Padmore_BPM007012_Solicitation_Attachments.docx

Solicitation Attachments

Solicitation No. BPM007012 Project Momentum Virtual Collaborative Team Leader Arizona Department of Education 1535 W. Jefferson Street Phoenix, AZ 85007

PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS 2

ATTACHEMENT I – QUALIFIED VENDOR APPLICATION 3

ATTACHMENT II – PRICE SHEET…………………………………………………………………. 4

ATTACHMENT III – OFFER & ACCEPTANCE 5

ATTACHMENT IV – CONFORMANCE STATEMENTS (DEVIATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS)…6

ATTACHMENT V – CONFORMANCE STATEMENTS – ATTACHMENT SUPPLEMENT…..7

ATTACHMENT VI – CONFIDENTIAL/PROPRIETARY SUBMITTAL……………………………8

ATTACHMENT VII – DESIGNATION OF CONFIDENTIAL, TRADE SECRET

& PROPRIETARY INFORMATION 9

ATTACHMENT VIII – PARTICIPATION IN BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL…………………………11

ATTACHMENT IX – FORCED LABOR OF ETHNIC UYGHURS BAN…………………………..13

EXHIBIT A – OFFEROR CHECKLIST 14

EXHIBIT B – CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE FORM 15

Proposal Requirements

Project Momentum Virtual Collaborative Team Leader Arizona Department of Education

This section contains instructions to Offerors on how to prepare their written responses to this RFP. If any relevant and material information is not provided, the offer may be rejected from consideration and evaluation. Proposals will be considered and evaluated based upon the Offeror’s full completion and response to the following, and any additional requirements herein, or stated in a separate Exhibit. Any proposal that does not adhere to these requirements may be deemed non-responsive and rejected on that basis.

The proposal should be organized and indexed in the following format and should contain, at a minimum, the items listed in the sequence indicated:

Attachment I – Qualified Vendor Application. (Page 3) Complete per the instructions stated on the form.

Attachment II – Price Sheet. (Page 4) Complete per the instructions stated on the form.

Attachment III – Offer and Acceptance. (Page 5) Complete per the instructions stated on the form.

Attachment IV – Conformance Statements (Deviations and Exceptions) Form. (Page 6) Complete per the instructions on the form.

Attachment V – Conformance Statements – Attachment Supplement. (Page 7) Complete per the instructions on the form.

Attachment VI – Confidential/Proprietary Submittals. (Page 8) Complete per the instructions on the form.

Attachment VII – Designation of Confidential Form. (Page 9) Complete per the instructions on the form.

Attachment VIII – Participation in Boycott of Israel. (Page 11) Complete per the instructions on the form.

Attachment IX – Forced Labor of Ethnic Uyghurs Ban. (Page 13) Complete per the instructions on the form.

Sample Certificate of Liability Insurance. (Page 15)

Attachment I Qualified Vendor Application

Solicitation No. BPM007012 Project Momentum Virtual Collaborative Team Leader Arizona Department of Education

E-mail Wpadmore2020@gmail.com

Web Site

1. Describe your experience serving schools targeted for school improvement and the impact you were able to have in terms of student achievement.

I served as an Assistant Principal and Principal in Fairfax County Public Schools for 15 years in 3 distinctly diverse schools, Franconia, Fox Mill, and London Towne Elementary Schools. Each school focused on continuous school improvement and student achievement. As Principal of London Towne Elementary School (LTES), I was responsible for the academic achievement of 700+ students. For the 2023-24 school year, London Towne was designated as a Project Momentum school due to a decrease in the total number of students passing on the reading and science state assessments especially within the Black and Student with Disabilities subgroups. As we needed to improve, our focused on the following to improve student achievement:

· Identifying what students needed to know and where our gaps were in instruction/programming

· Using data to inform our instructional next steps including what needed to be retaught to entire classes/grade levels and which students needed additional remediation

· Identifying the next steps necessary as school staff to ensure all students learned at the highest levels

· Strengthening Tier 1 instruction across the board so fewer students needed remediation

· Creating structures to systematically address the barriers impacting student learning

· Meeting weekly to unpack standards, pace, and plan effective lessons based on student assessment data On the end of the year assessments, LTES maintained and/or increased the passing rate of all students in reading and science moving us from a Priority School to a Universal School. Students with Disabilities and Black Student Subgroups both had a pass rate of 75% which was a significant increase from the previous years of under 70%. In Science, the pass percentage rate increased from 69.5% to 72% meeting the state passing rate of 70% for accreditation. LTES was fully accredited in all areas which is a direct result to the work of our collaborative teams, the structures put in place, and the focus on data to inform our instructional practices.

