Fayette County Public Schools Sealed Solicitation

Title: Digital Learning Resource

Deadline: 5/15/2023 2:00 PM   (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Status: Awarded

Solicitation Number: 33-23

Description: Fayette County Public Schools is requesting proposals for a digital learning resource platform for students in Preschool – High School in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

Documents:

Documents as of 5/2/2023
RFP 33-23 Digital Learning Resource Platform.pdf
Addition 1

Posted: 5/11/2023

Type of Addition: Questions and answers

Documents:

Addition 2

Posted: 6/27/2023

Type of Addition: Award Information

Overview: Awarded to IXL Learning

Documents:

Question 1

Posted: 5/4/2023

Question: Are you awarding this RFP to one vendor or multiple?

Response: Only one vendor

Question 2

Posted: 5/4/2023

Question: We provide a FREE digital content management platform that has tools for accelerating student learning, family-home connection, and can house diagnostic, screening, and formative assessments (through a URL). Our company sells digital content (eBooks, audiobooks, databases) that can be housed within our free digital content management platform. Would your evaluation team be open to a proposal highlighting this FREE tool and a catalog discount for the materials we sell to support your Preschool-High School ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies learning?

Response: Yes, we would be open to this proposal

Question 3

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: How many students are expected to use the solution? Can FCPS provide a breakdown for the number of students by grade bands - PK, K-8, 9-12?

Response: Approximately 3,000 students in each grade-level

Question 4

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: How many teachers will use the solution and be supported by the Professional Development?

Response: This will be for students

Question 5

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: With respect to pricing, is FCPS open to a multi-year contract option?

Response: Our Legal department will not allow a multiyear contract. It would have to be a one year contract with the option to renew annually.

Question 6

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: For the Pricing line item provided in the RFP, would FCPS like this price to include the total cost for the first year (inclusive of all licenses, PD, and other expenses)?

Response: Total cost and broken down to software, professional learning, support, etc.

Question 7

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: Would Fayette County Public Schools accept electronic signatures?

Response: Yes

Question 8

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: Would Fayette County PS consider exceptions?

Response: Exceptions would have to be included in your response and reviewed by our Legal Department

Question 9

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: If the district objects to any proposed exceptions, would the district allow the vendor to negotiate prior to rejecting the bid?

Response: Exceptions would have to be included in your response and reviewed by our Legal Department

Question 10

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: Where will vendors be able to view or obtain a copy of the award details for this bid?

Response: Award information is posted on the district web site and on Vendor Registry after the award has been made.

Question 11

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: Will purchases be made at the district or school level?

Response: District funded

Question 12

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: What solution is Fayette County PS currently using?

Response: We have had a pilot with a few companies. Also, we have a contract with Imagine Learning.

Question 13

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: What core curriculum is Fayette County PS currently using?

Response: Our curriculum is supplemented to teach the standards.

Question 14

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: Can we please have an approximation of the number of licenses being proposed in this RFP?

Response: This would be districtwide Prek-12

Question 15

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: Would Fayette be okay with us bidding an Assessment Solution in conjunction with Canvas LMS to help address and streamline your needs?

Response: We are not interested at this time

Posted: 5/11/2023

Type of Addition: Questions and answers

Documents:

Posted: 6/27/2023

Type of Addition: Award Information

Overview: Awarded to IXL Learning

Documents:

Posted: 5/4/2023

Question: Are you awarding this RFP to one vendor or multiple?

Response: Only one vendor

Posted: 5/4/2023

Question: We provide a FREE digital content management platform that has tools for accelerating student learning, family-home connection, and can house diagnostic, screening, and formative assessments (through a URL). Our company sells digital content (eBooks, audiobooks, databases) that can be housed within our free digital content management platform. Would your evaluation team be open to a proposal highlighting this FREE tool and a catalog discount for the materials we sell to support your Preschool-High School ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies learning?

Response: Yes, we would be open to this proposal

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: How many students are expected to use the solution? Can FCPS provide a breakdown for the number of students by grade bands - PK, K-8, 9-12?

Response: Approximately 3,000 students in each grade-level

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: How many teachers will use the solution and be supported by the Professional Development?

Response: This will be for students

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: With respect to pricing, is FCPS open to a multi-year contract option?

Response: Our Legal department will not allow a multiyear contract. It would have to be a one year contract with the option to renew annually.

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: For the Pricing line item provided in the RFP, would FCPS like this price to include the total cost for the first year (inclusive of all licenses, PD, and other expenses)?

Response: Total cost and broken down to software, professional learning, support, etc.

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: Would Fayette County Public Schools accept electronic signatures?

Response: Yes

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: Would Fayette County PS consider exceptions?

Response: Exceptions would have to be included in your response and reviewed by our Legal Department

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: If the district objects to any proposed exceptions, would the district allow the vendor to negotiate prior to rejecting the bid?

Response: Exceptions would have to be included in your response and reviewed by our Legal Department

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: Where will vendors be able to view or obtain a copy of the award details for this bid?

Response: Award information is posted on the district web site and on Vendor Registry after the award has been made.

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: Will purchases be made at the district or school level?

Response: District funded

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: What solution is Fayette County PS currently using?

Response: We have had a pilot with a few companies. Also, we have a contract with Imagine Learning.

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: What core curriculum is Fayette County PS currently using?

Response: Our curriculum is supplemented to teach the standards.

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: Can we please have an approximation of the number of licenses being proposed in this RFP?

Response: This would be districtwide Prek-12

Posted: 5/8/2023

Question: Would Fayette be okay with us bidding an Assessment Solution in conjunction with Canvas LMS to help address and streamline your needs?

Response: We are not interested at this time