Provide Services to Administer a Certified Nurse Aide Knowledge Exam

The State of South Dakota, Department of Health/Board of Nursing, is seeking a vendor to provide services to administer a Certified Nurse Aide knowledge exam. The selected vendor will be responsible for developing and administering the exam, as well as providing proctor training and maintenance of a database of proctors. The vendor will also be responsible for scoring the exam and reporting the results to the nurse aide test candidates and the Board. The contract will begin on January 2, 2026, and will have an option to renew annually for up to 8 years. • The vendor must have experience in developing and administering a nurse aide knowledge exam for use by a regulatory body. • The vendor must be able to oversee the design and development of a nurse aide knowledge exam that complies with Board and federal nurse aide competency evaluation program requirements. • The vendor must be able to perform a psychometric evaluation of the knowledge exam to determine efficacy, reliability, and validity. • The vendor must be able to coordinate administration of a proctored online knowledge exam, including the option to administer the exam orally. • The vendor must be able to provide exam proctor training, approval process, and maintenance of a database of proctors. • The vendor must be able to administer the online knowledge exam in a secure and confidential manner. • The vendor must be able to score the knowledge exam and report the results to the nurse aide test candidate and the Board. • The vendor must be able to meet financial obligations associated with the administration and evaluation of the exam.