27TALJM1 Scorecard - Final.docx

This is an evaluation criteria scorecard for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Office of Language Acquisition (OLA), used to assess responses to a Request for Response (RFR) for the Advancing Statewide Implementation of the HQIM for Next Generation ESL (NGESL) Initiative. The scoring document establishes nine required qualifications that bidders must satisfy to advance in the evaluation process, including demonstrated expertise in ESL curriculum design, WIDA 2020 ELD Standards Framework implementation, project management capacity, differentiated technical assistance provision, ESL instructional material evaluation, Massachusetts ELE requirements knowledge, implementation tool development, culturally and linguistically sustaining practices, and ADA-compliant resource development. The contract opportunity is covered under World Trade Organization (WTO) provisions and is identified by Alternate ID 27TALJM1 and COMMBUYS Document #BD-27-1026-DOE02-DOE01-131584.

The scorecard allocates 100 total points across eight additional evaluation criteria weighted with multipliers ranging from one to four. Scoring follows a six-point scale from Non-Responsive (0 points) to Outstanding (5 points), with point values assigned based on the quality of application materials and demonstrated qualifications. The highest-weighted criteria addresses the project narrative describing detailed and viable service completion approaches and the implementation timeline aligned to quarterly milestones (20 points each), followed by the reasonableness and competitiveness of the all-inclusive budget proposal organized by service area and deliverables (15 points), and evidence of prior HQIM ESL curriculum review and professional learning initiative experience (15 points). Additional evaluation categories assess prior DESE collaboration experience, data collection and synthesis processes, work samples, resume qualifications, and budget organization, with lower individual point values assigned to these elements.