Notice End Date: October 7, 2025

Vendor Name: Corwin, a division of SAGE Publications

Contract Amount: 56,000.00

Agency Procurement Manager: Leslie M Duthie

Agency Procurement Manager Email: leslie.duthie@spart2.org

Agency Procurement Manager Telephone#: 8645780128

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:

Spartanburg School District Two intends to enter into a sole source agreement with Corwin a division of SAGE Publications  for the purchase of Visible Learning Certification Training and related professional learning services.  Corwin is the exclusive provider of the Visible Learning framework, which is based on the research and intellectual property of Dr. John Hattie, the creator and author of Visible Learning. This proprietary training includes: Face-to-face workshops,  Evidence-gathering tools, Coaching and implementation support, and Evaluation services.  Visible Learning refers specifically to a research-based educational system change model, and Corwin holds the exclusive rights to deliver certification and associated professional development aligned with this framework.  This is for three schools.  This is for  Cohort 1 to go through year 2 of the Visible Learning Schools award process and Cohort 2 to go through year 3 of the Visible Learning Schools award process. This purchase will be made as a sole source unless legitimate vendor(s) are able to provide evidence that competition is available by by 3:00 PM on October 6, 2025.

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: Other
Contact Name: Brandi Gist, Leslie Duthie
Contact Email Address: brandi.gist@spart2.org, leslie.duthie@spart2.org
Contact Mailing Address: 3231 Old Furnace Rd