Texas Education Agency #701-27-005

TEA seeks providers for PreK–12 OER instructional materials

The Texas Education Agency is seeking qualified providers to source, develop, and improve PreK–12 open educational instructional materials. - Government buyer: Texas Education Agency (TEA), Austin, Travis County, Texas. - OEMs and vendors: No product manufacturers, OEMs, vendors, or contractors are named in the notice. - Project 1 — Source and adapt existing content: Qualifications for adaptable PreK–12 instructional content for Open Education Resources (OER) and high-quality instructional materials (HQIM), with a current emphasis on K–5 math fact fluency. Eligible formats include lessons, activities, assessments, games, videos, audio resources, digital tools, and full courses or programs. - Project 2 — Create custom materials: Qualifications to develop OER instructional materials for Grade 6 Spanish Social Studies, Grades 6–8 Social Studies, and English I–IV. TEA will own custom-built materials as work made for hire. - Project 3 — Customize existing materials: Qualifications to customize OER core and supplemental materials for math fact fluency across PreK–12, particularly K–5. TEA will own the customization work. - Products and quantities: Three categories of instructional-material deliverables are described; no quantities or part numbers are specified. - Notable requirements: Providers submit a separate, stand-alone response for each project. Responses are limited to 50 pages per project, excluding separately submitted attachments. TEA may choose not to award more than one project to the same contractor.

Description

The Texas Education Agency plans to issue a solicitation for PreK–12 Tier 1 Instructional Materials after the required 60-day pre-solicitation notice period. The notice covers three projects: sourcing existing OER content, creating custom-built OER instructional materials, and improving existing OER core and supplemental materials. Current priorities include K–5 math fact fluency, specified social studies and English courses, and related supplemental materials. Responses must be submitted separately for each project and may not exceed 50 pages per project.

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