Parent Advisors Missouri School for the Deaf

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has issued a Special Delegation of Authority (SDA) solicitation, numbered SDA470MSD20001, for Parent Advisors to support the Missouri School for the Deaf (MSD). The procurement seeks vendors to provide parent advisory services during a specific period from May 29, 2019, to June 7, 2019, located in Clark County, Missouri. The solicitation is an Invitation for Bid (IFB) process, with responses due by June 7, 2019, at 3:00 PM CDT. While specific details about the parent advisor role are referenced in a separate document (MSD - SDA470 Parent Advisors IFB - 2019.docx) that was not included in the provided files, the procurement appears to require vendors who can provide advisory services to parents of students at the Missouri School for the Deaf. The primary contact for this solicitation is Sandy Withers, located at DESE's Jefferson City office, who can be reached at 573-751-4463 or sandy.withers@dese.mo.gov. Vendors are responsible for ensuring timely submission of their responses, which can be submitted either online or as hard copy.

The solicitation does not specify any set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise requirements, or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are mentioned in the documentation. The procurement appears to be open to all vendors without specific qualification restrictions. Delivery terms are specified as Free On Board Destination, with payment terms of Net 45 Days. While an estimated total contract value is referenced in some documents, the specific dollar amount is not disclosed. The solicitation has been designated as having no line items, and no specific funding sources or requirements are detailed. Notably, the documents do not provide information about potential contract renewal options, performance metrics, or evaluation criteria beyond the basic submission requirements. Vendors interested in this opportunity should carefully review all solicitation documents and ensure compliance with the submission guidelines and timeline.