SEL CURRICULUM

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	May 1, 2026
Due:	May 12, 2026
Agency:	State Government of North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	76 - Books, Maps, and Other Publications
Solicitation No:	251-27-108
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Invitation for Bid # 251-27-108

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 12, 2026 @ 2:00 PM

Contract Type: Agency Specific Term Contract

Commodity: SOCIO-EMOTIONAL LEARNING 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.)

5-1-26

5-5-26 by 2:pm

5-6-26 by End of Business

5-12-26 by 2:00 pm

5-12-26 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 251-27-108 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 (WCPSS Counseling & Student Services Department seeks bids from

organizations that have demonstrated an effective socio-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum that supports bullying

prevention. The curriculum should be research-based, teacher-informed, and classroom-tested to promote the social-

emotional development, safety, and well-being of children from Pre-K through Grade 8, with the potential to expand to

grades 9-12.

The curriculum should be easy to teach, with little to no training required for school counselors and/or classroom/ALC

teachers. The program should be mainly web-based and responsive to current needs. The solution should have a

process that allows a district-level administrator to assign the contact person for each school-based license.

BACKGROUND

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

North Carolina and the 14th largest in the United States. There are currently 203 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

• Applicants must demonstrate the successful implementation of stand-alone, age-appropriate programs in a large

urban public school district.

• The program is modern, mainly web-based, and responsive to the current needs of students and educators.

• The product must be endorsed by organizations such as the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional

Learning (CASEL) and the Department of Education.

• The product should be available as a schoolwide license and should be accessible by all classroom teachers and

counselors.

• Vendor should submit examples of curricula through samples, websites, links, or any other appropriate method

that can assist in the evaluation process by the review committee.

• Applicants need to provide an SEL Curriculum that will serve the following:

School Level

Elementary

Middle

High

Grade Levels

Pre K-5

6-8

9-12

Number of Schools

123+

45+

36+

COST

• Vendor shall provide their cost proposal on their own form as the final page of the IFB.

• Vendor shall propose pricing as an overall annual cost for all schools in the district.

• Vendor’s proposal should be inclusive of any new schools that are added to the district during the term of the

award or include a cost per school for additional sites.

• Pricing shall be firm through the term of the award and any extensions.

• District will take single-year or multi-year licenses into consideration, up to a maximum of 5 years.

• Any extensions will be at the discretion of the district.

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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

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

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

OIDC via Google or Entra Identity

Accepted

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

District Administrator

School/Department

Administrator

Teacher/Staff

Student/standard user

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

manage user roles/permissions,etc.

Able to view all users and all data, system-wide reporting, but CANNOT

access/change any technical settings.

Able to view all users and user data within a specific school or department.

Able to view all students and associated data for students in their class or staff

in their department.

Able to view their content only.

Reporting

Where applicable, the system must allow for reporting of student progress at various levels (ie. classroom teachers can

run class level reports, principal or district admin can run school level or district level reports).

Data Portability

The system shall allow for the export of data to be used with other data systems such as Student Information Systems

(SIS), Instructional Management Systems (IMS), and Learning Management Systems (LMS) (or in case of staff systems,

Oracle or other data systems). Data will be provided in a spreadsheet or database format. Describe how the solution

provides for the export or transfer of data, including all formats and methods supported.

Data Retention and Deletion

● User data will be deleted no longer than six months after a user has been removed from the provisioning view.

● While under contract, the system must maintain student data records for a minimum of five (5) years and make

these records available to the district.

Browsers

Must provide support for the most recently released versions of Google Chrome Browser.

Additional Software

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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Solicitation Number:	251-27-108
Project Title:	SEL CURRICULUM
Description:	SOCIO-EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM FOR K-12 DISTRICT-WIDE
Opening Date:	5/12/2026 2:00 PM
Posted Date:	5/2/2026
Status:	Open
Department:	WAKE COUNTY BD OF EDUCATION


Solicitation Number * 251-27-108	Department WAKE COUNTY BD OF EDUCATION	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2026-05-12T14:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2026-05-01T17:39:08.0000000Z	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 SOCIO-EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM FOR K-12 DISTRICT-WIDE