Single Source Provide for NWEA
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- SS-13007
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- NIGP codes
- UNSPSC codes
- Point of contact
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- Kim Whitwam whitwamk@fsdbk12.org (904) 827-2356
Opportunity details come from vendor.myfloridamarketplace.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is conducting a single-source procurement for NWEA MAP Growth proprietary licensing to support educational assessment and monitoring for fiscal year 2025-2026. This non-competitive procurement seeks to acquire comprehensive web-based academic progress measurement software with specific technical capabilities, including adaptable assessments, proprietary scoring and reporting systems, and unique content features. The procurement will enable FSDB to utilize MAP Growth's exclusive tools for tracking student performance, including RIT scale measurements, college and career readiness projections, and detailed educational analytics. The solicitation is open from June 5, 2025, to June 26, 2025, with a not-to-exceed budget of $9,500.00. The intended vendor is NWEA, located in Portland, Oregon, which is positioned as the sole provider of this specialized software suite, with unique capabilities such as exclusive content partnerships, comprehensive accessibility features, and advanced reporting mechanisms.
The procurement appears to be unrestricted in terms of set-aside designations, with no specific mention of preferences for disadvantaged business enterprises. NWEA is explicitly presented as the sole source provider, with no indication of alternative vendors or competitive bidding opportunities. The software will integrate with existing educational infrastructure, offering compatibility with assistive technologies like screen readers, refreshable braille devices, and universal design learning principles. Key technical qualifications include WCAG AA compliance, support for multiple math course-specific tests, and immediate test result scoring. The procurement allows for potential vendors to challenge the single-source designation during a fifteen-business-day advertising period by contacting Kim Whitwam, Director of Purchasing. The total procurement value is set at $9,500.00 for the fiscal year 2025-2026, covering licensing for MAP Growth, MAP Accelerator, and MAP Reading Fluency software components.
Opportunity text
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is in need of NEWEA MAP Growth proprietary licensing for the monitoring, assessing, and achieving of FSDB's educational goals for FY 2025-2026.
Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed: $9,500.00. Intended source:
NWEA
121 NW Everett Street
Portland, OR 97209
Justification for single source acquisition:
This letter is to confirm that NWEA™ is the sole source provider of MAP® Suite, which includes MAP® Growth™, MAP® Accelerator, and MAP® Reading Fluency. Our unique expertise has been developed over the course of more than 40 years of partnering with educational institutions to help all kids learn.
NWEA™ is the sole owner and provider of MAP® Growthincluding its proprietary scoring and reportingsoftware. Furthermore, the invaluable researchdatabase supporting these products is exclusive to NWEA. NWEA also owns the researchstudies conducted in association with MAP® Growth and controlsthe use and release of the test items deliveredthrough it. MAP Growth has a unique RIT scale. MAP Growth has exclusivecontent partnerships, such as Khan Academy (through MAP Accelerator) Newsela, and McGraw Hill. MAP Growth is the only product that can provide a specific list of content providersthat are exclusiveto NWEA. MAP Growth's adaptiveness is without grade level boundaries. MAP Growth is the only assessment that takes the RIT score,translates it to ACT and SAT career readiness, and then linksit to our college explorertool. The MAP Growth Learning Continuum is trademarked and is the exclusive property of NWEA. MAP Growth is the only assessment that can take district level data, and through premiumreports, show districtlevel growth withinthe content strandsskills and concepts,based off the Learning Continuum.MAP Growth includesreports for parents,students, teachers, and administrators. The student profilereport is exclusive in that it provides studentlevel data regarding college and careerreadiness, Lexile scores, RIT scores, achievement percentiles, content strand RIT scores, growth projections, projections to the state test, and growth trends. MAP Growth test results are scored and provided immediately. MAP Growth is WCAG AA compliant and supports many accessibility featuresand assistive technology for students (screenreader (JAWS), refreshable braille devices, keyboardnavigation, compatible magnification, color contrast adjustment, test & item aids,Universal Design for Learning (UDL), ARIA and Alt-tagged test items). MAP Growth includes common stimulusitems, items up to Depth of KnowledgeThree, and many different technology-enhanced items. MAP Growth includes Algebra1, Algebra 2, Geometry,Integrated Math I, Integrated Math II, and Integrated Math III course specific tests.
No other source exists for NWEA MAP Growth
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 2-NWEA SS-25-121.docx | DOCX document |
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