70-S0076-26-CP299_Sole source Committees for children.pdf.PDF

This is a sole source justification document for Santa Fe Public Schools (SFPS) in New Mexico establishing Committee for Children as the exclusive provider of published social-emotional learning and child protection curriculum materials. The document supports SFPS's procurement of the Second Step Social Emotional Learning Unit, Bullying Prevention Unit, and Child Protection Unit—all proprietary materials developed and published exclusively by Committee for Children. The justification addresses the specific educational needs of SFPS students and the district's established reliance on these curriculum components, which are only available through the sole provider and cannot be obtained from alternative vendors.

The procurement follows New Mexico's sole source purchasing procedures, which permit direct award to Committee for Children without competitive bidding when the requested materials are unique, patented, or otherwise available from only one source. The document establishes that SFPS has successfully utilized the Second Step curriculum in its educational programming and determined that continued access to these specific published materials is essential for maintaining program continuity and meeting student social-emotional learning objectives. This sole source designation streamlines the procurement process while ensuring the district retains access to the specific curriculum framework and materials that support its educational mission.