Curriculum_Associates_25164-SSD-EST_Notification_040825.pdf

HillsboroughSchools.org • P.O. Box 3408 • Tampa, FL 33601-3408 • (813) 272-4374 Raymond O. Shelton School Administrative Center • 901 East Kennedy Blvd. • Tampa, FL 33602-3507

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

PROCUREMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT

NOTICE OF INTENT

TO

PURCHASE SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE COMMODITIES AND SERVICES

The following commodities and services listed below may be a “Single Source” or a “Sole Source” (only one (1) source from which to purchase the commodities and services).

Single/Sole Source No. & Vendor Name: 25164-SSD-EST: Curriculum Associates: i-Ready Partner Services Single/Sole Source Posting Date (7 business days): From: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 To: Thursday, April 17, 2025 Protest Period (3 business days) From: Thursday, April 17, 2025 To: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 Commodities and Services: See Exhibit A. SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE COMMODITIES AND SERVICES

This NOTICE OF INTENT TO PURCHASE SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE shall serve as a notification that a recommendation will be made to The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida (the “School Board”) to award this single or sole source procurement to the referenced vendor of the commodities and contractual services described in Exhibit A: SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE COMMODITIES AND SERVICES. The description of the commodities and contractual services intended for purchase from a single/sole source is posted per Rule 6A-1.012(12)(d), Florida Administrative Code. It will remain posted for seven (7) business days.

This is not a request for proposals, and no competitive solicitation is available. HCPS will not consider any response to be a proposal. Any responses received because of this notice will be considered solely to determine whether competition exists.

Interested firms or individuals may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by uploading EXHIBIT B: RESPONSE TO PURCHASE SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE COMMODITIES AND SERVICES and all relevant documents via www.vendorlink.com. “Like” shall mean equal, equivalent, or identical. Interested firms will be considered only if they respond with clear and convincing documentation that they can meet or exceed the requirements. All responses received within seven (7) business days after the publication of this Notice of Intent to Purchase Single/Sole Source will be reviewed by HCPS.

A determination by the General Manager of Procurement Services, or designee, and the Procurement Officer not to publish a competitive solicitation for this proposed action based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the General Manager of Procurement Services.

Notice of Intent to Sole Source: If Procurement Services does not receive “like” commodities and services information during the Single/Sole Source posting period above, the purchase request shall be issued to the School Board or renewed as approved by the School Board. This section shall serve as notice of the intended decision to enter a single/sole source contract in the manner specified in § 120.57(3), Florida Statutes. It may negotiate the best terms and conditions with the single/sole source vendor. HCPS shall submit a recommendation to the School Board (www.hillsboroughschools.org/Page/3643) requesting approval to waive the solicitation process and proceed with the single/sole source purchase. Decisions concerning multiple-year sole sourcing are valid for one year after approval by the School Board and must be reposted and validated before the renewal period.

Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in § 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, or failure to post the bond or other security required by law within the time allowed for filing a bond shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes. Any protest concerning HCPS’ decision must be timely received by the General Manager of Procurement Services at 901 E. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33602.

Superintendent of Schools Van Ayres http://www.vendorlink.com/ http://www.hillsboroughschools.org/Page/3643

Hillsborough County Public Schools Page 2 of 5 Notice of Sole Source Purchase: 25164-SSD-EST: Curriculum Associates

EXHIBIT A

SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE COMMODITIES AND SERVICES

1. Describe what the item commodity and service is and how it is to be used by HCPS.

This item provides Grades K-8 students with an online diagnostic assessment that is adaptive and available in math and reading. The online assessment includes a link to my path series of online lessons that students can complete independently to close gaps in understanding. In addition, lessons can be assigned and adjusted by the teacher to ensure that there is alignment to core instruction. This product also contains access to the teacher toolbox, which is a bank of lessons for math and reading that can be used in small groups. It also includes online access to supplemental Curriculum Associates products including magnetic reading. There is a math fluency component as well. The data is normed and is used to help with instruction and guide data driven MTSS decisions. PD is included as part of the purchase as well.

2. What feature or particular condition of this commodity and service is unique and cannot be obtained from any other source?

The data is unique to i-Ready, and the platform is very specific to the program. It is normed and aligns to the MTSS plan set forth in our district. The lessons are also unique to the program as are the supplemental materials that are included in the toolbox. The fact that it can be used for reading and math in Grades K-8 as an adaptive program as well as teacher directed lesson bank is also unique.

3. Vendor-provided information.

Curriculum Associates®, LLC is pleased to confirm that we are the sole publisher and vendor of materials and associated professional learning services as shown in our current catalog and website www.curriculumassociates.com with the following exception:

• Curriculum Associates®, LLC is the exclusive distributor of the configuration shown for the Ready Common Core grades K & 1 Reading Teacher Support Package.

• i-Ready® Classroom may include manipulatives for which Curriculum Associates’ supplier, hand2mind, Inc.

(“H2M”), is not the sole purveyor. However, H2M is the exclusive distributor of the i-Ready® Classroom manipulative kits package configuration, which was designed and created as a result of a joint collaboration between Curriculum Associates and H2M.

