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UNM Proposed Sole Source Form – Rev 04/07/2021

Proposed Sole Source Purchase Form Pursuant to New Mexico Procurement law, the UNM Purchasing Department will post your completed form on the UNM Sunshine

Portal and the State of New Mexico Procurement website for 30 days prior to purchase of the goods/services.

I. GENERAL INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:

Date of Request Requisition Number (If Applicable) Request Submitted by: Title

Department Email Phone Proposed Vendor Amount

Vendor Address Term of Purchase

Buyer Team - See Commodity list at http://purchase.unm.edu/department-information/comm-code-listing.pdf Provide a basic description of goods/services to be provided:

Why is this purchase needed?

II. BASIS FOR SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT. CHOOSE APPLICABLE BOX(ES) AND

PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, AS REQUESTED:

☐ Proprietary item, technology or service only available from the proposed vendor. (Check box and describe proprietary component)

6/18/2026 Amy Thompson Program Manager

Continuing Education athompson8@unm.edu 505.277.6033 Quickstart Learning Approx. $70,000 by Fiscal year

FY271101 S Capital of Texas Hwy Building J Suite 202 Austin, TX 78746

Quickstart Learning offers cutting edge Technology education programs. Quickstart Learning curriculum is driven by industry trend, demands, and validated by a curriculum advisory board consisting of industry leaders and is built around helping students to get prepare and pass interviews to be successful on the job.

UNMCE is looking to partner with vendors for training that provide skills for better paying jobs for New Mexicans. The Bureau of Labor Statistics states that jobs for software developers will grow 17% in the next decade, which is much faster than the national average for all occupations. Over 70 Universities, Colleges and Community Colleges are currently offering coding bootcamps for students. UNMCE has already partnered with several vendors for a variety of boot camps, and Quickstart Learning programs will create a larger variety of offerings.

http://purchase.unm.edu/department-information/comm-code-listing.pdf

☐ Compatibility requirement with existing item, technology or service. (Check box and describe compatibility requirement)

☐ Renewal of support/maintenance/subscription of software, technology or other intellectual property. (Check box and describe)

☐ Other Basis for Sole Source: Please describe below:

III. SUPPLEMENTAL DETAILS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS

REQUESTED BELOW:

Describe in detail the unique capabilities of the proposed vendor’s goods/service and/or personnel performing the work and why this constitutes the only source. Focus on what is unique about the goods/service and why no other vendor could meet your needs.

Quickstart Learning has demonstrated ability to meet the administrative requirements of UNMCE along with anticipated revenue shares that fit with UNMCE business model.

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The Quickstart Learning offers live professional instruction, personalized grading and feedback, weekly one-on-one 30 minute mentoring sessions, slack support for students. In addition, their curriculum is driven by industry trend, demands, and validated by a curriculum advisory board consisting of industry leaders and is built around helping students get, prepare, and pass interviews to be successful on the job.

UNM Proposed Sole Source Form – Rev 04/07/2021

Quickstart Learning's unique capabilities are related to how they market the program to New Mexico communities.

They write the marketing content and provide to CEs marketing team for approval. Then, they send out through their channels, which increases our reach. The revenue split is unique in that it is 70 QL/30 UNM, and other companies want 90/10.

UNM Proposed Sole Source Form – Rev 04/07/2021

Describe the due diligence made to locate other possible sources including communications with other universities, communications with similar providers, web searches, yellow page searches, review of advertisements and trade publications, etc.

List the other vendors who were contacted. Please describe the specs/qualifications/criteria that the other vendors were unable to satisfy.

CE was approached by Quickstart learning. We met with their CEO and Business Development Officer on several occasions. CE researched their company and spoke to references. In that research, CE reached out to similar training companies (see below) for the same type of training. After reviewing their programs and business model, it was determined Quickstart Learning was the best fit for CE's business model and students.

UNMCE received other vendor approaches regarding partnership opportunities, however, they did not meet UNMCE requirements as most were solely self-paced. These kinds of workforce training options are reviewed through contact at conferences and events and customer calls. We also checked other school websites to research additional potential partnerships. Ultimately, UNMCE is open to partnering with any provider who has a responsive and high-quality product similar to Quickstart Learning.

Simpli Learn –was in discussions to possibly add some course. Courses were $1000 more and the revenue split was 90/10, but we will not work with this vendor for any type of bootcamps in the future due to their negative impact in the market.

Data Science Dojo – Current vendor that we partner with on other bootcamps, they don’t offer front and back end coding in depth at present.

Propulsion Academy – based in Switzerland and the time zone difference makes the administration too difficult.