plumbing, and Home Inspector applicants wait 30 days between attempts. In calendar year 2025, 5,365 exams were administered across these trades.

Examination fees are capped at $200.00 per examination. The initial contract term is one year with four one-year renewal options. Bids must remain firm for 120 days after the due date. Questions are due November 9, 2026. Administrative review requests are due October 19, 2026. The contracting officer is Luan Pham (Luan.Pham@omes.ok.gov). All bids must be submitted through the Oklahoma Supplier Portal. The general terms require $2,000,000 minimum commercial general liability insurance per occurrence and net 45-day payment terms.