Expanded Math Access Program (K-8)

The RFP will be posted to the P-12 Competitive Procurement webpage .

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Standards and Instruction is seeking proposals from qualified vendors with demonstrated knowledge, expertise, experience, and capacity to provide an online platform that offers standards-based, mathematics games and activities to promote math fluency and love of math within the elementary- and middle-level grades (K-8) at no cost to students or schools, as well as to develop and facilitate a statewide mathematics tournament for students in grades 1-8 (tournament details outlined within this RFP). The online program will give approximately 3.0 million licenses to students (1.425 million), educators (150,000), and families (1.425 million) throughout New York State (NYS).

Eligible bidders for this RFP include for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and institutions of higher education (IHEs) that own an existing online platform that performs the functions defined in this RFP.

Subcontracting will be limited to thirty percent (30%) of the total contract budget. Subcontracting is defined as non-employee direct personal services and related incidental expenses, including travel.

NYSED will award one (1) contract pursuant to this RFP for an amount no higher than $2,250,000 per year. Funding beyond Year One will be contingent upon the State Legislature appropriating funds. Please keep in mind that this RFP employs a “best value” method of procurement, with 30 percent of the overall points awarded based on cost. (See “Criteria for Evaluating Bids” section of the RFP for additional information). Bidders are encouraged to submit budgets that are cost-effective.

The contract resulting from this RFP will be for a term anticipated to begin July 1, 2025, and to end June 30, 2030.

Bidders are required to comply with NYSED’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE) participation goals for this RFP through one of three methods. Compliance methods are discussed in detail in the Minority/Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Participation Goals section.