24250099P-AZ_Short_Listed_Firms.pdf

This is a short-listed firms document for RFP 24250099P-AZ issued by the School Board of Seminole County, Florida, identifying qualified vendors selected to provide third-party instructional services. The procurement seeks competitive sealed proposals from professional agencies to deliver comprehensive instructional support including student tutoring, diagnostic assessments, academic counseling, professional learning opportunities, parent engagement activities, and progress monitoring for eligible students at non-profit private schools participating in federal equitable services programs. Services cover multiple federal program areas including Title I Part A supplemental instruction, Title II Part A staff development, and Title IV Part A student support and academic enrichment. A voluntary pre-solicitation meeting was held on May 22, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. EST via WebEx, with proposals due on June 5, 2025, by 1:00 P.M. EST through the VendorLink portal. The anticipated contract award date is August 19, 2025, with an initial three-year contract term and a potential two-year renewal option. Eight firms were short-listed for this opportunity: A+ Tutoring, CogniTutor, Newsela, Simplify Math, Firm Believe to Achieve, FACTS Catapult, and One on One Learning.

Evaluation criteria include experience of personnel (10%), approach and methodology (20%), adherence to standards (10%), evaluation and reporting (20%), references (15%), and fee schedule (25%). The fee structure provides hourly rates for direct student services, planning, lesson preparation, materials, curriculum development, technology, reporting, and assessments, with designated pricing for full-day (up to 8 hours) and half-day (up to 4 hours) professional development workshops. Required insurance coverage includes commercial general liability, automobile liability, workers' compensation, and professional liability insurance. The procurement is open to professional agencies with no explicit set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, and no incumbent vendors are identified. Proposers must demonstrate financial stability and capacity to deliver comprehensive, secular, and neutral instructional support services. Payments will follow the Local Government Prompt Payment Act and be subject to a not-to-exceed amount, though the total contract value is not explicitly stated in the short-listed firms document.