SLED Opportunity · COLORADO · COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
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The Colorado Department of Corrections issues a sole source notice for Essential Education Corporation as the exclusive provider of GED/HSE educational curriculum and licenses compatible with state requirements and testing platforms, supporting offender education programs.
The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) has determined and states herein it’s belief that only one source, Essential Education Corporation, exists from which to obtain the educational curriculum and licenses that are approved, compatible and align with the State’s GED/HSE requirements. Colorado Department of Education (CDOE), which oversees GED/HSE testing, has partnered with TABE, an online testing provider that CDOC must utilizes to stay in compliance with CDOE. Essential Education Corporation is the propriety owner of the platform licensing and holds the copyright to the curriculum materials used by TABE to assist offenders when studying for GED/HSE testing, research career/workforce data, take college readiness assessments, and take life skills courses. The curriculum made available through a software/application licensing meets all of the CDOC Educational required needs and has been approved for use by the Office of Information Technology (OIT). The licensing and materials from Essential Education Corporation serve as a critical educational and compliance tool for CDOC’s Teaching and Adult Education Programs staff. This platform also supports the deaf, visually impaired, and special needs population, the tracking, and progress reporting functions provides vital documentation for all assigned learners. Alternative products that have not been approved and vetted by OIT for CDOC use, and are not compatible with CDOE’s TABE testing partner, making Essential Education Corporation the only option from which to purchase the materials and licenses to access the copyright curriculum. This Notice of Proposed Sole Source has been published to allow any prospective competitors or other interested parties to submit comments and/or objections to the determination that Essential Education Corporation is the sole source form which to purchase the proprietary licensed products approved and compatible for the Adult Education Programs utilized by offenders at CDOC. Any such comments or objections concerning the purchasing from this proposed sole source vendor, must be submitted through bidnetdirect.com//cdoc. Notice has been published for 3 business days in accordance with C.R.S. 21-106-103(5). **Solicitation Type**: SSN - Sole Source Notice (Formal) **Source ID**: PU.AG.USA.2502398.C14934951 **Piggyback Contract**: No **Question Acceptance Deadline**: 05/01/2026 05:00 PM EDT **Questions are submitted online**: Yes **Bid Submission Type**: Electronic Bid Submission **Additional Bidding Instructions**: This is a Notice of Proposed Sole Source, all inquires or questions are submitted as a question through BidNet Direct at: bidnetdirect.com//cdoc. If you have questions when responding please contact bidnetdirect vendor support at 800-835-4603 option 2. **Solicitation Number**: NPSS1 2026000170 **Reference Number**: 0000419889 **Pricing**: Lump sum
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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