246015 Amendment 3 funds increase

The State of Utah, through its Division of Purchasing, intends to award Amendment 3 to Contract 246015 without competitive solicitation under the Utah Procurement Code, citing justification for sole-source award due to the necessity of maintaining continuity with the Environment Rating Scales Institute, Inc. (ERSI), the only provider qualified to deliver federally recognized reliability training on the ECERS-3, FCCERS-3, and ITERS-3 assessments. The contract amendment proposes a funding increase from the original $45,000 to a total of $180,000 to cover a one-year renewal of training services, which includes twelve days of instruction delivered in Salt Lake City to a maximum of nine participants, electronic training materials, and ongoing post-training support. Performance is limited to the state of Utah, with payment managed by the Department of Workforce Services, Office of Child Care, to be issued within thirty days after completion of the final training session upon submission of a W-9 form and detailed invoice. The award is justified under state provisions permitting non-competitive contracts when transitional costs are prohibitive or market competition is impractical, with public notice provided per requirements for increases exceeding $50,000. The vendor must certify compliance with Utah’s anti-boycott statute regarding Israel and operate under a contract extension framework allowing up to 120 days of automatic renewal, with longer extensions requiring legal consultation. No formal FAR clauses, evaluation factors, packaging requirements, or detailed payment instructions are included; instead, contract administration relies on state-specific procedures, with no designated COR, COTR, or PCO contacts listed, and all communication directed through the Division of Purchasing rather than the conducting unit. The scope is tightly defined by the ERS tools themselves as the standard for quality assessment under the Child Care and Development Fund, with acceptance criteria tied directly to successful calibration and training outcomes rather than physical deliverables or inspection points.