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Departmental Master Agreement (MA) DESE
| COMMBUYS Bid #: |
| BD-25-1026-DOE02-DOE01-112189 |
| Alternate ID (RFR / RFQ / MA #): |
| 25MASSSMS1 |
| Bid Title: |
| Support School, District, and DESE Sustainable Improvement Efforts |
| Contract Managers Name: |
| Michael Seymour | Email: michael.j.seymour@mass.gov |
| Contract Managers Title: |
| Senior School Turnaround Specialist | Phone: 781-338-3514 |
| Contract Managers Unit: |
| Statewide System of Support - Office of Effective Partnership and Impact |
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| Brief Description of Bid (Limited to 500 Characters including spaces): Through this Departmental Master Agreement (MA), the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE or The Department) seeks bids from vendors with a demonstrated capacity to successfully support school, district, and state sustainable improvement efforts. This MA serves priorities across DESE departments, including the Statewide System of Support and Center for Instructional Supports. This bid is covered under the World Trade Organization (WTO). |
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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: June 30, 2030 |
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)
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| Funding Source: N/A – Prequalified list of vendors only (Departmental Master Agreement) |
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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: 12/29/2028, 12:00 PM ET.
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| Pre-Bid Conference: |_| No / |_| Yes |
Date: 2/11/2024 | Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Location: Zoom | Contact Person: Michael Seymour Additional Information: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89154438833
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| Inquiries: |_| No / |_| Yes | Questions will be accepted on a rolling basis until Dec 29, 2028 – 12:00 Pm Eastern Time. |
All Questions with corresponding Answers will be posted to COMMBUYS. Bidders must send an email to DESEpartnerships@mass.gov and include 25MASSSMS1 – Questions in the suject line. All questions and corresponding answers will be posted to COMMBUYS in the same location as this posting as an uploaded file and/or under the Q & A tab.
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