Notice End Date: April 19, 2023

Vendor Name: Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

Contract Amount: $1,700,000.00

Agency Procurement Manager: La'Toyia T. Davis

Agency Procurement Manager Email: ldavis@ed.sc.gov

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 803-734-2904

The Agency hereby provides notice that it intends to enter into a sole source contract per S.C. Code Ann. §11-35-1560 with Vendor for the following supplies, services, information technology, or construction:

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) intends to secure a contract with the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, on behalf of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) for the administration, scoring, and reporting of English language proficiency assessments for public school students in kindergarten through grade 12 for the period July 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024. As required by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA). English language proficiency assessments that measure students’ proficiency levels and progress in the four domains of language: speaking, listening, reading, and writing must be administered to all students identified as English language learners. The assessments must include customized forms for students with disabilities. A screener for the identification of English learners must be also available to schools to be administered as needed. In addition, an alternate assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities must be provided. The total estimated dollar amount of the purchase is $1,700,000.00.

 

Agency's justification for a sole source procurement may be viewed or immediately obtained at: Agency Procurement Manager (Listed Above)

PROTESTS:
Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this sole source contract, shall notify the appropriate chief Procurement officer in writing of its intent to protest within five (5) business days of the date this notice is posted. Any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor who is aggrieved in connection with the intended award or award of this sole source contract and has timely notified the appropriate chief procurement officer of its intent to protest, may protest to the appropriate chief procurement officer in the manner set forth below within fifteen days of the date this notice is posted; except that a matter that could have been raised as a protest of the solicitation may not be raised as a protest of the award or intended award of a contract.
A protest must be in writing, filed with the appropriate chief procurement officer, and set forth the grounds of the protest and the relief requested with enough particularity to give notice of the issues to be decided. The protest must be received by the appropriate chief procurement officer within the time provided above. Days are calculated as provided in S.C. Code Ann. § 11-35-310(13).

Any Notice Of Intent To Protest And Protest Must Be Addressed To: Materials Management Officer