California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE)

Funding Description

The California Department of Education (CDE), through this request for proposals (RFP), is seeking a contractor for the development, administration, scoring, reporting, and analysis of the CAHSEE. The exam assesses students in the state-adopted content standards for English-language arts and mathematics. All students must satisfy the CAHSEE requirement, as well as all other graduation requirements, to receive a public high school diploma.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Nonprofit organizations, other organizations or agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	The bidder must have at least 36 months of recent experience in the development, administration, scoring, reporting, and analysis of large-scale assessments and must be legally constituted and qualified to do business within the State of California.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code Section 60850 et seq. (enacted by Chapter 1 of the Statutes of 1999 (Senate Bill 2X)); Budget Items 6110-113-0001(4), 6110-113-0890(5)
Source / Type	State, Federal / Contract
State Fiscal Year	2008-09
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	0000 / 8590
Total Available	$60,870,216
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	Unavailable

Important Dates

Date Application Available	May 8, 2008
Due Date	June 19, 2008
Expected Notification Date	July 8, 2008

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/]
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	A bidders' conference will be held on May 20, 2008. The due date for the Intent to Submit a Proposal/Bid is May 23, 2008. Questions about this RFP must be submitted in the manner described in Section 4.7 of the RFP.

Contacts

Program	Linda Hooper, 916-319-0345, lhooper@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Shari DalPorto, 916-319-0340, sdalporto@cde.ca.gov
Division	Assessment Development & Administration Division, 916-445-9449 (phone), 916-319-0969 (fax)