5-Notice of Intent to Award Acadience Math.pdf

This is a Public Notice of Sole Source Procurement issued by Alpine School District's Purchasing Department for the acquisition of Acadience Math digital administration licenses. The District intends to purchase online assessment licenses for Acadience Math covering Grades K-3 for the 2026-2027 school year. The procurement was posted on August 26, 2026, with a posting end date of September 2, 2026. Vendors believing they can provide an equivalent product or service meeting the District's requirements may submit a written challenge to the Alpine School District Purchasing Department by September 1, 2026. The challenge must identify the proposed alternative and provide sufficient information demonstrating equivalency to the District's stated requirements. If no valid challenge is received by the deadline, the District may proceed with the sole source procurement.

The estimated contract amount is $64,000 for the 2026-2027 school year. Alpine School District justifies the sole source procurement under Utah Code 63G-6a-802, citing that Acadience Math is the platform contracted by the Utah State Board of Education for state literacy and numeracy assessments. The District currently uses the Acadience digital platform for reading assessments, and the Math licenses extend the existing platform. Acadience Learning Online is identified as the only source for the proprietary Acadience Math digital platform. The District notes that utilizing an alternative system would create significant transitional costs related to staff training, data integration, and implementation, further supporting the sole source justification.