Bid #RFP #303. Contact: cily.rueda@nysed.gov. New York State Education Department, New York. The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Special Education and ACCES-Adult Career and Continuing Education Services is seeking proposals. Due Jul 7 (3 weeks left).
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Special Education and ACCES-Adult Career and Continuing Education Services is seeking proposals for the New York State High School Equivalency Testing Program. The proposal will be for a program which can develop and deliver a computer-based (CBT) and paper-based test (PBT) which meets the standards of the New York State High School Equivalency (NYS HSE) exam, available for delivery in both English and Spanish.CBT delivery has been steadily increasing since its launch in 2014. It remains a goal of the NYS HSE Testing Program to fully expand CBT statewide, continuing to shift from PBT to CBT administration for all public testing sites. In 2024 CBT testing accounted for approximately 87% of overall test delivery in NYS. The contractor must provide a plan that is sufficiently flexible to support statewide test centers in delivery of CBT and PBT testing. Currently, correctional facilities and a limited number of private not-for-profit entities and public organizations administer PBT. The contractor must ensure that the test can be accessed by the existing computers and infrastructure available in New York State’s HSE test centers that are identified by NYSED. The contractor will provide a tool, utility, or process for test centers to use to verify the capacity of their technical infrastructure for conducting CBTs that use the contractor’s test administration platform.Eligible applicants are for-profit or not-for-profit entities, including large testing companies and/or educational organizations.
New York State Education Department issued this it and technology opportunity in New York, referenced as solicitation number RFP #303. It was published on May 12, 2026, and responses are due by July 7, 2026. Questions can be directed to cily.rueda@nysed.gov.
New York State Education Department in New York is using this solicitation to procure technology work. Public agencies typically advertise this kind of work as a Request for Proposals (RFP), evaluating bidders on a combination of qualifications, technical approach, and price. Bidders responding to a technology solicitation in New York are generally expected to provide proof of liability insurance and workers' compensation coverage, hold any state license or trade certification required for the scope of work, and post performance and payment bonds for contracts above the agency's threshold.
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To submit a proposal for this RFP, review the full solicitation documents for New York State Education Department's exact scope of work, submission format, and any mandatory pre-bid meeting or site visit. Responses must be received before the July 7, 2026 deadline — public agencies routinely reject late submissions regardless of cause. Confirm how the agency accepts responses — through an electronic procurement portal, as a sealed hard-copy bid, or by email — because the required method varies by agency and a non-conforming submission can be disqualified. Direct questions about scope or specifications to cily.rueda@nysed.gov before the agency's question cut-off date. Vendors that have not previously contracted with New York State Education Department should confirm whether registration on the agency's vendor system is required to be eligible for award.
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