Summary

This is a Public Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract from Eugene School District 4J for a virtual reality simulation-based training system. The District seeks to procure Transfr, Inc.'s proprietary Virtual Training Facility and Career Exploration Facility to provide skilled facility job training for students in the CALCE program. The contract includes two service offerings: Career Exploration 2.0 and Manufacturing and Construction: The Skilled Trades, each available for 10 units with a service term running from August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2025. The public posting date was July 12, 2024, and the contract was executed on the same date. The District determined that Transfr is the sole provider of this hands-on intelligent tutoring system with simulation-based training capabilities, specialized performance evaluation algorithms, and instructor dashboards that competitors cannot match.

The total estimated contract value is $40,000, with no discount applied and no applicable taxes due to the District's state sales tax exemption status. The pricing structure allocates $2,000 per unit annually for each service offering. The contract terms require full payment within 30 days of invoice, and Transfr will provide customer success management, implementation training, and technical support throughout the contract term at no additional cost. The vendor will also cover shipping costs to and from the District's designated location. The procurement was conducted under Oregon Revised Statute 279B.075(2)(c) authority for sole source contracts, with Transfr representing that no other vendor offers the combination of simulation-based training in a virtual environment, proprietary digital coaching, machine learning-based performance evaluation, and comprehensive instructor dashboards that the District required.