TSI Grant External Evaluator

The South Dakota Department of Education’s Division of Accreditation and Certification (“State”) seeks a qualified vendor with extensive experience evaluating educator workforce initiatives, including teacher apprenticeships, strategic staffing, performance-based compensation, and human capital management systems and expertise in evaluation design, implementation monitoring, stakeholder feedback, administrative data analysis, student growth measurement, and federal reporting to provide professional services on behalf of the State of South Dakota (“Consultant”) for the purpose of providing independent external evaluation of specialized date coordination, reporting, and evaluation assistance across all three project years of the grant as further specified in Section 2 below. The Consultant will review all requirements of the RFP and provide a proposal by the deadline listed below. The Consultant will also provide supporting documentation on qualifications and experience to the State. Consultants may make email inquiries concerning this RFP to obtain clarification of requirements. No inquiries will be accepted after the date and time indicated in the Schedule of Activities. Inquiries must be sent to Rochelle Kenzy at contact@example.gov with the subject line “RFP #26RFP21024”. The State will respond to Consultant’s inquiries (if required) via e-mail. All Consultants will be informed of any inquiries and the State’s response. Consultants may not rely on any other statements, either of a written or oral nature, that alter any specification or other term or condition of this RFP. Consultants will be notified in the same manner as indicated above regarding any modifications to this RFP. Consultant’s Contacts: Consultant and their agents must direct all questions and comments regarding this RFP to the buyer of record as indicated above. Consultants and their agents may not contact any State of South Dakota employee other than the buyer of record regarding any of these matters during the solicitation and evaluation process. Inappropriate contacts are grounds for suspension or exclusion from specific procurements. Consultants and their agents who have questions regarding this matter should contact the buyer of record.