Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from Vendors interested in working with the CONSORTIUM to develop summative test specifications and blueprintsh develop pilot and field test specificationsh develop Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) specifications and conduct initial CAT simulation studiesh determine the role of performance tasks assigning students to achievement categoriesh and develop specifications for an interim testing system to include, at minimum, a collection of performance tasks, scaled items and an interface for allowing states and districts to craft assessments to inform instruction.