MPA 589 PK-12 School Redesign and Strategic Support Services

The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) is seeking qualified organizations through an open enrollment solicitation, OET26006798, to provide PK-12 school and district improvement, turnaround, and redesign support services. The primary objective is to partner with Local Education Agencies to strengthen district systems for continuous improvement and implement redesign strategies for low-performing schools. The scope of work includes developing improvement frameworks, strategic planning for budgeting and staffing, leadership coaching to build instructional capacity, and implementing community engagement strategies. All services must align with RIDE priority areas, such as reducing chronic absenteeism and supporting multilingual learners, and must utilize research-based practices, specifically the WestEd Center for School Turnaround framework. Technical proposals are evaluated on a 100-point scale across four categories: staff qualifications (30 points), work plan (30 points), vendor capability and capacity (20 points), and approach/methodology (20 points). A minimum score of 80 points is required to be placed on the qualified vendor list. Because this is an open enrollment contract, no cost proposals are submitted during the initial solicitation; instead, pricing is provided at the time of specific agency engagement. The contract mandates a 15 percent Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) participation goal, requiring prime contractors to submit executed subcontractor agreements and monthly payment verification reports to the MBE Compliance Office. Proposals were due by August 6, 2026, and are managed through the WebProcure portal.