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USBE to issue RFP for new 9th–10th grade assessments; scoring committee to include assessment directors
Summary
An assessment office official for the Utah State Board of Education said the state will begin a competitive request-for-proposals process to procure new ninth- and tenth-grade assessments, reversing earlier discussion of a sole-source amendment.
An assessment office official for the Utah State Board of Education said the state will begin a competitive request-for-proposals process to procure new ninth- and tenth-grade assessments, reversing earlier discussion of a sole-source amendment.
The assessment director (name not specified) told assessment directors that the procurement team and superintendent determined a competitive RFP was appropriate because a sole-source award would likely be protested and delay the process. “We needed to move forward with a competitive bid process,” the assessment director said.
Why it matters: the procurement schedule affects whether Utah ends up with a single testing platform for grades 3–10 or two different…
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