Department of Education National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Assessment Content Team Solicitation   3

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) releases this solicitation titled the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Coalition of Teams on behalf of the Department's Institute of Education Sciences (IES). NAEP is the nation's largest, longest running and most highly regarded nationally representative assessment of student achievement in the United States. NAEP serves as a national yardstick of student achievement, informing the public about what America's students know and can do in various subject areas, including civics, mathematics, reading, science, writing, and U.S. history. The NAEP coalition Teaming contracts will be solicited under three (3) separate Request for Proposal (RFP) on sam.gov to cover each coalition teaming tasks, totaling eight (8). All NAEP assessments have critical path processes that are conducted by individual contractors as part of the overall team and Coalition of contractors; however, they are dependent upon one another for completion to meet the needs of NAEP. The Department intends to enter into the following three (3) contracts with qualified entities to establish one (1) team of contractors to carry out the NAEP Coalition teaming tasks that make up the Assessment Content team.

Team: Assessment Content
Task 4- Assessment Content Development
Task 5- Scoring
Task 6- NAEP Platform Development

List of Attachments to Solicitation 91990024R0008- NAEP Assessment Content:

Attachment A - NAEP Assessment Content Team (SOO)

Attachment B - Contract Performance Information Form

Attachment D - Pricing Template Task 4 - (ACD)

Attachment E - Pricing Template Task 5 - (Scoring)

Attachment F - Pricing Template Task 6 - (NPD)

Attachment G - Contractor Personnel Listing

Attachment H - Task 4 ACD QASP

Attachment I - Task 5 Scoring QASP

Attachment J - Task 6 NPD QASP

Attachment K - eNAEP overview

Attachment L - AMS Overview

Attachment M - NDECORETechnicalOverview_NCES

Attachment N - NQTOverviewNCES

Attachment O - NAEP Private Sites

Attachment P-NAEP Reading Survey Questionaire

Attachment Q-2022 Scoring Memo 12.1.22

Attachment R-2023 Scoring Memo 10.26.23

Anticipated Award Date: The anticipated award date of the NAEP Team Coalition contracts is November 2024. The period of performance for each NAEP Team Coalition contract, will be for one (1) 12-month Base Period and four (4) 12-month optional years.

Clarification Questions: The Department will accept clarification questions from potential offerors. Questions must be submitted electronically to Kristi.Rhodes@ed.gov, with a carbon copy to David.Geary@ed.gov by 12:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) on July 22, 2024.

Proposal Submission: Proposals must be submitted electronically by 10:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time) on September 16, 2024. Proposals must be submitted with the email subject line Team Name [919900-24-R-0008] ([Name of Offeror]) to Kristi.Rhodes@ed.gov, with a carbon copy to David.Geary@ed.gov.

Instructions to Offerors and Evaluation Criteria: Refer to Section L & M of the document "91990024R0008- NAEP Assessment Content" for complete details.

SUMMARY OF SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS:

Amendment 01 - As follows:

• Adds attachment "91990024R0008 All Questions with Responses" excel.doc
• Add attachment of updated version 91990024R0008-NAEP Assessment Content_V2_8.2.24 which clarifies on page #67 that the Data Security Plan can be included as an appendix and corrects the reference in final bullet on page #70 relating to performance metrics and updates the list of attachments.
• Adds attachment of updated version of "Attachment A - NAEP Assessment Content Team SOO_V2_8.2.24" which 1) revises subsection 11.1.6 for all 3 tasks to reduce redundancy, 2) adds a reference chart of historical estimates for the special size studies to all three tasks subsections 11.2.1, 3) removes references to Firm Fixed Price from subtask headers to avoid confusion and allow offerors to decide and propose the appropriate pricing structure, and 4) adds additional clarification points to various task subsections to ensure offerors technical proposal aligns with the departments objectives.
• Adds fillable Attachment B- Contract Performance Information Form, Attachment P- NAEP Reading Survey Questionnaire, Attachment Q-2022 Scoring Memo 12.1.22, Attachment R-2023 Scoring Memo 10.26.23

Amendment 02: Adds updated attachment "91990024R0008 All Questions with Responses 8.7.2" excel.doc. See "yellow" highlighted rows for updates.

Amendment 03:- As follows:

• Adds updated attachment "91990024R0008 All Questions with Responses 8.13.2" excel.doc. See "yellow" highlighted rows for updates.
• Adds attachment of updated version 91990024R0008-NAEP Assessment Content_V3_8.13.24 which updates the maximum page count for the technical submissions for task 4 and task 5. See "yellow" highlighted sections on page 66 and 81.

Amendment 04: Adds updated attachment "91990024R0008 All Questions with Responses 8.16.2" excel.doc. See "yellow" highlighted rows for updates.

Amendment 05: As follows:

• Adds updated attachment "91990024R0008 All Questions with Responses 8.28.24" excel.doc. See "yellow" highlighted rows for updates.
• Adds updated attachment of updated version 91990024R0008-NAEP Assessment Content_V4_8.28.24 which corrects typo on page #64 in the Proposal Submission section. The response date should be 10:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time) on September 9, 2024.

Amendment 06: Extends the proposal response date to10:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time) on September 16, 2024. Adds updated Attachment "91990024R0008-NAEP Assessment Content_V5_8.30.24 to reflect new response date.

AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT NOTICE:

Award has been made to the following entities:

NAEP Task 4 NAEP Assessment Content Development

PACS Team - Educational Testing Service

660 Rosedale Road

Princeton, New Jersey 08541

Contract number: 91990025C0004

Price: $128,224,006.77

Performance Period:

12/20/2024 through 12/19/2029

Task 5 - Scoring

PACS Team NCS Pearson, Inc.

5601 Green Valley Drive

Bloomington, MN 55437

Contract number: 91990025C0005

Price: $38,938,497.71

Performance Period:

12/20/2024 through 12/19/2029

Task 6 NAEP Platform Development

PACS Team - Educational Testing Service

660 Rosedale Road

Princeton, New Jersey 08541

Contract number: 91990025C0006

Price: $160,964,240.97

Performance Period:

12/20/2024 through 12/19/2029