NoticeOfIntentToAward~2.pdf

Kate Brown, Governor

April 25, 2023

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD

Special Education Individualized Education Program Meeting Facilitation, Mediation & Complaint Resolution Services

S-DASOBO-00005734

The State of Oregon, acting by and through its Department of Administrative Services, Procurement Services (DAS PS), on behalf of the Department of the Oregon Department of Education, has completed the evaluations in response to the Request for Proposal (“RFP”) for Special Education Individualized Education Program Meeting Facilitation, Mediation & Complaint Resolution Services S-DASOBO-00005734.

Proposer final scores and rank order, based on the evaluation criteria and scoring methods prescribed in Section 4.10 of the RFP, are as follows:

IEP Meeting Facilitation

1. Celia Barlow 88

2. Disputsolutions 95

3. Possibilities Northwest 95

4. Kelly Raff 71

5. Kelsey Coulter 81

6. Lisa Arbogast 91

7. Mary Rowe 88

8. Mary Anne Linden 95

9. PRSIM Investigations 77

10. Robin Day 77

11. Sally LaJoie 88

12. Sara Matarazzo 94

13. Tim Hicks 84

Mediation Services

1. Celia Barlow 88

2. Disputesolutions 95

3. Possibilities Northwest 96

4. Kelsey Coulter 82

5. Mary Rowe 92

6. Mary Anne Linden 97

7. PRISM Investigations 73

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8. Robin Day 69

9. Sally LaJoie 93

10. Sara Matarazzo 93

11. Tim Hicks 97

Complaint Resolution Services

1. George Finch 95

2. James Varner 86

3. Kelly Raff 72

4. Kelsey Coulter 94

5. Lisa Abrogast 94

6. Mary Anne Linden 94

7. PRISM Investigations 92

8. Robin Day 76

Based on the final scores, and as prescribed in Section 5.1.1 Award Consideration, the following are named as the apparent successful proposer for each of the focal areas.

IEP Meeting Facilitation

1. Celia Barlow

2. Disputsolutions

3. Possibilities Northwest

4. Kelly Raff

5. Kelsey Coulter

6. Lisa Arbogast

7. Mary Rowe

8. Mary Anne Linden

9. PRSIM Investigations

10. Robin Day

11. Sally LaJoie

12. Sara Matarazzo

13. Tim Hicks

Mediation Services

1. Celia Barlow

2. Disputesolutions

3. Possibilities Northwest

4. Kelsey Coulter

5. Mary Rowe

6. Mary Anne Linden

7. PRISM Investigations

8. Robin Day

9. Sally LaJoie

10. Sara Matarazzo

11. Tim Hicks

Complaint Resolution Services

1. George Finch

2. James Varner

3. Kelly Raff

4. Kelsey Coulter

5. Lisa Abrogast

6. Mary Anne Linden

7. PRISM Investigations

8. Robin Day

In accordance with RFP Section 5.3 the apparent successful Proposer must complete all of the requirements withing the applicable time frame of each requirement.

1. Submit proof of insurance as required in Exhibit B of Attachment A. This includes all endorsements.

2. Provide Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and backup withholding status on a completed W-9.

3. Must be registered and duly authorized by the State of Oregon to transact business in the State of Oregon.

4. Pay Equity Certification, if Proposer employs 50 or more full-time employees and the Master Service Agreement value exceeds $500,000.

5. Nondiscrimination in Employment.

Pursuant to RFP Section 5.2, Proposers shall have seven (7) calendar days from the date of any Notice of Intent to Award a Contract within which to file a written protest.

DAS PS shall consider only protest stipulating an issue of fact concerning the following subjects:

• All higher ranked proposals are non-responsive;

• DAS PS failed to conduct the evaluation of proposals in accordance with the criteria or processes described in the RFP;

• DAS PS abused its discretion in rejecting the Proposer’s Proposal as non-responsive; or

• DAS PS’ evaluation of Proposals or its subsequent determination of award is otherwise in violation of Oregon Revised Statutes chapters 279A or 279B.

Protests must:

1. Demonstrate that Proposer would be eligible to be awarded the Contract in the event that its protest is sustained and therefore is adversely affected;

2. Specify the alleged facts supporting such claim;

3. Specify the grounds upon which the protest is based, which shall be limited to

Oregon Revised Statutes 279B.410;

4. Specify the alleged facts supporting the specified basis;

5. Identify the Proposer and reference DAS PS RFP DASPS-3376-20;

6. Be signed in ink by Proposer’s authorized representative;

7. Be submitted to DAS PS by the due date for Protests of Award identified in the

Notice of Intent to Award a Contract;

8. Be submitted to DAS PS at the address specified for the Sole Point of Contact stated in the Request for Proposal Cover Page (RFP DASPS-3376-20);

9. Be delivered via U.S. Mail, courier, hand delivered or e-mailed.

Please note: Late, faxed, or postage due Protests will not be accepted.

Pursuant to Oregon Administrative Rules, DAS PS is not permitted to consider award protests submitted after the award protests due date. Award protests shall be resolved in accordance with Oregon Administrative Rules.

Protests must be delivered to the DAS PS Single Point of Contact identified in Section 1.3 of RFP S-DASOBO-00005734 by 3:00 P.M. Pacific Time on Tuesday May 2, 2023.

DASPS will not consider any protest of the notice after this deadline.

Service of this Notice of Award a Contract is effective upon being uploaded to OregonBuys.

Sincerely, Jennifer Jolley, CPPB, OPBC State Procurement Analyst, Business Services 503-373-0388 http://procurement.oregon.gov Data Classification Level 2 - Limited http://procurement.oregon.gov/ http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/EGS/PS/pages/index.aspx