Notice of Proposed Sole Source Procurement - Riverside Insights for Woodcock Johnson-IV Cognitive, Achievement & Language Skills for Salt Lake City School District

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Solicitation number
WK2701-RSI-SS
State
Utah
Responses due

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Salt Lake City School District is publishing a notice of intent to award a contract without competition to Riverside Insights for Woodcock Johnson-IV Cognitive, Achievement & Language Skills assessment materials, with a challenge-response deadline of July 21, 2026. The procurement is justified under Section A of the Utah Procurement Code on the grounds that only one source exists for the item.

The scope is online access to all Woodcock Johnson-IV testing materials for students and testers, plus access to the online scoring application. The district contends that the Woodcock Johnson-IV is the only assessment combining verbal, non-verbal, and academic assessments aligned to one another and represents the current market option. The district is required to transition to the updated version within 12 months of publication and is currently 18 months past the publication date.

The estimated contract value is $59,905.92 for a three-year commitment. Riverside Insights (Federal Tax ID: 83-1794965) is located at One Pierce Place, Suite 900W, Itasca, Illinois, with primary contact Laura Gabrielson. The Salt Lake City School District Special Education Department, led by Director Erin Anderson and Lead Nurse Judi Yaworsky, identified this procurement as sole source.

Vendors wishing to contest the sole source determination must submit, by July 21, 2026, the vendor's name; detailed documentation showing competing sources exist; documentation that the vendor's firm can provide a comparable or better item meeting or exceeding the specifications; documentation of equivalent proprietary or competing items; and, if transitional costs are the stated justification, a cost comparison of transitional costs. The district previously purchased alternative assessments from WISC-V, KABC-II NU, CTONI-2, and WPPSI-IV but concluded that competing assessment publishers each offer unique products not directly comparable to the Woodcock Johnson-IV.

Opportunity text

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT ENGAGING IN A STANDARD PROCUREMENT PROCESS The Salt Lake City School District (SLCSD) is publishing this notice pursuant to the Utah Procurement Code. The Salt Lake City School District intends to award a contract without competition if it is determined, in writing, that: there is only one source for the procurement item; transitional costs are a significant consideration in selecting a procurement item; or the award of a contract is under circumstances, described in rules adopted by the applicable rulemaking authority, that make awarding the contract through a standard procurement process impractical and not in the best interest of the procurement unit. The attached document indicates where the SLCSD department has identified its justification for wanting to award a contract without engaging in standard procurement process. Determination of Other Interested Vendors The intent of this notice is to determine if there are any other interested and qualified vendors that meet the specifications of this notice. Any such vendors must submit the following information: * The name of the contesting person; and * A detailed explanation of the challenge, including documentation showing that there are other competing sources for the procurement item. * Documentation that your firm can provide a comparable or better procurement item that meets or exceeds the specifications; and * Documentation that your firm can also provide the same proprietary procurement item or an equivalent procurement item; * If transitional costs are identified as the justification for this notice, submit a cost comparison of the identified transitional costs with your firm's anticipated transitional costs. Regardless of any prior communications with the SLCSD or the Purchasing Department, all vendors interested in responding to this notice must submit a response to this posting containing complete responses to all of the information requested above. DO NOT CONTACT THE USING SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT. Any questions regarding this notice, including obtaining additional information, can be obtained through the Purchasing Department during the publication period. No action is required if you agree with this notice. If, after the public notice period has passed, the Purchasing Department determines that there are other interested and qualified vendors that meet the specifications of this notice, the Purchasing Department will not award a contract pursuant to this notice. If, after the public notice period has passed, no valid challenges have been received, then the Purchasing Department may award a contract to the identified vendor without competition. Please read the entire form very carefully before responding to this notice.

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