Battelle Developmental Inventory 3rd Edition (BDI-3)

Background
The Florida Department of Health, Early Steps Program is seeking to purchase a standards-based instrument for assessing early child development. This initiative aims to provide a comprehensive assessment tool for children from birth to three years of age, facilitating eligibility determination and identifying necessary interventions.

The Battelle Developmental Inventory 3rd Edition (BDI-3) has been utilized across Florida by local Early Steps providers, ensuring continuity of care within the Early Steps IDEA Part C Program and the Florida Department of Education's IDEA Part B Program.

Work Details
The contract involves the procurement of the Battelle Developmental Inventory 3rd Edition (BDI-3 Access Key software subscription and licenses). The assessment must be standardized and individually administered, covering key developmental skills in children from birth to three years. It should measure developmental milestones in social-emotional, communication, adaptive, motor, and cognitive domains.

The instrument must be user-friendly, include engaging hands-on objects for children, and offer both paper and electronic forms. Additionally, it should allow for online and offline test administration with electronic scoring. Evaluators must have the flexibility to select appropriate domains for individual assessments rather than completing all five domains each time.

Period of Performance
1 year

Place of Performance
Florida

Bidder Requirements
The intended single source for this procurement is Riverside Assessments, LLC dba Riverside Insights. The estimated dollar amount for this acquisition is $63,000. The justification for this single-source acquisition is that the BDI-3 is the only product that meets the specified program requirements.