2. Describe your experience leading PLCs (i.e collaborative teams).

As a classroom teacher, I attended a conference with Rick and Becky Dufour, authors of Professional Learning Communities and Collaborative Teams in Professional Learning Communities, etc. and pioneers of PLCs. I returned to my school to work with my team and other teacher leaders to change the trajectory of student achievement based on the 4 critical questions of a PLC:

· What do we want all students to know and be able to do?

· How will we know if they learn it?

· How will we respond when some students do not learn?

· How will we extend the learning for students who are already proficient?

That conference became the foundation of my work with teams and schools as I honed my skills as a facilitator of collaborative team meetings both as a teacher and as an administrator. In my most recent role as Principal, I worked to ensure that as a school staff, we maximized student potential, learning, and empowered staff to make sound instructional decisions for students. I’ve worked with grade level and school teams to address the needs of students and am grounded in using the essential questions to support teacher planning, pacing, and student achievement.

3. Describe your knowledge of, and experience with, the Project Momentum Gears framework.

I am familiar with and well versed in the tenets of a professional learning community and the collective steps educators need to take to ensure students meet the learning targets necessary to be successful in school and beyond. Additionally, it is critical that we develop the individual and collective strengths of our teachers and grade level teams which is possible through weekly collaborative team meetings. As Principal of London Towne Elementary School, I worked with teachers and instructional coaches to build teacher capacity, efficacy, and best practices around instruction.

4. Describe your experience with coaching teachers To have successful students who can meet the learning goals of the division and state, coaching teachers/faculty was a necessity. Teachers like students need a coach to help them hone their skill and to maximize their individual efficacy when working with students. As a coach, I provide teachers with a safe space to reflect on their practice, the effectiveness of their lessons, the learning outcomes of their students and focus on the next steps in improving instruction and learning for students.

5. Describe your experience with coaching teachers The following is a response to the question regarding my experience supporting teams virtually. My experience with leading teams virtually began in March 2020 during the worldwide pandemic/closure of schools and businesses. In FCPS, we finished out the 2019-20 school year virtually and began the 2020-21 school year completely virtual. Over the course of that school year, we moved to a hybrid environment. As such, I led countless virtual meetings and am comfortable using the technology associated with virtual environments (ZOOM, Goggle Docs, etc.).

6. Please provide a detailed copy of the offeror’s resume.

See Attached.

Attachment II – Price Sheet

Project Momentum Virtual Collaborative Team Leader Arizona Department of Education

Offeror Name:

Wiatta Padmore

Offeror proposes to furnish all services and related materials for services as stated in the Scope of Work for the following. Offeror may use additional sheets if necessary but may not alter this form.

Project Momentum Virtual Collaborative Team Leader 2025-2026 $10,400.00 per virtual team

*Payment for goods or services shall be made in full within thirty days after receipt of goods or services and a complete and accurate invoice for payment has been received by ADE including any required backup documentation. Advance payment shall not be made prior to goods or services being delivered.

Attachment III – Offer and Acceptance

Project Momentum Virtual Collaborative Team Leader Arizona Department of Education

OFFER

TO THE STATE OF ARIZONA:

The Undersigned hereby offers and agrees to furnish the material, service or construction in compliance with all terms, conditions, specifications and amendments in the Solicitation and any written exceptions in the offer. Signature also certifies Small Business status.

Company Name

Signature of Person Authorized to Sign Offer

11300 Wedge Drive

Wiatta Padmore

Address

Printed Name

Reston, VA 20190

Consultant

Title

Wpadmore2020@gmail.com

Fax:

Contact Email Address

By signature in the Offer section above, the Offeror certifies:

1. The submission of the Offer did not involve collusion or other anticompetitive practices.

2. The Offeror shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in violation of Federal Executive Order 11246, State Executive Order 2009-9 or A.R.S. §§ 41−1461 through 1465.

3. The Offeror has not given, offered to give, nor intends to give at any time hereafter any economic opportunity, future employment, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, trip, favor, or service to a public servant in connection with the submitted offer. Failure to provide a valid signature affirming the stipulations required by this clause shall result in rejection of the offer. Signing the offer with a false statement shall void the offer, any resulting contract and may be subject to legal remedies provided by law.

4. The Offeror certifies that the above referenced organization ___ IS/ ___ IS NOT a small business with less than 100 employees or has gross revenues of $4 million or less.

ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER

The Offer is hereby accepted.

The Contractor is now bound to sell the materials or services listed by the attached contract and based upon the solicitation, including all terms, conditions, specifications, amendments, etc., and the Contractor’s Offer as accepted by the State.

This Contract shall henceforth be referred to as Contract No________________________________________________.

