Instructional Resources Government Bids & RFPs

Proposals are due no later than May 1, 2026, at 2:00 PM Central Time. The anticipated start date of the contract is June 2026.

The bid notice states that payment will be made in accordance with chapter **** of the Texas Government Code, known as the Texas Prompt Payment Act. Invoices must be submitted to ***@***. *. * and the TEA Contract Manager. Payment for goods or services purchased with state-appropriated funds will be issued by state warrants or electronic direct deposit from the state treasury. Payment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of deliverables or services.

The bid notice states that TEA intends to award one or more contracts based on the ability of a contractor to complete all requirements contained in this solicitation. Evaluation criteria include understanding of the project, methodology, technical components, management plan, experience, qualifications, task activity, deliverable, budget plan, and reference checks.

The bid notice requires respondents to be qualified and to provide satisfactory evidence of their ability to manage and coordinate the types of tasks, activities, and deliverables described in the solicitation, and to produce the specified goods and/or services on time and with high quality. This includes organizational charts, resumes of project staff, and similar project experiences.

The bid notice includes a Service Level Agreement (SLA) that outlines liquidated damages for failures in performance, such as timeliness of deliverables, quality of deliverables, file management, invoicing, staffing, and risk mitigation. The total amount of liquidated damages across the entire contract term shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total contract value.

The bid notice states that any actual or prospective contractor who is aggrieved in connection with the solicitation, evaluation, or award of this contract by TEA may submit a formal protest to the Director of TEA's Purchasing and Contracts Division. The protest document must be submitted within 10 working days after such aggrieved person knows, or reasonably should have known, of the occurrence of the action which is protested.

The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the services, but the proposal submission deadline is April 21, 2026, 10:00 AM.

The bid notice does not specify payment terms.

The bid notice does not mention any warranty requirements.

The bid notice states that responses will be evaluated on the basis of whose response is the most advantageous to the district, price and other factors considered, and whose response will provide the highest quality of service at fair and competitive prices, using a one hundred 100 point system.

Respondents must provide a description of the company’s background and staff credentials, have at least three 3 years’ experience providing substitute teaching services to public schools in the state of New Jersey, and provide a list of board of education clients for each of the last three years, along with references from at least three 3 current and former board of education clients in the state of New Jersey.

The bid notice does not specify any penalties.

The bid notice does not mention a site visit.

The bid notice does not require sample submissions.

The bid notice does not specify a deadline for challenges or objections.

The bid notice does not provide an estimated total value.

The bid notice states that the requirement will be competitively awarded as a BPA call order against the aforementioned multiple award schedule BPAs continuously solicited on the government point of entry GPE at: SAM. GOV.

The procurement is restricted to those approved companies eligible for call orders under the Land Management Integrated Resources BPA (LMIR) for USFS.

The term of the work will begin on a date to be determined and end on December 31, 2026.

Payment terms are outlined with maximum liabilities for facilitators up to $22,000 and for content developers up to $10,000. State procurement rules require payment after services have been rendered.

The state will contract with up to twenty-four facilitators and up to twenty developers. Applicants who receive the highest average scores from the review committee will be considered for the contracts.

Facilitators should have experience in high-quality instruction, inquiry-based teaching, disciplinary thinking, and state academic standards-aligned instructional materials implementation. Developers should have experience in designing high-quality, standards-aligned resources.

The contractor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the state of Tennessee from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, and causes of action which may arise as a result of acts, omissions, or negligence on the part of the contractor.

For applicants interested in serving as developers, a sample or example of content or resources the applicant has created is required.