40-U5700-24-CP245_ACOSA Sole Source (2).pdf.PDF
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- San Miguel County, New Mexico
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This document is a Sole Source Justification Form from the New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) Purchasing Department. It outlines a request to procure technical assistance from the Association for Community Organization and Social Action (ACOSA) to develop and implement a New Mexico-specific, culturally-grounded Community Practice Professional Certificate program for social work. The procurement is to provide curriculum development, accreditation, and implementation support for this specialized social work certificate program, which will be the first of its kind nationally. The proposed contract amount is $25,000.
The justification explains that this procurement cannot be made through the standard competitive bidding process, as ACOSA is the sole national organization that provides the necessary accreditation for this type of social work practice certificate program. No other comparable services were identified, and NMHU determined that ACOSA is the only provider that can deliver the required services. The Director for NMHU's Center for Excellence in Social Work conducted research and confirmed ACOSA's unique qualifications for this project.
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NMHU PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
SOLE SOURCE JUSTIFICATION FORM
A sole source procurement is one for which only one vendor is capable of or allowed to perform a particular service and/or construction or for a tangible item that can be offered by only one vendor. A sole source procurement must comply with §13-1-126 and §13-1-128 N.M.S.A. 1978 and all other state statutes and federals pertaining to sole source procurements.
Submittal of this form is one of the steps required prior to approval of the procurement (approved via issuance of a purchase order). If this procurement is approved by the NMHU Purchasing Department it will then be posted onto the University’s website and the State of New Mexico’s Sunshine Portal. The posting will be for no less than thirty (30) calendar days. If a potential vendor submits a protest against a sole source procurement within that timeframe, the sole source will not be awarded until, and if the protest is resolved.
This form must be completed in its entirety. If it is not completed in its entirety it will not be accepted and will be returned to the requestor.
Describe the tangible item(s), construction and/or service(s) you would like to procure.
Provide the following:
Vendor Name Address
Name of Company Representative Company Contact Information Email Telephone Fax
Amount of Proposed Sole Source $
Can this procurement be made by the regular Invitations for Bids (lowest bid amount) or Request for Proposals (qualifications-based) process? If not, explain why.
What other tangible items, services or construction methods did you consider? Specify the specifications, sources, technical data and any other non-tangible factors that you considered.
Which other companies did you contact for the tangible item(s), construction and/or service(s)? Provide the name of the company, representatives you spoke to and contact information.
Did you rely on information from other individuals to make your determination, if so by who and what information did they provide?
Provide any additional information that may be useful in making a determination.
Attach to this department quotes, technical specifications or other data that describes the tangible item(s), service(s) and/or construction.
I certify that all the information provided in this document and all attachments (if applicable) are to the best of my knowledge and I understand that there are penalties for willful violations of the State of New Mexico Procurement Code.
Requestor Name and Title Signature Date
APPROVALS:
__César G. Abarca ____________ __________________ ___________ Department Head or Dean Signature Date (if different from above)
Name and Title
___Jennifer R. Madrid_________ __________________ Purchasing Department Signature
_06/20/2024 Date
Name and Title
[END OF DOCUMENT]
| Requestor Name and Title: Anna Nelson, PhD, LCSW, Director |
| Department Head or Dean: |
| Text1: Technical assistance to develop curricula and training, accredit and implement a New Mexico-specific, social work specific, culturally-grounded Community Practice Professional Certificate program. |
| Text2: Association for Community Organization and Social Action |
| Text3: Cheryl Hyde, PhD, MSW, Chair Macro Specialization, Temple University School of Social Work, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave., 5th floor Ritter Annex |
Philadelphia, PA 19122
| Text4: cheryl.hyde@temple.edu |
| Text5: n/a |
| Text6: n/a |
| Text7: 25,000.00 |
| Text8: No. This is a highly specialized social work practice professional certificate. It will be the first of its kind nationally. The certificate must be accredited through the Association for Community Organization and Social Action (ACOSA), a membership organization for macro-level social workers, utilizing their four competencies (https://www.acosa.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=789392&module_id=406841). |
| Text9: There are no comparable services to consider. |
| Text10: No other companies provide this service. |
| Text11: The Director for the Center for Excellence in Social Work researched such a professional certification extensively and determined that ACOSA is the sole macro social work practice professional affiliation organization in the United States that provides an accreditation process for a certificate. |
| Text12: Please see this link for additional information on the certificate: https://www.acosa.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=789392&module_id=406841. ACOSA is the national leader in social work macro practice. No universities with schools of social work in New Mexico provide a community practice concentration. Community social work practice is evidenced to reduce population-based social drivers of health and behavioral health effectively. |
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