Massachusetts COMMBUYS #BD-27-1026-DOE02-DOE01-134154

Massachusetts DESE seeks technical assistance for tutoring program infrastructure and grant implementation

Massachusetts DESE is seeking comparable or better technical-assistance offers for early literacy tutoring and implementation of an Education Innovation and Research grant. - Government buyer: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), Teaching and Learning Unit. - Named offeror and vendors: The Community Funding Accelerator (CFA), managed by Delivery Associates, proposed the no-cost, pro bono assistance. Qualified organizations may respond with a comparable or better offer. - Requested services: - Optimize school selection with a standardized application and scoring rubric, an AI-supported scoring prototype or tool, application scoring, and process documentation. - Audit, update, reorganize, and finalize DESE’s tutoring implementation toolkit. - Review tutoring communications, processes, and systems; identify gaps; support improvements; and document updated workflows. - Coordinate the work through an implementation timeline, weekly planning meetings, agendas, action items, and cross-workstream project management. - Duration and delivery: The proposed engagement is four months, with a reassessment after the first two months. A separate posting duration is longer, so the full duration is not consistent across the materials. - Notable requirements: Applicable digital deliverables must meet Massachusetts accessibility standards, including WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA. CORI background checks may be required for personnel working with students, in educational settings, or at DESE offices. - Response focus: Submit evidence of qualifications and a technical-assistance scope comparable to or better than the proposed assistance.

Description

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education seeks to accept pro bono technical assistance from the Community Funding Accelerator, managed by Delivery Associates, to implement its Education Innovation and Research Grant and strengthen DESE-sponsored tutoring infrastructure. The four-month engagement is planned to run from approval through December 2026 at no cost to the Commonwealth, with the parties reassessing after two months. Work includes optimizing school selection, refreshing the tutoring implementation toolkit, reviewing program infrastructure, and providing project management and coordination. The posting invites interested vendors to submit evidence of their qualifications and a comparable or better scope of technical assistance through COMMBUYS by the response deadline.

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