Administration of Written and Development of Computer-Administered Professional Licensing Examinations

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) is seeking proposals for a contractor to assume the responsibilities of administration of written licensing examinations and related services for two professions, Land Surveying, and Massage Therapy, and  two computer-administered case narrative examinations, for Psychoanalysis and Creative Arts Therapy, including the development of the electronic infrastructure for on-line registration, capture of narratives, transmission to raters, and capture of grading before the start of the term covered by  this proposal. The contractor will be responsible for administration and scoring of examinations, as well as the collection of examination fees.  As further described in this RFP, applicants are required to provide evidence of sufficient insurance in their bid submission to secure against defaults. Eligible applicants are for-profit or not-for-profit organizations and should have extensive experience with the administration of written and computer-administered professional licensing examinations. Subcontracting will be limited to thirty percent (30%) of the total contract budget. Subcontracting is defined as non-employee direct personal services and related incidental expenses, including travel. The contract resulting from this RFP is no cost to NYSED.  All costs incurred by the offerer in providing these services are to be paid by the offerer. These costs may be recovered by fees paid directly to the offerer by the candidates. For the written examinations, the offerer will collect fees for examination administration and booklet costs (See Attachment 5) directly from the candidates. For the computerized case narratives, the offerer must assume that all costs for developing a computerized system for case narrative capture and electronic rating will be covered eventually by candidate exam fees.  The fees charged to candidates for examination administration are the fees that must be specified in the offerer’s bid. No compensation will be paid to the offerer by NYSED and NYSED shall not be liable for any expenses or for any fees owed by the candidates. NO PARTIAL BIDS ALLOWED. BIDDERS MUST BID ON ALL FOUR (4) EXAMINATIONS. NYSED will award one (1) contract pursuant to this RFP. The contract term is anticipated to run from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2029.   Mandatory Requirements:  See Mandatory Requirements section of the RFP. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Total MWBE Participation Goals: 0% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 0% Disadvantaged Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 0% Due date:09/05/2024 3:00 PM Questions regarding this RFP must be submitted by email to contact@example.gov by August 1, 2024. A Questions and Answers Summary will be posted by August 15, 2024. Contract term: 5 years County(ies): All NYS counties * These goods or services have been purchased from an out-of-state/foreign vendor within the past three years. Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Scantron Corporation