3-Vantage Learning - sole source letter.pdf
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This is a sole source justification letter from Vantage Learning (DC), LLC to the City Colleges of Chicago regarding the provision of a customized RTW 2.0 English Placement Assessment platform. The letter, dated May 28, 2026, and addressed to Laura Denly, District Director of Admissions, outlines the specialized nature of the College Success platform developed exclusively for the City Colleges of Chicago. The platform delivers six customized RTW 2.0 assessment forms along with twelve additional forms for students requiring special accommodations, with forms automatically rotating according to a schedule established specifically for the institution. The assessment platform supports comprehensive testing workflows, background questions, and scoring processes that require two faculty scorers to independently evaluate each assessment using a customized Chicago rubric, with discrepancies routed to a designated Chief Scorer for final determination.
The College Success platform has been fully configured to accommodate the City Colleges of Chicago's operational and administrative requirements through multiple user roles including Site Administrators, Proctors, Reporters, Faculty Scorers, Chief Scorers, and Institution-Level Administrators. The Institution Administrator functionality provides centralized oversight, management, reporting, and administrative control of the entire placement assessment program. Vantage Learning asserts that due to the proprietary nature of the platform configuration, customized assessment forms, scoring workflows, rotation schedules, rubric integration, accommodations management, and administrative functionality, no other vendor can provide an equivalent solution or compatible support services. Consequently, Vantage Learning (DC), LLC claims to be the sole source provider for this customized assessment platform and related services.
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VANTAGE LEARNING (DC), LLC
6805 Route 202 New Hope, PA 18938
(267) 756-1100
May 28, 2026
City Colleges of Chicago
6301 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60621
Attention: Laura Denly, District Director of Admissions
Subject: Sole Source Justification – Vantage Learning DC RTW 2.0 English Placement
Assessment Platform
Dear Ms. Denly:
Vantage Learning DC is the sole provider of the customized RTW 2.0 English Placement
Assessment solution developed specifically for the City Colleges of Chicago.
The Vantage Learning College Success platform delivers six (6) customized RTW 2.0 assessment forms, along with twelve (12) additional forms designed to support students requiring special accommodations. These RTW 2.0 forms automatically rotate according to a schedule uniquely established and maintained for the City Colleges of Chicago.
Students taking the English Placement Assessment utilize the College Success platform to complete their assessments, including all required background questions and related testing workflows.
In addition, all assessments are scored in accordance with a City Colleges of Chicago-specific scoring process requiring two faculty scorers to independently evaluate each assessment using the customized Chicago rubric. Any scoring discrepancies are automatically routed through the platform to a designated Chief Scorer for resolution and final determination.
The College Success platform has been specifically configured to support the operational and administrative requirements of the City Colleges of Chicago placement program. The system accommodates multiple user roles with corresponding permissions, including Site Administrators, Proctors, Reporters, Faculty Scorers, Chief Scorers and Institution-Level Administrators.
The Institution Administrator functionality provides authorized City Colleges personnel with centralized oversight, management, reporting, and administrative control of the entire RTW 2.0 placement assessment program.
VANTAGE LEARNING (DC), LLC
6805 Route 202 New Hope, PA 18938
(267) 756-1100
The College Success platform has been fully customized to address and support all requirements specific to the City Colleges of Chicago RTW 2.0 English Placement Assessment program. Due to the proprietary nature of the platform configuration, assessment forms, scoring workflows, rotation schedules, rubric integration, accommodations management, and administrative functionality, no other vendor is able to provide this exact solution or support services compatible with the City
Colleges of Chicago RTW 2.0 implementation.
Accordingly, Vantage Learning DC is the sole source provider for this customized assessment platform and related services with use of its proprietary software services.
Please contact us if additional information or supporting documentation is required.
Sincerely, Pam Kirby
Pam Kirby
Chief Product Officer
Vantage Learning DC
(267) 756-1137 pkirby@vantage.com mailto:pkirby@vantage.com
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