# Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1026-DOE02-DOE01-133774

Massachusetts DESE World Languages Advisory Team Facilitation and Framework Resources

**Posted:** September 23, 2026
**Respond By:** October 07, 2026
**Identifier:** BD-27-1026-DOE02-DOE01-133774
**NAICS:** 611710, 541611, 541720

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is seeking a vendor to support statewide world-language program implementation and proficiency-based learning.
- **Government buyer:** Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Office of Language Acquisition; the opportunity identifies Andy McDonie as Language Acquisition Lead – World Languages.
- **Requested services:** Facilitate four virtual World Languages Advisory Team meetings per year; prepare agendas and materials; document meetings and feedback; help districts collect and analyze course-level proficiency data; and produce annual summaries and evaluations.
- **Core resources:** Develop a best-practices manual aligned with the 2021 Massachusetts World Languages Curriculum Framework, course-outcome matrices, district implementation tools, official DESE guidance, and at least three webinar slide decks.
- **Key content areas:** Proficiency targets across languages and program types, equitable access and student pathways, assessment, curriculum and instruction, educator capacity, stakeholder engagement, program sustainability, and pathways to the State Seal of Biliteracy.
- **Named organizations and references:** DESE; the Ohio Department of Education; the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction; and ACTFL World Readiness Standards. AAPPL and STAMP are named as assessment examples, but their manufacturers are not identified. No prospective contractor or service vendor is named.
- **Important requirements:** The vendor should have experience in world-language education, proficiency frameworks and data analysis, advisory-group facilitation, educational guidance development, and work with diverse and historically underserved communities. Deliverables must be accessible, web-ready, ADA-compliant, and consistent with DESE writing standards.
- **Funding:** Up to $25,000 for the initial period and $50,000 for the renewal period, for a stated potential total of $75,000.

### Description

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education seeks a qualified vendor to facilitate the World Languages Advisory Team during FY2027–FY2028 and develop statewide resources supporting implementation of the 2021 World Languages Curriculum Framework. Work includes planning, facilitating, and documenting advisory meetings; analyzing proficiency data and stakeholder feedback; and preparing a best practices manual, course-outcome matrices, official guidance, webinar materials, and related implementation resources. The solicitation lists a maximum obligation of $25,000 for the initial period and a total contract amount of $75,000 including the renewal period. Responses must be uploaded through COMMBUYS by October 7, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time.

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