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Meeting Date:
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12/17/2020 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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Report of the Committee on Accountability, Finance, and Personnel
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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6. Action on Request to Waive Administrative Policy 3.09(9)(e) and Enter into a Contract with EdTech Strategies, LLC, for E-Rate Consulting Services
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 3 Effective and Efficient Operations
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Attachments
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Action on Request to Waive Administrative Policy 3.09(9)(e) and Enter into a Contract with EdTech Strategies, LLC, for E-Rate Consulting Services
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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The Administration is requesting authorization to waive the three-year term limits of Administrative Policy 3.09(9)(e) and enter into a contract with EdTech Strategies, LLC, (“EdTech”) for E-Rate consulting services. The E-Rate program is a Federal program administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company under the direction of the FCC to provide funding to schools and libraries to obtain broadband and related services. Given the stringent rules and regulations governing the E-Rate program, the District engages a consultant to advise on all aspects of the application process for E-Rate funding and the continuing obligations faced after funding is received. This consultation and advisement is needed to continue the District’s successful participation in this program. From 2003 through 2020, MPS has received funding commitments of over $94 million dollars from this program.
Contractor was chosen pursuant to RFP 1032, which closed on October 21, 2020. The contract will run from January 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021, (the “Initial Term”), with four additional one-year options to extend if certain performance metrics incorporated into the contract are met.
The total cost of the contract in the Initial Term will not exceed $211,845.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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This item authorizes expenditures as indicated in the attachment.
Budget Code:
PIN-0-0-TLN-DW-ETEL ……(Purchased Services – Contract Services) …….....$211,845
EdTech Strategies, LLC
HUB PARTICIPATION
Required ……………………………………………0%
Proposed ……………………………………………0%
$ Value …………………………………………….N/A
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT (hours per 12-month contract)
Paid Student Employment Hour Commitment: 0
Student Career Awareness Commitment: 0
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Upon approval by the Board, the contract will begin as indicated in the attachment.
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Recommendation:
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Your Committee recommends that the Board authorize the waiver of Administrative Policy 3.09(9)(e) and approve the contract with EdTech Strategies, LLC, as set forth in the attachment to this item.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Jacqueline M. Mann, Ph.D. - Board Clerk/Chief Officer
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