Dear Prospective Contractor

CALIFORNIA ASSESSMENT SYSTEM PROCUREMENT

The California Department of Education (CDE) is using a four-stage process to procure the next assessment contract for five administrations in support of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC), collectively known as the California Assessment System. The goal of this approach is to identify an assessment contractor with the capacity and expertise to successfully implement the California Assessment System. This process is competitive and open, uses standardized scoring criteria, in an effort to determine whether potential contractors have the capacity and expertise to successfully provide the critical components of the assessment programs.

The CDE is issuing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) as Stage One of this process. This RFQ solicits submissions for the evaluation of contractors’ capacity to develop, administer, score, analyze, and report assessments as well as implement a technology solution in support of the CAASPP as defined in California Education Code (EC) sections 60601 through 60649 and the ELPAC as defined in EC sections 313 and 60810. The CDE cannot guarantee that any future business will result from the information provided, nor shall it pay for the information provided or the resources used to participate in this procurement process.

Interested applicants should note table 1, Schedule of Events, which is located in Section 4 of the RFQ, and read and follow all directions as outlined in the RFQ. An informational webinar will be held on April 23, 2020.

If you have any questions regarding the California Assessment System RFQ, please follow the process for questions and clarifications as outlined in Section 4, General Submission Information of the RFQ.

Sincerely,

/s/

Mao Vang, Ed.D.
Director, Assessment Development and Administration Division

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