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Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind

DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED SINGLE SOURCE PURCHASE (PUR 7776)

Single Source Advertisement Sole Source Verification for: Web-Based Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Advertisement Number: SS-25-121

Advertisement Begin Date/Time: June 5, 2025 – 4:00 PM Advertisement End Date/Time: June 26, 2025 – 4:00 PM

Commodities:

Re: Single Source provider for Web-Based Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)

NOTE: THIS IS NOT A COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR BIDS. IT IS A "NOTICE OF INTENDED DECISION TO ENTER INTO A SINGLE SOURCE CONTRACT" WHICH IS POSTED PURSUANT TO §287.057(3), F.S., §120.57(3), F.S., AND RULE 60A-1.045, F.A.C. BE SURE TO READ THE ENTIRE ADVERTISEMENT BEFORE CONTACTING THE AGENCY WITH BID RELATED QUESTIONS.

Performance and/or Design Requirements:

Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is in need of NEWEA MAP Growth proprietary licensing for the monitoring, assessing, and achieving of FSDB’s educational goals for FY 2025-2026.

Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $9,500.00. Intended source:

NWEA

121 NW Everett Street Portland, OR 97209

Justification for single source acquisition:

This letter is to confirm that NWEA™ is the sole source provider of MAP® Suite, which includes MAP® Growth™, MAP® Accelerator, and MAP® Reading Fluency. Our unique expertise has been developed over the course of more than 40 years of partnering with educational institutions to help all kids learn.

NWEA™ is the sole owner and provider of MAP® Growth including its proprietary scoring and reporting software. Furthermore, the invaluable research database supporting these products is exclusive to NWEA. NWEA also owns the research studies conducted in association with MAP® Growth and controls the use and release of the test items delivered through it. MAP Growth has a unique RIT scale. MAP Growth has exclusive content partnerships, such as Khan Academy (through MAP Accelerator) Newsela, and McGraw Hill. MAP Growth is the only product that can provide a specific list of content providers that are exclusive to NWEA. MAP Growth’s adaptiveness is without grade level boundaries. MAP Growth is the only assessment that takes the RIT score, translates it to ACT and SAT career readiness, and then links it to our college explorer tool. The MAP Growth Learning Continuum is trademarked and is the exclusive property of NWEA. MAP Growth is the only assessment that can take district level data, and through premium reports, show district level growth within the content strands skills and concepts, based off the Learning Continuum. MAP Growth includes reports for parents, students, teachers, and administrators. The student profile report is exclusive in that it provides student level data regarding college and career readiness, Lexile scores, RIT scores, achievement percentiles, content strand RIT scores, growth projections, projections to the state test, and growth trends. MAP Growth test results are scored and provided immediately. MAP Growth is WCAG AA compliant and supports many accessibility features and assistive technology for students (screen reader (JAWS), refreshable braille devices, keyboard navigation, compatible magnification, color contrast adjustment, test & item aids, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), ARIA and Alt-tagged test items). MAP Growth includes common stimulus items, items up to Depth of Knowledge Three, and many different technology-enhanced items. MAP Growth includes Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry,Integrated Math I, Integrated Math II, and Integrated Math III course specific tests.

No other source exists for NWEA MAP Growth.

Approved by: Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing

Primary Contact: Please submit all questions by e-mail to: Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing, whitwamk@fsdbk12.org.

This is the statutorily mandated fifteen business day advertisement of an intended single source procurement. The Agency believes this is a single source procurement; however, vendors that feel they can fulfill this procurement should provide information regarding their ability to supply the commodities or contractual services described within the fifteen business day advertising period by contacting the listed Primary Contact. A determination by the Agency not to complete this procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Agency. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in §120.57(3), Florida Statutes, or failure to file a bond or other security within the time allowed for filing a bond, shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes.

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