Boston Public Schools Language Proficiency Assessment

Boston Public Schools is seeking a vendor to provide computer-based language proficiency assessments, scoring, reporting, and data-management services districtwide through August 2029.

Boston Public Schools


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Open
Oct 13, 2026 09:25 AM
1 year base + options: 1 year, 10 months
Invitation for/to Bid (IFB/ITB)
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Contact
snguyen2@bostonpublicschools.org
+16176359000
2300 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA, USA
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Shirley Nguyen, Boston Public Schools Business Services, 4th Floor, 2300 Washington Street, Roxbury, MA 02126
Description

Boston Public Schools is seeking a vendor to provide computer-based or online language proficiency assessments across the district in a wide variety of world and home languages. The assessments must support Massachusetts Seal of Biliteracy eligibility, World Language credit conferral, dual-language course placement, and World Language course placement for students in Grades 7–12, with an elementary-grade option. Required capabilities include assessment of speaking, listening, reading, and writing where available; standardized scoring; scoring services; language-specific pricing; and support for large-group testing and retakes. The vendor must provide a centralized portal with district- and school-level administration, role-based access, Google Workspace single sign-on, testing-window and usage controls, student/school/district reporting, data exports, security and privacy safeguards, accessibility compliance documentation including a current VPAT, and applicable integration capabilities. The vendor must provide implementation, technical, billing, and testing-window support and describe its data-security, privacy, AI, and incident-response practices. Bids must include a cover page, response to the scope and minimum quality requirements, ownership details, three references, insurance documentation, pricing, and the required Wage Theft Prevention Certification. The contract is expected to run from November 2026 through August 31, 2029.

Classification Codes
NAICS541380Testing Laboratories and Services
PSCU009Education Services
Smart Codes
language proficiency testingonline assessment platformstudent data reporting
Specifications
Supply & Service
Timeline
Oct 12, 2026 04:00 PM-IFB Released
Oct 16, 2026-Questions Due
Oct 20, 2026-Consolidated Q&A Posted
Oct 27, 2026 04:00 PM-Bid Due Date
Nov 1, 2026-Contractor Selected
Requirements
Required
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Employer's Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Commercial General Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Automobile Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Umbrella Liability — $1,000,000.00
  • Technology Errors & Omissions / Cyber Liability / Security & Privacy — $1,000,000.00
  • Third Party Crime / Employee Dishonesty — $1,000,000.00
  • Professional Liability — $2,000,000.00
Required
  • Minimum 3 references
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
Location
Local Preference:Locals Encouraged
Documents
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rfp101326fOct 13, 2026 09:25 AM
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