Winthrop University (Winthrop) Teacher Education Program seeks evaluation services to measure impact of a new federal grant that supports implementation of a Teacher Residency Program and professional development in computer science. This work requires knowledge of federal evaluation requirements for Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Grants; prior work with partner districts; and prior work with Winthrop teacher education programs. Through unique knowledge and relationships with district and university partners, evaluation activities will include a) determining the quality and the extent to which TQP strategies are implemented and reach intended participants; b) identifying potential barriers and solutions to implementation; c) assessing reactions and concerns of stakeholders to the program; d) assessing the extent to which the project produces the expected outcomes on all target groups; e) producing ad-hoc Summary Snapshots that include feedback and recommendations of concrete, practical suggestions for program improvement; and f) producing an Annual Evaluation Report.

The Evaluation Group has unique knowledge of the Teacher Quality Partnership Grants as they relate to Winthrop and its associated school partners. Established systems from prior work and in-depth knowledge of Winthrop's  teacher education program and curriculum allow for immediate implementation and data collection processes. No other group has the information required to immediately begin assessing program impact.

Contractors capable of providing these services should contact the buyer indicated herein. Unless otherwise suspended or canceled, Winthrop may award a contract for these services as a sole source in accordance with Regulation 19-445.2105 (B) (5) where the item is one of a kind. Contractor should not perform work on or incur any costs associated with this notice prior to the receipt of a purchase order. Winthrop assumes no liability for any expenses incurred prior to issuance of a purchase order. Estimated value: $350,000. Estimated period: 2/3/2020 – 9/30/24. If you are aggrieved in connection with the award of the contract, you may be entitled to protest, but only as provided in Section 11-35-4210. To protest an award, you must (i) submit notice of your intent to protest within seven business days of the date the award notice is posted, and (ii) submit your actual protest within fifteen days of the date the award notice is posted. Days are calculated as provided in Section 11-35-310(13). Both protests and notices of intent to protest must be in writing and must be received by the appropriate Chief Procurement Officer within the time provided. See clause entitled “Protest-CPO”. The grounds of the protest and the relief requested must be set forth with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided. Any protest or notice of intent to protest must be addressed to the Chief Procurement Officer, Materials Management Office, and submitted in writing (a) by email to: protest-mmo@mmo.state.sc.us or (b) by post or delivery to: 1201 Main Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201.