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Sole Source Award for Pioneer Valley Educational Literacy Collections and Kits

The School District of Manatee County, Florida, has awarded a sole source contract for a comprehensive suite of literacy instructional materials to Pioneer Valley Educational Press, DBA Pioneer Valley Books. - Government Buyer: - School District of Manatee County, Purchasing Department (Florida) - OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer): - Pioneer Valley Educational Press, DBA Pioneer Valley Books (sole source) - Products and Solutions Requested: - Phonics Launch books and lessons - In Tandem Literacy Curriculum - Stepping Together (K-2) and Stepping Together + In Tandem (K-2) - Literacy Footprints Comprehensive Literacy Program, including: - Guided Reading Kits - Guided Reading Assessment Kits (print and digital) - Interactive Read-Aloud Kits - Intervention Partner Kit - Book Closet Kits - Lesson plans, teaching guides, and journals - Digital Reader (subscription) - Bella and Rosie ABC Books (box set) - ABC Chart/Sound Box Cards - Magnetic Letters, Trays, and Storage Box - Picture Card Sets, Word Study Box Sets, Comprehension Box Sets, Prompting Guide Card Sets - Magnetic Dry-Erase Easel, Dry-Erase Practice Boards, Markers with Erasers - Sentence Strips, Take-Home Book Bags, Student Journals - Word Wall/Analogy Chart Cards, Character Feelings and Traits Cards - Plastic Write-On Sleeves, Vocabulary Strategies Tool, Vowel Strip Tool, Word-Solving Tool - Take-Home Book Sets, Word Study Single Sets, Single Book Bundles, Lapboards with Write-On Sleeves - Plush companions (Bella and Rosie Puppies, Big Dogs, Jack and Daisy Pair, Jasper the Cat, Gilbert the Pig, Marshmallow the Pony, Quack the Duck, Rusty the Robot, Clarence the Dragon) - Unique or Notable Requirements: - All materials are proprietary and only available from Pioneer Valley Educational Press - The procurement was made as a sole source award due to the exclusive availability of these instructional collections and literacy kits - Place of Performance/Delivery: - School District of Manatee County, 215 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, FL 34205

Description

The Manatee County School District issued a sole source solicitation to purchase instructional collections and literacy program materials exclusively from Pioneer Valley Educational Press, DBA Pioneer Valley Books. The procurement includes various educational books, lesson plans, teaching guides, and related teaching resources and plush companions. This sole source procurement is justified by the unique availability of these products only from the specified vendor. The solicitation was awarded with no competitive bids and includes detailed documentation supporting the sole source justification.

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