BPM006948_FE_Contract_Award_and_Executive_Summary.pdf

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BPM006948
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Maricopa County, Phoenix City, Arizona

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This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) contract award and executive summary issued by the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry for reading fluency curriculum training and related materials for inmate education. The solicitation, numbered BPM006948, was issued electronically on May 23, 2025, via the state's eProcurement system to all suppliers regardless of small business standing. The RFQ requested 13 items of curriculum materials and related training, with quotes due by May 30, 2025, at 3:00 PM MST, with offers opened on June 2, 2025. No pre-offer conference or site visit was conducted. Two vendors submitted quotes: C5 Technology Group LLC and Read Naturally Inc. The contract was awarded on June 4, 2025, to Read Naturally Inc., with formal concurrence received from the Correctional Education Program on the same date.

Read Naturally Inc. was selected as the awardee based on the lowest responsible and responsive price evaluation factor. Read Naturally Inc. submitted a grand total price of $3,288.00 for the 13 items, compared to C5 Technology Group LLC's quote of $5,847.75. The award was made in accordance with A.R.S. 41-2535 and Arizona Administrative Code R2-7-D303(B), which permits award to the small business determined most advantageous to the state. The procurement was not restricted to small businesses, though the selected vendor was verified as meeting small business status. The solicitation was signed by Rex Martin, Senior Procurement Specialist and Senior Procurement Officer, on June 4, 2025, and was placed in the state's eProcurement system procurement file.

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Solicitation No. BPM006948 Notice of Request for Quotation (“RFQ”) Reading Fluency Curriculum Training and Related

Material(s) for Inmate Education

Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation

& Reentry 701 E. Jefferson Street

Phoenix, AZ 85034

PROCUREMENT DETERMINATION RFQ Contract Award and Executive Summary

SOLICITATION

No.: BPM006948

Description: Reading Fluency Curriculum Training and Related Material(s) for Inmate Education

AUTHORITY A.R.S. § 41-2535 Procurements not exceeding a prescribed amount; small business; A.A.C.

R2-7-D302 Solicitation - Request for Quotation; R2-7-D303 Contract Award

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

DATE EVENT AND DESCRIPTION

Pre-Solicitation Activities

5/1/2025 Initial Procurement Disclosure Statement (PDS) signed.

5/9/2025 In accordance with A.A.C. R2-7-D302(C)(2) and (3), a determination was made to not restrict this solicitation to small businesses.

5/1/2025 Notification sent to the state governmental unit’s employees and the State Procurement Administrator regarding the date of the first PDS.

In accordance with A.A.C. R2-7-D302(A)(4), evaluation factors were identified and published in the solicitation as follows:

● Lowest responsible, responsive price

Solicitation Process

5/23/2025 This solicitation was issued electronically via the State’s eProcurement system and was made available to all suppliers regardless of small business standing.

Pre-offer conference/Site visit was not held.

Evaluation Process

5/30/2025, [3:00 PM]

MST (Arizona Time)

Quotes due. (Offers Opened 6/2/1025) Offers were received from the following:

● C5 Technology Group LLC

● Read Naturally Inc.

6/3/2025 Offers reviewed for responsiveness and business status verified.

5/1/2025 & 5/6/2025] PDS forms (SPO Forms 110, 120, and 130) signed/updated

6/3/2025 Quotes were evaluated based on any evaluation factors published in the solicitation in accordance with A.A.C. R2-7-D302(A)(4).

6/4/2024 Concurrence to award (email) received from Correctional Education Program

EVALUATION SUMMARY

The quotes were evaluated based on low price. Cost is summarized as follows:

Document ID and Title: D303 RFQ Contract Award and Executive Summary Determination Revision No.: 0 | Revision Date: 03-07-23 | Page 1 of 2

Solicitation No. BPM006948 Notice of Request for Quotation (“RFQ”) Reading Fluency Curriculum Training and Related

Material(s) for Inmate Education

Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation

& Reentry 701 E. Jefferson Street

Phoenix, AZ 85034

1. Read Naturally Inc.: Grand total Price (13 Items) $3,288.00

2. C5 Technology Group, LLC.: Grand total Price (13 Items) $5,847.75

DETERMINATION

In accordance with A.R.S. § 41-2535 and A.A.C. R2-7-D303(B), the solicitation shall be awarded to the small business determined to be most advantageous to the state in accordance with any evaluation factors identified in the request for quotation. Based on the above, Contract award is recommended to be made to:

● Read Naturally, Inc.

DOCUMENTATION

This determination shall be placed in the Procurement File in the State’s eProcurement System.

Rex Martin______________________ Sr. Procurement Specialist__________ Sr. Procurement Officer Name Title

_______________________________ 6/4/2025____________________________ Signature Date

Document ID and Title: D303 RFQ Contract Award and Executive Summary Determination Revision No.: 0 | Revision Date: 03-07-23 | Page 2 of 2

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