60-S0072-25-CP323_Sole Source WINGS for L.I.F.E. WhyTry.pdf.PDF

2021 Sole Source Form

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

SOLE SOURCE REQUEST AND DETERMINATION FORM

A sole source determination is not effective until the sole source request for determination has been posted for thirty (30) calendar days without challenge, and subsequently approved in writing by the State Purchasing Agent or, for Professional Services Agreements, the Secretary of the

General Services Department. The foregoing requirement is regardless of whether the sole source request for determination has been signed by the Agency and/or the Contractor.

I. Name of Agency: Roswell Independent School District

Agency Chief Procurement Officer: Charlee Merchant

Telephone Number: 575-627-2529

Agency Contact for this request: Charlee Merchant

Telephone Number & Email Address 575-627-2529, cmerchant@risd.k12.nm.us

II. Name of prospective Contractor: WINGS FOR L.I.F.E

SHARE Vendor Number (must be active):

Address of prospective Contractor: 505 N. Pennsylvania, Roswell, NM 88201

Contact Name, Telephone Number and Email Address: Shelley Currier, 575-627-5435, wingsforliferoswell@gmail.com

Amount of prospective contract before tax: $75,000

Estimated tax amount (tax is subject to change):

Term of prospective contract: 12 months

Note: For terms longer than one year, Request for Policy Exemption from DFA MUST be included.

III. Agency is required to state purpose/need of purchase and thoroughly list the services (scope of work), construction or items of tangible personal property of the prospective contract (if this is an amendment request to an existing contract, include current contract number issued by SPD):

Why Try Program, a curriculum designed to build resilience, motivation and positive decision-making skills for at risk students. The Vendor will teach students developmental skills and healthy decision-making skills. Teach what positive choices can do now and in the future. Vendor will deliver the Why Try curriculum and meet with students on a regular basis. Data tracking and reporting on students attendance, outcomes including successes and ODFIs.

IV. Provide a detailed explanation of the criteria developed and specified by the agency as necessary to perform and/or fulfill the contract and upon which the state agency reviewed available sources. (Do not use “technical jargon;” use plain English. Do not tailor the criteria simply to exclude other contractors if it is not rationally related to the purpose of the contract.)

WINGS for L.I.F.E. and demonstrated experience with delivering behavioral interventions services to at-risk youth. This Vendor has been able to serve the District on a consistent basis throughout the school year. These criteria’s are directly linked to the behavioral and social emotional learning needs of the District.

V. Provide a detailed, sufficient explanation of the reasons, qualifications, proprietary rights or unique capabilities of the prospective contractor that makes the prospective contractor the one source capable of providing the required professional service, service, construction or item(s) of tangible personal property. (Please do not state the source is the “best” source or the “least costly” source. Those factors do not justify a “sole source.”)

WINGS for L.I.F.E is a local organization with the framework of this curriculum to deliver in a culturally responsive facilitation. This framework by broadening mentoring and life skills has shown to maximize student outcomes through this consistent engagement and local support.

VI. Provide a detailed, sufficient explanation of how the professional service, service, construction or item(s) of tangible personal property is/are unique and how this uniqueness is substantially related to the intended purpose of the contract.

The uniqueness of WINGS for L.I.F.E.’s services lies in its combination of mentoring, conflict resolution, and family engagement within a single provider, offered by individuals with proven relationships in the Roswell community. The integration of these services is essential to the

District’s strategy for reducing at-risk behaviors and promoting long-term student success.

Their model is not offered by any other vendor in the region and is specifically tailored to serve

New Mexico youth. The Why Try Program is a multi-layered approach involving mentoring and skill building and this integration will meet the District’s holistic support goals.

VII. Explain why other similar professional services, services, construction or item(s) of tangible personal property cannot meet the intended purpose of the contract.

Other service providers either specialize solely in counseling or offer generic mentoring programs without integration of conflict resolution or practical life skills. No other local vendor provides the complete spectrum of support offered by WINGS for L.I.F.E.

Additionally, WINGS’s deep community ties and existing trust with families ensure a level of engagement that cannot be replicated by out-of-area providers or programs lacking localized experience.

VIII. Provide a narrative description of the agency’s due diligence in determining the basis for the procurement, including procedures used by the agency to conduct a review of available sources such as researching trade publications, industry newsletters and the internet;;

contacting similar service providers; and reviewing the State Purchasing Divisions’

Statewide Price Agreements. Include a list of businesses contacted (do not state that no other businesses were contacted), date of contact, method of contact (telephone, mail, e-mail, other), and documentation demonstrating an explanation of why those businesses could not or would not, under any circumstances, perform the contract; or an explanation of why the agency has determined that no businesses other than the prospective contractor can perform the contract.

The District has reached out into the community and hasn’t located a entity that can provide this service to our students. We have found that other state agencies has been utilizing these services from WINGS for L.I.F.E.

Certified by: Date:____________________

Agency Chief Procurement Officer

Agency Approval by: Date: ____________________

Cabinet Secretary/Agency or Entity Head or Designee

APPROVED: Date:____________________

State Purchasing Agent

If this sole source is being submitted by a governmental agency or governmental entity not under the final authority of the State Purchasing Agent, the State Purchasing Agent’s signature is not required. The signature line may be removed from this form or marked as N/A. Hard Copy

Documentation for Courtesy Postings do not need to be submitted to SPD for approval.