4-QM Announcement 2025.pdf
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- WM2526
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- Cook County, Illinois
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This document is a Sole Source Purchase Announcement from City Colleges of Chicago (CCC), published on Monday, September 22, 2023. The announcement indicates CCC's intent to award a contract to Quality Matters for providing online training to faculty to maintain compliance with current CCC credential guidelines. The public hearing for this sole source determination is scheduled for Monday, October 6, 2025, and will be conducted via Zoom Teleconference, with access information to be emailed only to respondents. Potential participants are advised to confirm hearing details prior to attendance and can register with William Moore, the Contracts Administrator.
City Colleges has determined that this purchase is exclusively available from Quality Matters because the organization is considered the "gold standard" for quality assurance in online education. CCC already maintains a districtwide subscription with Quality Matters, which provides discounted rates for the workshops. The procurement process allows for public testimony and vendor statements regarding the sole source determination, with the understanding that if no timely requests or statements are received, the hearing will not be held. The hearing's purpose is to receive public information in a reasonable manner, with formal evidence rules not applying, and a hearing officer will produce minutes of the proceedings.
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Business and Procurement Services
Dawson Technical Institute 3901 S. State Street. Room 102
Chicago, Illinois 60609 Phone: (312) 553-2590 procurementservices@ccc.edu www.ccc.edu
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
First published Monday, September 22, 2023
City Colleges of Chicago intends to award a contract to Quality Matters to provide online training to our faculty to stay compliant with our current CCC credential guidelines.
City Colleges has determined that this purchase is only economically available from Quality Matters because QM is the “gold standard” for quality assurance in online education, CCC has a districtwide subscription with QM to provide discounted rates for the aforementioned workshops.
For additional information, contact:
Angela Arrington-Jones, Vice Chancellor – Business and Procurement Services Dawson Technical Institute Procurement Services 3901 S. State St.
Room 102 Chicago, IL 60609 Phone: (312) 553-2590 Aarrington@ccc.edu
Procurement Website
City Colleges of Chicago will hold a public hearing at the date, time and location specified below, if we receive a request to testify regarding the sole source determination. We will also hold a hearing if any vendor submits a signed statement showing the capability to provide the stated supplies/services at or below the amount indicated.
The public hearing allows any interested party the opportunity to testify for or against the sole source determination as described in this notice. The purpose of the hearing is to receive information from the public in a reasonable manner. Formal rules of evidence will not apply. The hearing officer will produce minutes of the hearing and may record it in order to aid in the production of the minutes. After conclusion of the hearing we will decide whether the sole source determination was appropriate.
We must receive any request to testify and any vendor statement no later than the registration date and time indicated below. If we do not receive a timely request or statement, we will not hold the hearing.
mailto:procurementservices@ccc.edu http://www.ccc.edu/ https://cccedu-my.sharepoint.com/personal/wmoore48_ccc_edu/Documents/Desktop/Announcements/Aarrington@ccc.edu https://www.ccc.edu/departments/Pages/procurement.aspx
We reserve the right to cancel the procurement prior to any scheduled hearing. Please confirm the status of the hearing with the Hearing Contact.
Hearing Details
Date: Monday, October 6, 2025 Time:
Location: Via Zoom Teleconference; access information will be emailed only to respondents.
Hearing Contact:
Angela Arrington-Jones, Vice Chancellor – Business and Procurement Services Phone: (312) 553-2590 E-mail: Aarrington@ccc.edu
Potential participants are requested to email the Department of Business and Procurement Services for conference information via the Procurement Mailbox. Date, time, and location are subject to change and/or cancellation. It is the responsibility of potential participants to confirm these details prior to attendance.
Register with:
William Moore – Contracts Administrator
Phone: (773) 487-6958
FAX: (312) 553-2594
E-mail: Wmoore48@ccc.edu https://cccedu-my.sharepoint.com/personal/wmoore48_ccc_edu/Documents/Desktop/Announcements/Aarrington@ccc.edu mailto:procurementservices@ccc.edu https://cccedu-my.sharepoint.com/personal/wmoore48_ccc_edu/Documents/Desktop/Announcements/Quality%20Matters/Wmoore48@ccc.edu
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