70-S0036-26-CP303_TESOL Trainers, Inc. Sole Source.pdf.PDF

2019 Sole Source Form

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

SOLE SOURCE REQUEST AND DETERMINATION FORM

Name of Agency: Grants Cibola County Schools

Agency Chief Procurement Officer: Cooper Jones

Telephone Number: (505) 240-5689

II. Name ofprospective Contractor: TESOL Trainers, Inc.

SHARE Vendor Number (must be active): (505) 204-4361 Address of prospective Contractor: 6 Flint Road, Newark, DE I 971 I

Contact Name, Telephone Number and Email Address: John R. Kongsvik; (505)204-4361;

john@tesoltrainers.com

Amount of prospective contract: $ 109,737.47

Term of prospective contract: l5 days (3 rounds ofpeer coaching at 5 days each), 8 days of SIOP workshops, and I day of SIOP reboot lll. Agency is required to state purpose/need ofpurchase and thoroughly list the services (scope ofwork), construction or items oftangible personal property ofthe prospective contract (if this is an amendment request to an existing contract, include current contract number issued by SPD):

l. Provide Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) training to teachers and educational assistants.

2. Provide SIOP reboot to teachers who has gone through the trainings.

3. Provide guided peer coaching opportunities for teachers and educational assistants.

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A sole source determination is not effective until the sole source request for determinotion 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 Department of Finance and Administration. The foregoing requirement is regardless ol whether the sole source request for deterntinotion has been signed by the Agency and/or the Contractor.

Agency Contact for this request: Delton Martin Telephone Number & Email Address: (505\ 285-2620; delton.martin@gccs.k I 2.nm.us

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

lV. 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 no1 tailor the criteria simply to exclude other contractors if it is not rationally related to the purpose of the contract. )

Professional development that trains and equips teachers with skills and tools on how to make content material more comprehensible to English Language Leamers.

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

TESOL Trainers offers highly engaging K-12 professional development to educational institutions worldwide. Their experiential approach to teacher training empowers today's 2lst century educators. They are experts in SIOP (Sheltered Instruction) professional development for K-12 educators, TESOL strategies for the K-12 content area classroom.

the principles and practices ofpeer coaching. professional development on scaffolding and the gradual release of responsibility, and K-12 prof'essional development on academic vocabulary development.

VI. Provide a detailed, sufficient explanation of how the prolessional service, service.

construction or item(s) of tangible personal property islare unique ond how this uniqueness is substontially related lo lhe inlended purpose of the confiact.

TESOL Trainers offers experiential approach lo professional development. They offer K- 12 SIOP professional development which equips teachers with tools and strategies to accommodate the needs of English Language Leamers, iCOACH: K- 12 Peer Coaching which empowers K-12 teachers to reach new heights ofexcellence, and TESOL Strategies for K-12 teachers which inspires educators to make conscious changes in their teaching.

Their highly interactive approach to teacher training engages the whole of the participants and leaves everyone feeling empowered with the confidence & competence they need to change their teaching practices.

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

The uniqueness of TESOL Trainers makes it ditficult, if not impossible, to find qualified vendors for this specific type of training. This type of training ensures highly effective pedagogy by teachers and educational assistants to help English Language Leamers reach their full potential.

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

contacting similar service providers: and reviewing the State Purchasing Divisions' Statewide Price Agreements. Include a list ofbusinesses contacted (do not state that no other businesses were contacled), date of contact, method ofcontact (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 ofwhy the agency has determined that no businesses other than the prospective contractor can perform the contract.

The intemet was extensively used in searching lor professional development that would best train our teachers and educational assistants on besl practices in accommodating English Language Leamers' needs. In the process, it was determined that the services offered by TESOL Trainers best align with our district's strategic plan.

Certified bv Date: l/u1uoo u Agency ef Pro rement Officer

Agency Approval by: Date: u I-DL

Ca inet Secretary/Agency or Entity Head or Designee

Date:

State Purchasing Agent

Ifthis sole source is being submitted by o governmental agency or governnrcntal entity not uuder lhe Jinal outhori4' of lhe Slote Purchasing Agenl, lhe Slole Purchasing Agent's signature is not required. The signature line may be removed from this form or marked os N/A. Hard Copy Documentation for Counesy Postings do rrot need to be submitted to SPD for approval

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