2023-06 Delaware Alternate Assessment System (DeSSA-Alt)

Grade Level: K-12

The State of Delaware Department of Education, seeks professional services for alternate assessments in the areas of ELA, Mathematics and Science. These alternate assessments will measure the learning of Delaware’s students with significant cognitive disabilities. The ELA and Mathematics alternate assessments must be aligned to Common Core alternate, grade level standards for grades 3-8 and 11. The Science alternate assessment must be
aligned to the NGSS alternate, grade level standards for grades 5 and 8, grade 10 must be aligned to alternate, grade level standards for Biology.

Detailed SOW can be found on pages 2-11 of the RFP document.

RYE Note: After initial scoring and a determination that vendor(s) are qualified to perform the required services, selected vendors may be invited to make oral presentations to the Evaluation Team. All vendor(s) selected will be given an opportunity to present to the Evaluation Team.

The selected vendors will have their presentations scored or ranked based on their ability to successfully meet the needs of the contract requirements, successfully demonstrate their product and/or service, and respond to questions about the solution capabilities.

The vendor representative(s) attending the oral presentation shall be technically qualified to respond to questions related to the proposed system and its components. All of the vendor's costs associated with participation in oral discussions and system demonstrations conducted for the State of Delaware are the vendor’s responsibility.