The effective date of the Contract is ____________________________________________________.

The Contractor is cautioned not to commence any billable work or to provide any material or service under this contract until Contractor receives purchase order, contact release document or written notice to proceed.

State of Arizona Awarded this day of

Attachment IV – Conformance Statements (Deviations and Exceptions)

Project Momentum Virtual Collaborative Team Leader Arizona Department of Education

If taking exceptions, the relevant subsequent pages titled “Attachment Supplements” must be completed. Attach additional pages as needed.

STATE WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY EXCEPTIONS UNLESS DESIGNATED ON THIS FORM.

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS BEFORE TAKING ANY EXCEPTIONS. OFFERS WITH EXCEPTONS MAY BE FOUND NOT SUSCEPTIBLE FOR AWARD UNDER A.A.C. R2-7-C311 OR RECEIVE LOWER SCORES DURING EVALUATION.

CONFORMANCE TO THE INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

Check one of the following:

CONFORMANCE TO THE SCOPE OF WORK

Check one of the following:

CONFORMANCE TO THE CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Check one of the following:

Wiatta Padmore

Offeror name

Signature of person authorized to sign

Attachment V – Conformance Statements – Attachment Supplement

Project Momentum Virtual Collaborative Team Leader Arizona Department of Education

Attachment Supplement – Conformance Statements – Deviations and Exceptions

Rationale: X

Offeror name

Signature of person authorized to sign

Attachment VI – Confidential/Proprietary Submittals

Project Momentum Virtual Collaborative Team Leader Arizona Department of Education

Confidential/Proprietary Submittals (mark one):

_____x_____ No confidential/proprietary materials have been included with this offer

__________ Confidential/Proprietary materials included. Offerors should identify below any portion of their offer deemed confidential or proprietary (see Uniform Terms and Conditions, paragraph 19). Identification in this section does not guarantee that disclosure will be prevented but that the item will be subject to review by the Offeror and the ADE Representative prior to any public disclosure.

***Requests to hold the entire offer or price as confidential will result in the Offer being deemed Not Susceptible for Award***

Wiatta Padmore

Offeror name

Attachment VII – Designation of Confidential, Trade Secret & Proprietary Information

Project Momentum Virtual Collaborative Team Leader Arizona Department of Education

All materials submitted as part of a response to a solicitation are subject to Arizona public records law and will be disclosed if there is an appropriate public records request at the time of or after the award of the contract. Recognizing there may be materials included in a solicitation response that is proprietary or a trade secret, a process is set out in A.A.C. R2-7-103 (attached) that will allow qualifying materials to be designated as confidential and excluded from disclosure. For purposes of this process the definition of “trade secret” will be the same as that set out in A.A.C. R2-7-101(52).

This form must be completed and returned with the response to the solicitation and any supporting information to assist the State in making its determination as to whether any of the materials submitted as part of the solicitation response should be designated confidential because the material is proprietary or a trade secret and therefore not subject to disclosure.

All offerors must select one of the following:

x My response does not contain proprietary or trade secret information. I understand that my entire response will become public record in accordance with A.A.C. R2-7-C317.

My response does contain trade secret information because it contains information that:

Please note that failure to attach an explanation may result in a determination that the information does not meet the statutory trade secret definition. All information that does not meet the definition of trade secret as defined by A.A.C. R2-7-101(52) will become public in accordance with A.A.C. R2-7-C317. The State reserves the right to make its own determination of Proposer’s trade secret materials through a written determination in accordance with A.A.C. R2-7-103.

If the State agrees with the proposer’s designation of trade secret or confidentiality and the determination is challenged, the undersigned hereby agrees to cooperate and support the defense of the determination with all interested parties, including legal counsel or other necessary assistance.

By submitting this response, proposer agrees that the entire offer, including confidential, trade secret and proprietary information may be shared with an evaluation committee and technical advisors during the evaluation process. Proposer agrees to indemnify and hold the State, its agents and employees, harmless from any claims or causes of action relating to the State’s withholding of information based upon reliance on the above representations, including the payment of all costs and attorney fees incurred by the State in defending such an action.

Company Name 11300 Wedge Drive.

Signature of Person Authorized to Sign Wiatta Padmore

Address Reston, VA 20190

Printed Name Consultant

Title

Attachment VII – Designation of Confidential, Trade Secret & Proprietary Information

Project Momentum Virtual Collaborative Team Leader Arizona Department of Education

R2-7-103. Confidential Information

A. If a person wants to assert that a person's offer, specification, or protest contains a trade secret or other proprietary information, a person shall include with the submission a statement supporting this assertion. A person shall clearly designate any trade secret and other proprietary information, using the term "confidential". Contract terms and conditions, pricing, and information generally available to the public are not considered confidential information under this Section.

