26MAOSTBH1 - Scorecard - final~1.docx

This is an Evaluation Criteria Scorecard for the Massachusetts Department of Education's solicitation for Interpreter in Education Course Delivery focusing on American Sign Language instruction. The scorecard establishes the framework for evaluating vendor responses to bid on providing professional development courses to public school educators and districts. The solicitation requires bidders to demonstrate access to learning management systems capable of online course delivery, capacity to serve as fiscal agents for district billing, ability to collaborate with Department staff, and control of wheelchair-accessible facilities suitable for flexible instructional groupings if offering blended learning formats. Bidders must successfully meet all four required qualifications to advance to the scoring phase.

The evaluation employs a point-based scoring system with a maximum of 100 points across nine additional evaluation criteria, each assigned specific multipliers ranging from 1 to 5. Key scoring areas include staff qualifications and proficiency in English and ASL (20 points), established reputation and quality of proposed course delivery (5 points), demonstrated commitment to addressing racial inequities and cultural responsiveness (5 points), submission of required documentation on COMMBUYS (5 points), narrative describing relevant experience and positioning (25 points), detailed explanation of course registration and delivery methodology (20 points), instructor resumes demonstrating experience (10 points), non-instructor staff resumes (5 points), and detailed budget breakdowns by fiscal year with fee structures (5 points). Responses are scored using a six-tier rubric ranging from Non-Responsive (0 points) to Outstanding (5 points).