The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is soliciting services and/or products for the purpose of the Whole Child Development Kindergarten Readiness Assessment/Screener. For inquiries, please contact Jill Dent at 601-359-2932.   The solicitation may be accessed by potential offerors at www.mdek12.org under the Public Notices section. Written questions should be submitted to TechnologyQnR@mdek12.org by the deadline of Friday, April 10, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.   Copies of all questions submitted and the responses will be posted to the MDE’s website at www.mdek12.org under the Public Notices section and will be available to the general public by Wednesday, April 15, 2026.   All responses to the solicitation must be submitted via MDETechnologyProposals@mdek12.org or shipped/mailed to the following address:   Shipped to: (FedEx, UPS, etc.) Monique Corley, Director Office of Procurement The Mississippi Department of Education Kindergarten Readiness Assessment 359 North West Street Jackson, MS 39201 (DO NOT OPEN)   The deadline for receipt of responses is on or before Wednesday, April 29, 2026, by 2:00 p.m., Central Standard Time (CST). 3/25, 4/1/2026 #12185283