B. Until a final determination is made under subsection (C), an agency chief procurement officer shall not disclose information designated as confidential under subsection (A) except to those individuals deemed by an agency chief procurement officer to have a legitimate state interest.

D. If an agency chief procurement officer determines that information submitted is not confidential, a person who made the submission shall be notified in writing. The notice shall include a time period for requesting a review of the determination by the state procurement administrator.

Attachment VIII – Participation in Boycott of Israel

Project Momentum Virtual Collaborative Team Leader Arizona Department of Education

Boycott of Israel Disclosure Please note that if any of the following apply to this Solicitation, Contract, or Contractor, then the Offeror shall select the “Exempt Solicitation, Contract, or Contractor” option below:

· The Solicitation or Contract has an estimated value of less than $100,000;

· Contractor is a sole proprietorship;

· Contractor has fewer than ten (10) employees; and/or

· Contractor is a non-profit organization.

Pursuant to A.R.S. §35-393.01, public entities are prohibited from entering into contracts “unless the contract includes a written certification that the company is not currently engaged in, and agrees for the duration of the contract to not engage in, a boycott of goods or services from Israel.”

Under A.R.S. § 35-393:

1. "Boycott" means engaging in a refusal to deal, terminating business activities or performing other actions that are intended to limit commercial relations with entities doing business in Israel or in territories controlled by Israel, if those actions are taken either:

(a) Based in part on the fact that the entity does business in Israel or in territories controlled by Israel.

(b) In a manner that discriminates on the basis of nationality, national origin or religion and that is not based on a valid business reason.

2. "Company" means an organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company or other entity or business association, including a wholly owned subsidiary, majority-owned subsidiary, parent company or affiliate, that engages in for-profit activity and that has ten or more full-time employees.

3. "Public entity" means this State, a political subdivision of this State or an agency, board, commission or department of this State or a political subdivision of this State.

The certification below does not include boycotts prohibited by 50 United States Code Section 4842 or a regulation issued pursuant to that section. See A.R.S. § 35-393.03.

In compliance with A.R.S. §§35-393 et seq., all offerors must select one of the following:

· Solicitation or Contract has an estimated value of less than $100,000;

· Contractor is a sole proprietorship;

· Contractor has fewer than ten (10) employees; and/or

· Contractor is a non-profit organization.

Attachment VIII – Participation in Boycott of Israel

Project Momentum Virtual Collaborative Team Leader Arizona Department of Education

Company Name 11300 Wedge Drive.

Signature of Person Authorized to Sign

Address

Printed Name

Title

Attachment IX – Forced Labor of Ethnic Uyghurs Ban

Project Momentum Virtual Collaborative Team Leader Arizona Department of Education

Forced Labor of Ethnic Uyghurs Ban Please note that if any of the following apply to the Contractor, then the Offeror shall select the “Exempt Contractor” option below:

· Contractor is a sole proprietorship;

· Contractor has fewer than ten (10) employees; OR

· Contractor is a non-profit organization.

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 35-394, the State of Arizona prohibits a public entity from entering into or renewing a contract with a company unless the contract includes written certification that the company does not use the forced labor, or any goods or services produced by the forced labor, of ethnic Uyghurs in the People's Republic of China.

Under A.R.S. § 35-394:

1. "Company" means an organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company or other entity or business association, including a wholly owned subsidiary, majority-owned subsidiary, parent company or affiliate, that engages in for-profit activity and that has ten or more full-time employees.

2. "Public entity" means this State, a political subdivision of this State or an agency, board, commission or department of this State or a political subdivision of this State.

In compliance with A.R.S. §§ 35-394 et seq., all offerors must select one of the following:

☐ The Company submitting this Offer does not use, and agrees not to use during the term of the contract, any of the following:

· Forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China;

· Any goods or services produced by the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China; or

· Any Contractors, Subcontractors, or suppliers that use the forced labor or any goods or services produced by the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China.

☐ The Company submitting this Offer does participate in use of Forced Uyghurs Labor as described in A.R.S. § 35-394.

☒ Exempt Contractor Indicate which of the following statements applies to the Contractor (may be more than one):

Company Name 11300 Wedge Drive

Signature of Person Authorized to Sign

Address

Printed Name

Title

Offeror Checklist

Project Momentum Virtual Collaborative Team Leader Arizona Department of Education

This form is a checklist for the Offeror’s: The below list requires a response or action in your submittal.

Required Item

Page Number

1. Attachment I – Qualified Vendor Application

2. Attachment II – Price Sheet

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