The Alabama State Department of Education ("ALSDE") through the Office of Student Assessment is soliciting competitive written proposals from qualified vendors experienced in statewide student assessment with the capacity to support and assist in the planning and coordination of the Alabama Assessment and Accountability Technical Advisory Committee ("TAC") meetings. Vendors must have experience in guiding TACs regarding developing, administering, scoring, and reporting statewide assessments and in educational measurement, including test development, scaling and equating, data analysis, technical reporting, and computer-based testing. The vendor must be familiar with the Alabama Course of Study Standards, ALSDE's assessment and accountability programs, Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing by the American Educational Research Association, the American Psychological Association, the U.S. Department of Education's Assessment Peer Review Process, and the National Council on Measurement in Education. The vendor will support and assist in the planning and coordination of all TAC meetings. These TAC meetings are intended to support the Alabama State Department of Education assessment and accountability program's design, development, implementation, and evaluation. The vendor will provide on-demand technical assistance associated with other strategic and operational assessment and accountability needs as well as provide TAC honoraria and travel.
