RFA-REQ1045791-2023 Addendum No1.pdf
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- RFA-REQ1045791-2023 Adult High School Services
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- 53183
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- Roanoke City, Virginia
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This document is an Addendum to a Request for Applications (RFA) issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education for Adult High School Services. The purpose of the Addendum is to provide responses to inquiries from offerors and to revise the contact information for the Department Procurement. The RFA seeks applications for the provision of adult high school services, with applications due on January 23, 2024, at 2:00 PM EST. The contract type will be a no-cost procurement action, with no funds made available. Offerors are required to submit a signed acknowledgment of this Addendum with their applications, and the Department has provided clarification on several questions related to the curriculum, educational gains, and collaboration with local school districts.
The RFA does not specify a funding source or budget, as it is a no-cost procurement. Offerors are required to propose a timeline for the project, and the Department will negotiate the start date upon approval. The provider selected may make arrangements with a single school division to issue high school diplomas, regardless of the students' county of residence.
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RFP- REQ1045791-2023 Addendum No. 01 Page 1 of 2
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
ADDENDUM TO: REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS (RFA) #RFA-REQ1045791-2023
ADDENDUM NO. 1 TO ALL OFFERORS
Addendum Issue Date: January 10, 2024
Reference – Request for Applications: RFA-REQ1045791-2023 Commodity: Adult High School Services Dated: December 19, 2023 Applications Due: January 23, 2024, at 02:00 P. M. EST (UNCHANGED)
The purpose of this addendum is to make visible inquiries for information submitted by Offerors. (Addendum includes inquires made via email), and to revise the Department Procurement contact information.
Note: A signed acknowledgment of this Addendum No. 1 must be included with your application. Signature on this addendum does not substitute for your signature on the original application document. Signed application and addendum documents shall be submitted electronically prior to the due date and time as outlined on page 3 of the original RFA document.
Please routinely check the eVA Virginia Business Opportunity (VBO) posting for updates regarding this solicitation.
As of January 10, 2024, the Single Point of Contact for this RFA shall be:
Contact Information: Roxanne Thomas, Senior Buyer Roxanne.Thomas@doe.virginia.gov
(804) 750-8718
1. Question: What will be the contract type that will be awarded for this RFA? Will this be a firm fixed price, labor hour, purchase order or time and materials contract?
Answer: This is a no-cost procurement action. No funds will be made available. See statement in Part A.
2. Question: What is the estimated funding source, or budget for this project?
Answer: This is a no-cost procurement action. No funds will be made available. See statement in Part A.
3. Question: Has funding been secured, or is that expected to take place at a later date?
Answer: This is a no-cost procurement action. No funds will be made available. See statement in Part A.
4. Question: Is there a timeline for when this project must be started or awarded?
Answer: The vendor may propose a timeline. If approved, the Department will negotiate the start date.
5. Question: The Excel Center is intended to serve students residing in multiple localities within the Roanoke Valley.
Does the high school diploma need to be issued by one local school district?
Answer: The provider may make arrangements with a single division to be the issuer of the high school diplomas.
Students' county of residence does not need to be considered.
6. Question: Section 7: Is this looking for evidence of educational gains students have previously achieved, such as at other similar school locations, or is this asking what educational gains the school intends to measure if awarded the contract?
Answer: Upon award, this section will guide the provider's submission of evidence of educational gain by enrolled students. For the application, evidence of gains achieved and, importantly, how these gains were measured, at other similar adult high schools will be sufficient. An indication in the application of whether the same measurements, assessments, and gain types would be implemented in the Virginia Adult High School would be appreciated.
7. Question: Section 12b: The curriculum is not yet aligned to the Virginia Standards of Learning, but the applicant has plans to do so pending award of the contract. Is it sufficient to provide the method for adapting course curriculum to new states?
Answer: Yes, please provide sufficient detail that the reviewers can understand by when the curriculum will be fully aligned and how the provider will conduct the alignment activities.
RFP- REQ1045791-2023 Addendum No. 01 Page 2 of 2
8. Question: We are working towards a MOU with the local district and wondered if a letter of support would meet the requirement in the proposal? The letter of support would indicate that a MOU is forthcoming. Please advise.
Answer: If the MOU is not yet signed and official, please do include the letter of support with as much information on the collaboration as possible including when the MOU is scheduled to be signed by the final authority or body.
Note: A signed acknowledgment of this Addendum No. 1 must be included with your application.
d/s Ebony K. Beaver, CPPB, VCO/A Associate Director, VDOE Procurement
Ebony.Beaver@doe.virginia.gov
Signature: ______________________________________________________
Printed Name: ______________________________________________________
Company: ______________________________________________________
Email: ______________________________________________________
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