ECS CURRICULUM

Agency:	State Government of North Carolina
State:	North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	611430 - Professional and Management Development Training 611710 - Educational Support Services
Posted Date:	Apr 30, 2026
Due Date:	May 15, 2026
Solicitation No:	251-27-109
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Invitation for Bid # 251-27-109

1551 Rock Quarry Rd – Bldg. F

Raleigh, NC 27610

Refer ALL Inquiries to: Petra Gooding

Telephone No: 919-588-3456

E-Mail: bids-pgooding@wcpss.net

Proposals will be publicly opened: May 15, 2026 @ 2:00 PM

Contract Type: Agency Specific Term Contract

Commodity: EXTENDED CONTENT STANDARDS CURRICULUM

Using Agency Name: WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Bids are subject to rejection unless submitted on this form. Failure to submit a bid in accordance with the instructions throughout

this document shall constitute just cause to reject bid. See below for bid/proposal submitting instructions. Bids submitted via

facsimile (FAX) machine or email in response to this Invitation for Bids will not be acceptable.

EXECUTION

In compliance with this Invitation for Bid, and subject to all the conditions herein, the undersigned offers and agrees to furnish

and deliver any or all items upon which prices are quoted, at the prices set opposite each item within the time specified

herein. Vendors are subject to immediate disqualification at any stage of the selection process for any of the following:

● The submission of false or misleading information in the vendor’s proposal.

● Any efforts to dissuade or discourage other vendors from submitting proposals.

● Any efforts to influence, dictate, or change the terms of another vendor’s proposal.

● Any form of bid collusion or bid rigging.

Failure to execute/sign this page prior to submittal shall render bid invalid. Late bids are not acceptable.

BIDDER:

STREET ADDRESS:

CITY & STATE & ZIP:

PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS ADDRESS IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE

TYPE OR PRINT NAME & TITLE OF PERSON SIGNING:

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:

DATE:

FEDERAL ID OR SOCIAL SECURITY NO.

P.O. BOX:

ZIP:

TELEPHONE NUMBER:

TOLL FREE TEL. NO

(800)

FAX NUMBER:

E-MAIL:

Offer valid for 45 days from date of bid opening unless otherwise stated here: ____ days Prompt Payment Discount:

_______ % __________________ days.

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IFB SCHEDULE

The table below shows the intended schedule for this IFB. WCPSS will make every effort to adhere to this schedule.

Event

Issue IFB

Submit Written Questions

Provide Response to Questions

Submit Proposals

Public Live Bid Opening

(vendor attendance is not required)

Responsibility

WCPSS

Vendor

WCPSS

Vendor

WCPSS

Date and Time (ET.)

4-30-26

5-5-26 by 2:00 pm

5-7-26 by End of Business

5-15-26 by 2:00 pm

5-15-26 at 2:00 pm

Microsoft Teams meeting Join:

https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2981892701

7187?p=edSERxSMX0TOnExG8s

Meeting ID: 298 189 270 171 87

Passcode: ur7FG97d

PROPOSAL QUESTIONS

Upon review of the IFB documents, Vendors may have questions to clarify or interpret the IFB in order to submit the best

proposal possible. To accommodate the Proposal Questions process, Vendors shall submit any such questions by the

above due date.

Written questions shall be emailed to bids-pgooding@wcpss.net by the date and time specified above. Vendors should

enter “IFB 251-27-109 Questions” as the subject for the email. Question’s submittals should include a reference to the

applicable IFB section and be submitted in a format shown below:

Reference

IFB Section, Page Number

Vendor Question

Vendor question …?

Questions received prior to the submission deadline date, WCPSS’ response, and any additional terms deemed necessary

by WCPSS will be posted in the form of an addendum and shall become an Addendum to this IFB. No information, instruction

or advice provided orally or informally by any WCPSS personnel, whether made in response to a question or otherwise in

connection with this IFB, shall be considered authoritative or binding. Vendors shall rely only on written material contained

in an Addendum to this IFB. Addendum’s associated with the Invitation for Bid will be posted to the following links

and it will be the vendor’s responsibility to adhere to and check these addendums prior to bid submittal:

(http://wcpss.net/domain/101)

(http://www.evp.nc.gov/solicitations)

PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL

Submit one (1) signed, original executed proposal response via eVP (emails not accepted).

Late bids, regardless of cause, will not be opened or considered, and will be automatically disqualified from further

consideration. Vendor shall bear the sole risk of late submission due to unintended or unanticipated delay. It is the Vendors’

sole responsibility to ensure its proposal has been received as described in this RFP by the specified time and date of

opening. Failure to submit a proposal in strict accordance with instructions provided shall constitute sufficient cause to reject

a Vendor's proposal(s). Solicitation responses are subject to Sealed Bidding requirements.

Vendors’ proposals for this procurement must be submitted through electronic Vendor Portal (eVP). For training on how to

use eVP to view solicitations, submit questions, develop responses, upload documents, and submit offers to the district,

Vendors should go to the following site: https://eprocurement.nc.gov/training/vendor-training.

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PURPOSE

The Wake County Public School System’s (WCPSS) Special Education Services department is seeking to obtain a

curriculum resource for teachers designed specifically for students assessing their instruction using the alternate

achievement standards. The resource should assist our teachers to plan lessons that will help our students to master the

North Carolina Extended Content Standards (ECS). The resource should be comprehensive and aligned with the North

Carolina Extended Content Standards K-12 in Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies. A resource that will assist

teachers in using student performance data to inform decisions for IEP development. A resource that will collect data,

track, and progress monitor in one place.

● As it relates to content, needs include:

○ English Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies coverage and alignment to the North Carolina

Extended Content Standards

○ Provides research based instructional practices that are specially designed for students with moderate

to severe disabilities across K-12.

