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135 Santilli Highway, Everett, MA 02149 | 781.338.3000 | TTY: N.E.T. Relay (800).439.2370 Template
| COMMBUYS Bid #: |
| BD-25-1026-DOE02-DOE01-115156 |
| Alternate ID (RFR / RFQ / MA #): |
| 25MACISPM2 |
| Bid Title: |
| Intro to Programming for Educators Master Agreement |
| Contract Managers Name: |
| Paula Moore | Email: paula.b.moore@mass.gov |
| Contract Managers Title: |
| DLCS Content Lead | Phone: 781-338-3529 |
| Contract Managers Unit: |
| CIS - STEM |
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| Brief Description of Bid (Limited to 500 Characters including spaces): DESE is seeking to create a Departmental Master Agreement of bidders who can effectively support educators with computer programming coursework that includes pseudo-code design and text-based, object-oriented programming. This course should be an introduction to text-based programming geared to the level of knowledge needed to teach an introductory high school CS class using a text-based programming language. |
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| Acquisition Method: |_| Fee for Service or |_| Outright Purchase (commodity) |
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| Number of Vendors: |_| Single |_| Multiple: (If in the best interest of the Commonwealth, the Department reserves the right to award this procurement to either a single vendor or multiple vendors regardless of option selected) |
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| Contract User(s): |_| Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
|_| For use by Public School/Districts, with execution of a separate contract, following Chapter 30B requirements – (MA only)
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| Expected Duration of Contract: Initial Duration: From: (Approval Date) – To: 6/30/2027 |
Renewal Option: |_| Yes / |_| No If yes: # of Renewals (up to a maximum of 12 months for each renewal option) Renewal Dates: From: to
Anticipated Expenditures, Funding or Compensation for Expected Duration: (please select only 1 option) |_| Contract will have a Maximum Obligation Amount (Initial Duration Amount Only):
|_| Contract will be based on Rates (For use with Departmental Master Agreements (MA) only): Not to exceed $250,000 annually for voucher purchases by DESE – Attendees are responsible for direct payment for selected to course to vendor.
Total Contract Amount (Initial Duration PLUS Renewal Amount): $750,000.00 (in voucher purchases by DESE) Contracts may also be awarded directly between bidders and districts.
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| Funding Source*: N/A – Departmental Master Agreement to pre-qualify vendors. Funding will be provided and tracked if a contract / work order is awarded under a separate Request for Quote process for DESE or under by following the procurement practice for districts. |
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| How to respond to this bid posting: All responses must be uploaded to the COMMBUYS website (www.commbuys.com) for this bid, by the bid opening date (as listed below). Emailed responses will not be accepted. Responses not submitted to COMMBUYS on time will not be reviewed. No exceptions. If you need assistance with registering on COMMBUYS and/or uploading your response, please contact the COMMBUYS helpdesk at: OSDHelpDesk@mass.gov or 1-888-627-8283 / 617-720-3197. Be sure “No Bid” is unchecked when responding. Failure to do so may result in disqualification. |
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| Bid opening date (all bids must be uploaded to COMMBUYS no later than the date and time below): |
Bid opening date: | Bid opening time: (Eastern Time) |_| AM / |_| PM |_| Check here if this is a Departmental Master Agreement (MA)Rolling Enrollment Bid (If bid is being set up as an MA, bids will be accepted on an on-going basis from the Date the Bid is Posted to the Final Open Date of: 12/31/2026, 12:00 PM ET.
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| Pre-Bid Conference: |_| No / |_| Yes |
Date: | Time: | Location: | Contact Person: | Additional Information:
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| Inquiries: |_| No / |_| Yes – Questions will be accepted ongoing until December 31, 2026 – at 12:00 PM. Questions can be submitted via the Q & A tab on the COMMBUYS posting. |
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