What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) seeks mathematics assessment systems for grades K-5 to review and vet for an approved list provided to school districts under the Alabama Numeracy Act. The requested scope includes early numeracy screeners, formative benchmark assessments, fractional reasoning screeners, intervention resources, and summer math camp curricula. No contract will be awarded pursuant to submissions, as districts receive funding allocations directly to purchase approved resources. Only USA onshore organizations may submit. Vendors must submit questions to ALSDE by September 30, 2026, and responses are due October 14, 2026. Applicants must mail five hard copies of each proposal to the Office of Mathematics Improvement in Montgomery, Alabama, by November 2, 2026, at 3 p.m. CDT. Submissions must not refer to Common Core Standards, or they will face immediate rejection.
Scope of work
- Early Numeracy Screeners
- Formative Benchmark Assessments
- Fractional Reasoning Screeners
- Intervention Resources
- Summer Math Camp Curricula
- Bank of assessment items aligned to 2019 Alabama Mathematics Course of Study critical standards
- Professional development and training materials unique to Alabama
- Electronic reporting of assessment, screening, and intervention data
Minimum qualifications
- Evidence of current SOC 2 Type II attestation
- Signed privacy and regulatory compliance attestation
Documents to include with your response
- Vendor Contact Information and Qualifications with three user references
- Costs Overview
- Completed Rubric for each submitted component
- Bank of Assessment Items
- Assessment Results with Next Steps for Instruction
- Alignment with 2019 Course of Study lessons
- Professional Development Overview
- Accessibility and Accommodations description
- Description and Examples of Reports
- Signed Assurances Letter on company letterhead
How to submit
- Method
- Mailed hard copies
- Instructions
- Five hard copies of each proposal mailed to Dr. Karen Anderson, Office of Mathematics Improvement, P305 Gordon Persons Building, 50 North Ripley Street, Montgomery, AL 36104. Proposals must be submitted as individual documents for each submission category.