Contract 246035 amendment 3 funds increase

The Division of Purchasing for the State of Utah is intent on awarding Contract 246035 Amendment 3 without competition, justified under the Utah Procurement Code due to sole source conditions, significant transitional costs, and the impracticality of conducting a standard procurement process. This contract amendment increases the total funding from an original amount of $284,134.56 to a proposed total of $1,023,570.11, leveraging a previously approved two-year renewal structure, of which the first renewal is now being utilized. The contract supports the administration of the TEACH Scholarship program for early childhood educators, managed by the Utah Association for the Education of Young Children, with performance centered on statewide program coordination, application processing, financial disbursement, and compliance reporting. Key deliverables include semester and annual reports detailing participant enrollment, academic progress, graduation and attrition rates, and itemized financial documentation, with strict separation required for expenditures funded through the Infant Toddler Set Aside program. The contractor must adhere to Utah Administrative Rule R33-108-101c, national TEACH program standards, and an anti-boycott certification compliant with Utah Code 63G-27 et seq., ensuring no engagement in economic boycotts of Israel. No competitive evaluation factors, line-item pricing structures, or formal FAR clauses are applied; instead, the award is predicated on procedural justifications documented in internal form sections labeled A through F, with conditional requirements triggered by checkboxes. Payment is handled by DWS, OCC, with invoices due after each semester and funds distributed within 45 days of submission. The place of performance is statewide in Utah, with no physical delivery or packaging requirements specified. The contract includes no named COR, COTR, or PCO, with oversight shared between DWS, OCC and the TEACH Committee. No UEI or CAGE codes are provided, and socioeconomic certifications are absent, with the sole formal representation being the affirmation of anti-boycott compliance and the request for a contract funds increase, which necessitated completion of Section F justification. The posting date is June 18, 2026, with a response deadline of June 25, 2026, and the solicitation number is JM26-102, accessible via the BonfireHub portal.