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Invitation To Bid

Updated 12/21/2010

To Publishers wanting to bid in the Tennessee Textbook Adoption 2010-2012 (Section VI)

Subjects to be adopted this cycle, Cycle VI/Section VI are:

Visual Arts, Music, Theatre Arts, Dance, Spelling, Literature, Driver Education, Computer Science, Health Sciences Education, Business Technology, Marketing Education, Technology Engineering Education, Trade & Industrial Education

The Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for January 6-7, 2011 at

Hardison Hall, TPS Complex
1252 Foster Avenue
Nashville, TN 37210
Conference Room C
January 6, 2010 -1:00-4:00 PM, January 7, 8:00 - Noon

If you plan to stay overnight, the State Lodging Directory is available at

http://www.intranet.state.tn.us/finance/travel/hotel.htm

The necessary documents for bidding are in a PDF Portfolio.  If you are not familiar with the PDF Portfolio, here is a little information about how to use it.  The Portfolio will open in Acrobat Reader 8 or greater.  You will be able to preview the selected document by clicking the Preview Button or open it in the native application by clicking on the icon in the upper right corner, under the search field.

Click here to download the Portfolio.

The following files included in the Porfolito are in MS Word 2007 and MS Excel 2007 formats:

  • Invitation to Bid Textbooks in Tennessee Cover-
  • Memorandum   (Attached with the item 1 Cover)
  • Checklist of Forms Required for Tennessee Textbook Adoption Bid Process (TB-FORM F)
  • The Tentative Tennessee Textbook Adoption Schedule 2010-2012
  • Tennessee Textbook Law TCA 49-6-2200-2205
  • Rules of the TN/DOE State Textbook Commission: Chapter 0520-5-1
  • Operating Policies of the TN/DOE State Textbook Commission
  • Tennessee Free Materials Policy (Form FMP)
  • Sample Contract (TB-FORM E)
  • Performance Bond (TB-FORM H)*
  • Official Bid Certificate (Cover Page for Bid List) (TB-FORM CC)*
  • Official Bid List (TB-FORM CB) *
  • Statement of Publisher's Representatives (TB-FORM D)*
  • Publisher Checklist to Accompany Bid (TB-FORM G)*
  • Categories to Be Bid (TB-FORM I
  • Statement of Publisher Submitting Books for Adoption (MSST-FORM B)*
  • Statement of Publisher Submitting Electronic Media for Adoption (MSST-FORM M)*
  • Replacement Warranty Agreement (TB-FORM K)*
  • Publisher Information Sheet (ED-5078)*
  • Correlation Instructions
  • Publish Due Date Chart
  • Publisher’s Timeline
  • Directions to the Hardison Building .
  • Instructions for completing Official Bid List  (TB-FORM CB)

*Items are to be returned with the Bid

The Official Bid List (TB-FORM CB) must be submitted in both electronic fomat and as a component of the sealed bid.  Sealed bids, addressed to the Secretary of the State Textbook Commission, must be submitted on or before 10:00, March 1, 2011

You may contact me at 615-253-3160 or by e-mail: Morgan.Branch@tn.gov  if you have questions.