Texas DIR/ESBD #701-26-027

Texas Education Agency PreK–12 Tier 1 OER Content, Development, and Revision Services

The Texas Education Agency is seeking providers for three PreK–12 instructional-materials projects focused on existing content, custom-built OER, and ongoing revisions. - Government buyer: Texas Education Agency (TEA), Contracts and Purchasing Division; buyer contact: Kristi Nichols-Arnold. - Project scopes: - Source and license existing grade-appropriate Tier 1 instructional content, particularly English- and Spanish-language K–12 Social Studies materials, with possible Texas-context customization. - Develop custom Tier 1 Open Educational Resources (OER), with emphasis on grades 6–12 and Bluebonnet Learning Leadership and Positive Character Traits materials, including Grade 6 Spanish. - Provide as-needed revisions, substitutions, standards alignment, versioning, and rapid-cycle improvement for existing core and supplemental materials. Project 3 has no guaranteed minimum work volume. - Deliverables and requirements: Student- and teacher-facing resources, assessments formatted for QTI ingestion where applicable, editable source files, review documentation, and accessible print and digital formats. Materials must align with TEKS and applicable Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines, meet accessibility requirements, and support state and third-party review; custom-built materials must support at least 165 instructional days where applicable. - OEMs and vendors: No commercial OEMs or vendors are named. Bluebonnet Learning is a named instructional-materials program, not an identified vendor. - Estimated value: $20 million.

Description

The Texas Education Agency is requesting responses for three projects involving PreK-12 Tier 1 instructional materials. Project 1 covers sourcing, licensing, and potentially customizing existing grade-appropriate content, including Social Studies materials; Project 2 involves developing custom-built Tier 1 OER instructional materials; and Project 3 covers revision, versioning, standards alignment, and continuous improvement of existing OER materials. Respondents may compete for projects matching their qualifications, and TEA may evaluate and award each project independently. Responses are due November 13, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Central Time.

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