2-ACT Submission statistics.pdf
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This is a sole source justification document submitted by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) in support of a non-competitive procurement for college readiness assessment services, specifically the ACT examination. USBE intends to award a contract without engaging in a standard procurement process under the authority of U.C.A. 63G-6a-802, which permits such awards when only one source exists for a procurement item, transitional costs are unreasonable or cost-prohibitive, or other circumstances make standard procurement impractical. The justification is based on Utah Code 53E-4-305, which specifies that the college readiness assessment must be the one most commonly submitted to Utah universities. No specific contract term, renewal options, or response deadlines are identified in this submission document.
The justification for sole source award rests on empirical data demonstrating ACT's market dominance in Utah's higher education sector. ACT submission data from the 2025-2026 school year shows that 45,073 of 53,851 total ACT score reports (83.7 percent) were sent to Utah institutions, with the University of Utah receiving the largest volume at 8,211 reports. Comparative enrollment data from Fall 2024 entering classes at four Utah universities further supports this position, showing that 81.5 percent of college preparation assessment scores submitted were ACT compared to 18.5 percent for SAT. The document invites other qualified vendors to challenge this proposed sole source award by submitting detailed documentation demonstrating alternative competing sources, comparable assessment products meeting or exceeding specifications, or analysis of transitional costs. No pricing information, funding sources, or contract amounts are disclosed in this justification document.
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ACT Contract Sole Source Justification Utah code 53E-4-305. College readiness assessments currently specifies that the college readiness assessment be the one that is most commonly submitted to Utah universities. This is the ACT assessment.
Data from the 2025-2026 school year, received annually from ACT, demonstrates that of the 53,851 ACT score reports sent to colleges and universities around the world, 45,073, or 83.7% of them were sent to Utah colleges and universities. Here is the list of all areas sorted from most to least:
ACT Score Reports To Utah Locations - SY 2025-26
Name City Reports Sent
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SALT LAKE CITY 8,211
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY LOGAN LOGAN 6,699
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY OREM 6,015
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY PROVO 5,259
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY OGDEN 4,571
UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY SAINT GEORGE 3,560
SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY CEDAR CITY 3,480
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SALT LAKE CITY 2,899
SNOW COLLEGE EPHRAIM 1,952
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY EASTERN PRICE 624
DIXIE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SAINT GEORGE 457
OGDEN-WEBER TECHL COLLEGE OGDEN 433
WESTMINSTER UNIVERSITY SALT LAKE CITY 343
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY-TOOELE TOOELE 204
TOOELE TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE TOOELE 79
ENSIGN COLLEGE SALT LAKE CITY 76
PROVO COLLEGE PROVO 42
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY SALT LAKE CITY 51
US SENATOR UTAH--MIKE LEE SALT LAKE CITY 30
NEUMONT UNIVERSITY SALT LAKE CITY 29
US SENATOR UTAH-JOHN CURTIS SALT LAKE CITY 19
JOYCE UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH DRAPER 16
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1-UT OGDEN 8
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2-UT SALT LAKE CITY 6
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3-UT PROVO 6
SNOW COLLEGE SOUTH RICHFIELD 2
USU-UINTAH BASIN EDUC CENTER VERNAL 1
DALE KIETZMAN ACADEMY MURRAY 1
Total - 45,073 In addition to the score reports submitted, 2024 public enrollment data available in College Navigator from 4 Utah universities demonstrate a clear https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53E/Chapter4/53E-4-S305.html preference by enrolled freshmen students for ACT over the next available college preparation assessment, the SAT.
ACT and SAT Score Submitted - Enrolled Students 2024
Institution ACT Scores Submitted (Number)
SAT Scores Submitted (Number)
Notes
University of Utah 2,252 574 Fall 2024 entering class
Utah State University 3,309 585 Fall 2024 entering class
Brigham Young University
2,807 739 Fall 2024 entering class
Westminster University (Utah)
67 17 Fall 2024 entering class
Of the 10,350 scores reported, 81.5% were the ACT and 18.5% were the SAT.
| ACT Score Reports To Utah Locations - SY 2025-26 |
| ACT and SAT Score Submitted - Enrolled Students 2024 |
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