Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) External Partner

Sevier School District, a rural school district in central Utah, is issuing a Request for Proposals under State of Utah Division of Purchasing to procure consulting, coaching, and implementation support services for an elementary school identified for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) under the Utah State Board of Education accountability system. The contractor will deliver comprehensive services including root cause analysis, school improvement planning, onsite coaching, literacy instruction guidance, special education and IDEA alignment, progress monitoring, and capacity building designed to support the school in exiting CSI status. Vendors must demonstrate experience working directly with Utah schools within the past five years, familiarity with Utah literacy legislation and CSI identification processes, proven success in supporting schools to exit CSI status, and deep expertise in serving students with disabilities. The evaluation process utilizes a multi-step approach with initial screening for required qualifications and proposal completeness, followed by technical review using a scored rubric with ten criteria weighted across 100 total points, including demonstrated impact on student outcomes for students with disabilities (20 points), experience with Utah schools and context (15 points), technical approach and improvement strategy (15 points), onsite coaching and implementation model (15 points), expertise in students with disabilities and IDEA (10 points), knowledge of CSI requirements and ESSA alignment (10 points), literacy instruction alignment (5 points), progress monitoring and data systems (5 points), capacity building and sustainability (3 points), and cost effectiveness (2 points). Questions are due by May 26, 2026, with proposals due June 1, 2026 through the U3P (Utah Public Procurement Place) portal; award notification is scheduled for June 11, 2026, with a contract start date of June 18, 2026. The contract will include clearly defined student outcome goals with emphasis on the students with disabilities subgroup, implementation benchmarks, and bimonthly reporting requirements with mid-year and end-of-year performance reviews.

The procurement does not specify set-aside designations or restrictions limiting organizational type responses, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, incumbent contractors, or existing infrastructure integration needs. Proposals must be submitted electronically through U3P with technical and cost responses evaluated separately, and pricing proposals must be separated from technical responses to avoid non-responsiveness determinations. Vendors must certify compliance with Utah's anti-boycott provisions, confirm they do not utilize forced labor products or restricted foreign entities, and guarantee pricing for the contract period. No specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the solicitation documents; however, vendors are required to submit detailed cost proposals that will be evaluated on a formula where the lowest proposed price receives 100 percent of cost points, with other vendors receiving proportional points based on price differential. The district reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or negotiate terms with the selected vendor, with a single contract award anticipated to the responsive and responsible vendor with the highest cumulative score.