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State Instructional Materials Adoption 2010-11 Bid Information for Publishers

Thank you for your interest in Florida’s Instructional Materials Adoption. We hope you will find this information to be comprehensive, as well as user-friendly. It is important that all the requirements herein are met according to instruction. Failure to do so will likely result in the disqualification of your bid. If you have questions about the process that are not answered clearly in these documents, please contact us well in advance of any deadlines.

General Information

Announcement (PDF, 44KB)
Adoption Schedule (PDF, 47KB)
2010-2011 Course Call (PDF, 31KB)
Enrollment Data (PDF, 5MB)
Enrollment Data (Excel, 4MB)
Publisher Registration - request a login and complete Part I of the Registration to be included in future communications from our office.
Publisher Conference Call Notes (PDF, 16KB)
Publishers’ Workshop – The workshop this year will consist of online modules. Links to those modules will be posted here in February.

Information Necessary for Bidders

Policies and Procedures for the 2010-2011 Florida Instructional Materials Adoption (PDF) - includes overview, SIMC information, and detailed instructions to bidders
Excerpts from Florida Statutes (PDF, 181KB) - includes statutes pertaining to the adoption
Specifications Science K-12 (PDF, 5MB)
Addendum Specifications Science K-12 (PDF, 128KB)
Specifications Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 34KB)

Forms Required for Bidding

Forms must be completed using the Online Publishers Registration and Bid Process.

Sample documents can be downloaded using the Checklist for Bidders/Publishers (PDF).

Forms Required for Adoption Contract

Sample Contract (PDF, 241KB) - recommended reading prior to submitting a bid

Surety Bond Form (PDF, 14KB) - required at time of contract

Sworn Statement on Public Entity Crimes (PDF, 13KB) - required at time of contract

PLEASE NOTE: The Florida Department of Education reserves the right to modify these forms at any time prior to March 31, 2010. We recommend that you check for changes prior to finalizing paperwork for bids.