Specifications include, but are not limited to: administering the competency testing/evaluation to approximately 800 nurse assistants per year and reporting test results to the Department via the Vermont Board of Nursing. Provision of and scoring a valid nurse assistant competency test/evaluation, including a written component and a manual skills component; Administration of the competency test/evaluation, including arranging exam sites, scheduling exams, recruiting and training of exam proctors and manual skills raters. All proposals become the property of the State of Vermont and will not be returned to the bidder. Proposals and any written communication to bidders during the bidding process are public information. The content of each proposal will be considered binding on the bidder and subject to subsequent contract confirmation. The State of Vermont shall not be liable for any pre-contract activity or costs incurred by bidders in the preparation, presentation, or negotiation of proposals.