DOE27001-yv_yc_appB.xlsx

This is a Resource Cost Proposal Instructions document for the Delaware Department of Education's "Your Voices, Your Choices - Teacher Driven Projects" initiative. The document serves as Appendix B of the proposal requirements and outlines the framework for vendors to submit comprehensive cost disclosures for educational resource platforms. Vendors must complete all tabs within the provided workbook, identifying platform costs, project fulfillment costs, shipping and delivery costs, third-party vendor costs, and resource markup methodologies. The proposal assumes 4,000 participating teachers, 4,000 funded projects with an average project value of $750, and one shipment per funded project unless otherwise specified.

The pricing structure requires vendors to identify a pricing basis for each cost category using options such as Annual Fixed Fee, Monthly Fixed Fee, Per Teacher, Per Project, Per Transaction, Per Shipment, Hourly, or Other. Vendors must disclose whether materials are purchased at retail, discounted, or wholesale pricing; identify any rebates, commissions, referral fees, or discounts received; specify markup percentages applied to resources; and clarify whether unused project funds are retained or returned to the State. The document requires vendor transparency regarding how educational resources are sourced at the lowest available price and whether any financial incentives are passed through to Delaware or retained by the vendor. Additionally, vendors must indicate which DOE-approved resource categories their platforms support, including decodables, high-interest texts, fluency resources, literacy manipulatives, whiteboards, letter tiles, sound correspondence cards, and at-home literacy kits.