Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) Training and Support Services

The Florida Department of Education (DEL) is seeking a single source contractor to provide Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) training and support services for 36 months. The DEL requires these services to meet legislative mandates that each prekindergarten provider and public school in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program participate in a program assessment using the CLASS assessment tool. The DEL has determined through market research that Teachstone Training, LLC, the owner of the copyrighted CLASS assessment, is the only contractor able to provide the necessary scope and scale of services to develop and maintain a statewide network of qualified CLASS observers and trainers. The contracted services include face-to-face and web-based training, observer calibration, recertification services, and technical assistance for DEL-authorized CLASS observers and technical assistance staff. The estimated total contract value is $4,700,000, with the latest amendment adding $200,000 to the original $2,500,000 contract. The DEL has previously awarded three single-source contracts to Teachstone Training, LLC for these CLASS training and support services.

This is a single source procurement, and the DEL has determined that Teachstone Training, LLC is the only contractor capable of providing the required services. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond, as this is a single source procurement. Teachstone Training, LLC is the incumbent vendor and has provided these services under previous single-source contracts with the DEL. The services are required to support the DEL's implementation of statutory requirements for program assessment and quality improvement in the state's School Readiness and Voluntary Prekindergarten programs.