○ Access to reading materials that are leveled to match reading materials to individual students’ skill

levels for both decoding and comprehension.

○ Science of Reading aligned curriculum resources that include all 5 pillars of reading (Phonemic Awareness,

Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, Comprehension) as well as all elements of Scarborough’s Rope.

○ Alignment tool that bridges the general content standards with the NC Extended Content for each curriculum

domain.

○ Scope and Sequence across content areas that vertically aligns and builds on key skills across all grade levels

K-12.

○ Includes assessments, rubrics, etc. to gather data to assist teachers in determining present levels of academic

and functional performance (PLAAFP), identifying areas of need, and developing relevant, realistic data driven

goals.

● As it relates materials, to include:

○ K-12 grade level instruction that includes scaffolded lesson plans, activities, and assessment tools.

○ Supplemental texts, decodables, unleveled and leveled text across fiction and nonfiction.

○ Includes a symbol tool set for teachers to create and print interactive communication and learning materials to

assist our students in communicating and accessing their instruction.

○ Should include a variety of digital, print, and reusable resources to allow for multiple points of engagement

with content.

○ Digital tools that are robust and dynamic that engage students in meaningful learning experiences.

○ Digital tools should be user friendly and meet WCPSS requirements for student data privacy.

○ Parent/Home connections are designed to support student learning and communication with parents.

○ Digital data collection, tracking, and progress monitoring tools.

● As it relates Supports, to include:

○ Provide teachers with built in professional development that they can access 24/7 such as professional

development video tutorials and free live webinar training and coaching which provide detailed instructions on

how to use the platform as well as evidenced based practices recommended to teach various lessons.

○ Promote standards-based content mastery, not just exposure, through lesson scaffolding across all grade

levels.

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○ Provide benchmarking and ongoing assessments to provide data needed to inform daily instruction and

improve student outcomes.

○ Provide differentiation to address the learning differences in our students with the most significant cognitive

disabilities.

BACKGROUND

For background purposes, The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is currently the largest school district in

North Carolina and the 15th largest in the United States. There are currently 203 schools in the district, including 123

elementary schools, 38 middle schools, 32 high schools, and 10 special schools, serving a student population of

approximately 161,000, with approximately 20,000 staff. Wake County covers 854 square miles. Additional information

about the school system can be accessed via the internet site (www.wcpss.net).

SCOPE OF WORK

Provide fully adaptable curricular materials that are:

• Aligned with the North Carolina Extended Content Standards

• Inclusive in nature, (curricular examples, scenarios), avoiding biases.

• Must include opportunities and materials that incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to provide

access to learning and multiple methods for demonstrating knowledge.

• Clear outline of various learning formats and opportunities for hands on strategies and engaging activities

designed with our most significantly cognitively challenged population.

• Students are provided opportunities to respond through various modalities: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic

when possible.

• Providing special education services and progress monitoring for students with disabilities and participating

in the North Carolina Extended Content Standards.

• Scaffold materials to support all students accessing the North Carolina Extended Content Standards (i.e.,

Audio text, text to speech features).

If a contract is awarded, WCPSS will provide further instructions on proper procedures, protocols, and logistics.

Awards shall be for a one-year term, with anticipated start date of 7/1/26. WCPSS reserves the right to extend contracts

at its sole discretion for two (2) additional one-year terms at the same cost.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

All vendors must complete the WCPSS Technical Questionnaire and sign the WCPSS Data Confidentiality Security

agreement as presented, without any alterations, redlines, or modifications before being considered.

Please indicate how your proposal will address the following specifications in each area. In terms of rostering and user

authentication, our acceptable methods are listed below. Bids must identify which methods are available.

User Account Provisioning

The system must allow for the use of the state’s unique student ID number to identify students as a master key with their

email address being the login ID.

Users must have individual and unique login credentials.

Accepted

SCIM 2.0

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Accepted

Entra Identity

Rapid Identity

Clever

Google Workspace

Just-in-time provisioning via Google, EntraID, or Clever

SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) using public/private keys in lieu of

static passwords

Class Rostering

Accepted

Rapid Identity Studio (OneRoster API)

Clever

IMS Global Learning Tool Interoperability (LTI) 1.3 or greater

SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) using public/private keys in lieu of static

passwords

User Authentication

User sessions must timeout (i.e. require logging in again) after a specified length of inactivity (Down to 30 minutes).

The system must store any local authentication credentials in a salted, encrypted format.

Accepted

Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0 as a Service Provider (SP)

OIDC via Google or Entra Identity

Accessibility

Must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) section 508 compliance found at:

http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/disability/ada.htm

User Roles

At a minimum, software must provide the user roles listed below (or equivalent). The ability to create custom user roles is

preferred.

Super Administrator

Full administrative control over all settings to include data integration settings,

manage user roles/permissions, etc.

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This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.

Solicitation Number:	251-27-109
Project Title:	ECS CURRICULUM
Description:	K-12 DISTRICT-WIDE CURRICULUM FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS INSTRUCTING STUDENTS WITH EXTENDED CONTENT STANDARDS
Opening Date:	5/15/2026 2:00 PM
Posted Date:	4/30/2026
Status:	Open
Department:	WAKE COUNTY BD OF EDUCATION


Solicitation Number * 251-27-109	Department WAKE COUNTY BD OF EDUCATION	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2026-05-15T14:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2026-04-30T14:23:08.0000000Z	Primary Commodity Code Curriculum guides and projects and activities and lessons
Mandatory Conference/Site Visit — —	Special Instructions —	Solicitation Type * Select RFP IFB RFI
Owner Petra Gooding
Description K-12 DISTRICT-WIDE CURRICULUM FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS INSTRUCTING STUDENTS WITH EXTENDED CONTENT STANDARDS

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