SLED Opportunity · TEXAS · CLEVELAND I.S.D. (TX)
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Cleveland I.S.D. in Texas is seeking proposals for Instructional Support Services, including professional development and special education-related services. Bidders must complete an online bid and submit an attached RFP with required documents by June 23, 2025. Experience in K-12 professional development is required. Contact Alfonso Saldivar for more information.
Instructional Support Services encompasses training for administrators, students, and teachers. This can be professional development, coaching, training for teachers, and administrators to help students, continuing education/training for teachers/administrators, clinical medical intervention, assessment of students, legal intervention for students, special instructor training to help students in Arts, Science, Math, English as a Second Language, Special Education, and or Gifted Education, etc. All bidders shall complete the online bid but also complete and submit the attached RFP with all required documents. Failure to complete the attached RFP with all documents and upload it with the submission may result in an invalid bid response. --- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS --- Q: Would the district accept certified electronic signatures on the proposal forms? A: No answer provided yet. Q: When the vendor responds with only an electronic submission and its costs would vary, can the vendor's proposal include additional pages to denote all fee structure options that may be applicable under the Instructional Support Services and/or Additional Costs (i.e., the pricing table in Public Purchase would not be completed or listed as "0" for of a "daily rate", "Lot", and/or "Ea.")? A: Yes, the vendor's proposal can include additional pages to denote all fee structure options that may be applicable under the Instructional Support Services. Also, you can upload the RFP with all the attachments that need to be completed and include it there. Q: The scope of work mentioned that the RFP is for Professional Learning Community (PLC) services, including various professional development and learning products, and specified "at a minimum, Proposer and its key personnel assigned to the District should have 1-year experience providing Professional Development services to a K-12 school district. Proposals not meeting this requirement will be rejected as non-responsive." Our company provides special education-related services, including contracted speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, psychological/educational evaluations, mental health counseling and behavioral services, and potential facilitators for the company's therapy and evaluation services. Our company does not provide professional development services and thus does not meet the minimum requirement or scope for PLC services. Would the district accept special education-related services under the scope of work for this RFP, and if so, will the RFP be amended by the district to add these services? A: SPED services would also fall under this RFP and you can upload your price sheet for all the SPED services you offer for example, "Evaluation Services: Psycho-Educational Evaluations $1,000.00, Bilingual Speech and Language Evaluations $800 and so on (just an example). Q: Can the vendor respond to provide only special education-related services without being disqualified for not meeting the minimum 1-year experience requirement or other qualifications for professional development and PLC services? A: Vendors can respond to SPED services but you should have at least one (1) year of professional experience. Q: For Section 5.6, can the vendor respond by describing only special education-related services (SLP, OT, LSSP, etc.), instead of providing descriptions for PLC services, leadership development, workshops, etc.? A: No answer provided yet. Q: Section 5.2 mentioned that the pricelist must be submitted in electronic format, but also specified that the vendor can attach price sheets. Can you confirm the vendor can submit its own pricing sheets separately from the Price Table on page 20 through only PDF format and/or 8.5" x 11" sheets with all other proposal details? A: Yes, the vendor can submit its own pricing sheets separately from the Price Table on page 20. Q: For the Pricing Table on page 20 (section 5.2), can the vendor add "see attached proposal for pricing" as a note to the "Pricing" column of the table in the proposal and Public Purchase for the district to refer to the attached pages containing all of the company's rate structures for special education-related services and additional costs? A: No answer provided yet. Q: For the Pricing Table on page 20 (section 5.2), how should the vendor add "No-Bid" or leave rows blank for the item rows that the vendor does not provide (e.g., additional leadership related workshops, additional leadership related materials, etc.)? A: A "No-Bid" response is acceptable on a line item your company is not responding to. Q: Would the district consider working with vendors through cooperative agreements (e.g., TIPS) separately from this RFP? A: This RFP stands on its own. Do not respond with TIPS contract # .......... Q: Beyond CPI-W adjustments in Attachment C, how does the district handle price adjustments after the initial one-year term if the vendor seeks a mutual price increase annually, if the RFP is renewed? A: If both Buyer and Seller are in agreement to exercise a renewal option it will be at that time that the vendor should submit the new pricing that will be in effect. The Buyer will review and determine if it is fair and reasonable. Q: Should the district's required Attachments and forms be included at the beginning of the vendor's proposal document? A: No answer provided yet. Q: For section 5.3, do you require resumes of potential service providers (SLPs, OTs, LSSP, etc.) upon proposal submission, and if so, would you accept blind resumes with full names and license numbers withheld? A: Resumes of potential service providers would be fine with blind resumes is acceptable. Q: Would the vendor be penalized or disqualified if its proposal included exceptions/deviations or additional terms to the RFP for the district's review? A: All responses will be reviewed and handled on an individual basis. Q: Would the district provide its students with the hardware (e.g., computer, webcam, headsets, etc.), test kits, supplies, and other materials needed for special education-related services? A: The district has some items but if your company requires that students have specific items to perform your services you may price out with equipment and without equipment. Q: What are your current vendor names and rates for the requested services? A: This is confidential. Q: Are you satisfied with your current vendors, or have you experienced any issues in the past year? A: No answer provided yet.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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