Our materials, and the professional learning services that support these materials, are not sold to resellers in the United States and are available for purchase only through Curriculum Associates, LLC. If you need additional information, please contact our Customer Service Department at 1-800-225-0248.

Thank you for your interest and support of our materials.

i-Ready Partners Services Includes:

• Initial Implementation Services: Provisioning, Initial Rostering, Hosting, Technology Assessment

• Implementation Management: Partner Success Manager You Know On A First Name Basis, Implementation Guidance, Realtime Achievement Data After Every Assessment, Ongoing Data Management

• Staff Development Consultation and Resources: Consultative services to help you plan and make the most of Professional Learning sessions; Access to Online Educator Learning (OEL) Digital Courses, and i-Ready Central Self-Service Resources

• Technical Support: Proactive Network Monitoring & Issue Notification, Annual Health Check, Technical Support

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Service Components

Our i-Ready Partners team is tasked with helping you implement our programs to meet ambitious district goals.

i-Ready Partners support includes:

• An Account Manager You Know on a First-Name Basis: Dedicated account managers are your point of connection to a powerful network of i-Ready experts focused on making your implementation successful.

• Consultative Professional Development Planning: Tailored professional development plans ensure

• that PD is tied to your implementation goals and that educators are equipped to optimize the use of our programs from day one.

• Real-Time Achievement Data after Every Assessment: Detailed student achievement analytics to empower data-driven practices in classrooms.

• Educational Consultants to Help You Know What’s Coming Next: Educational consultants to keep you up to speed on our latest research, development, and best practices.

• Technical Support and Health Checks: Proactive support that anticipates and heads off issues before they start—and is there for you should they arise.

i-Ready

Product Name Item # Qty.

i-Ready Math Fluency Flight Grade 2-5 Pilot 33590 91851 i-Ready Assessment and Personalized Instruction Math and Reading Site License 1201 or more Students 1 Year

15006 4 i-Ready Assessment and Personalized Instruction Math and Reading Site License 200 or fewer Students 1 Year

15001 3 i-Ready Assessment and Personalized Instruction Math and Reading Site License 201-350 Students 1 Year

15002 16 i-Ready Assessment and Personalized Instruction Math and Reading Site License 351-500 Students 1 Year

15003 33 i-Ready Assessment and Personalized Instruction Math and Reading Site License 501-800 Students 1 Year

15004 76 i-Ready Assessment and Personalized Instruction Math and Reading Site License 801-1200 Students 1 Year

15005 20

Toolbox: Teacher Toolbox is a digital collection of instructional materials, designed to support teachers in delivering research-based instruction, remediation, and enrichment to students in Grades K–8. Your Teacher Toolbox subscription provides access to Teacher Toolbox content for Grades K–8. During this time, educators may use Teacher Toolbox materials during whole-class and small-group instruction, for individual assignments, and may post student-facing Teacher Toolbox PDFs on a password-protected learning management system (LMS). Please be aware that files expire on June 30 of each year for purposes of Teacher Toolbox maintenance and updates. If you add files to an LMS, this expiration date may require that you reload these files after this date.

Teacher Toolbox Access Florida BEST Math and ELA Per Site 1201 or more students 1 Year - Includes Magnetic Comprehension + Ready Reading NCC

35087 4

Teacher Toolbox Access Florida BEST Math and ELA Per Site 200 or fewer students 1 Year - Includes Magnetic Comprehension + Ready Reading NCC

35082 3

Teacher Toolbox Access Florida BEST Math and ELA Per Site 201-350 students 1 Year - Includes Magnetic Comprehension + Ready Reading NCC

35083 16

Teacher Toolbox Access Florida BEST Math and ELA Per Site 351-500 students 1 Year - Includes Magnetic Comprehension + Ready Reading NCC

35084 33

Teacher Toolbox Access Florida BEST Math and ELA Per Site 501-800 students 1 35085 76

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Year - Includes Magnetic Comprehension + Ready Reading NCC Teacher Toolbox Access Florida BEST Math and ELA Per Site 801-1200 students 1 Year - Includes Magnetic Comprehension + Ready Reading NCC

35086 20

Professional Learning Online Educator Learning Site License - Digital PL Courses and Personalized Learning to Compliment Professional Learning Sessions

40124 152

Professional Learning Session (up to 6 hours) AY 25-26 38558 30 Professional Learning Dedicated Services Full Time Consultant AY 25-26 38588 2 i-Ready Partners Services i-Ready Partners Implementation Support - Provisioning + Tech Support + Hosting + Data Management + Implementation Planning + Data Reviews + and Check ins 1 Year

27939 152

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EXHIBIT B

RESPONSE TO PURCHASE SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE

COMMODITIES AND SERVICES

The following must be completed, signed, and returned as part of your response. Your response will not be accepted without this form, signed by a supplier’s authorized agent.

Respondents who believe they have “like” commodities and services must:

• upload this EXHIBIT B: RESPONSE TO PURCHASE SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE COMMODITIES AND SERVICES to www.myvendorlink.com; and

• provide sufficient information regarding their ability to supply the described commodities and services to allow for an evaluation to determine “like” commodities or “like” services.

Responses received after the Response Due Date and Time (see page one) will not be accepted.

Company Name:

Mailing Address:

City, State, Zip:

Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN):

Telephone Number:

Email:

Signature

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