BPS Performance Management

EV00009003

CONTACT INFORMATION

Raecia Catchings

rcatchings@bostonpublicschools.org

617-749-7983

The City of Boston, acting by and through its Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent, requests proposals for BPS Performance Management Request for Proposals, as mainly outlined in the Request for Proposals. The RFP will be available on the City’s procurement website and Supplier Portal via boston.gov/procurement, on or after 9:00 A.M, Boston local time, on May 17, 2021.

The Boston Public Schools (BPS) desires to contract with a vendor to provide a high-quality, web-based performance management system, with an integrated professional development management system, to support all aspects of the Massachusetts framework for teacher evaluation, including the requirements set by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and BPS.

Responding to this RFP is voluntary. All costs associated with responding to this RFP, including any interviews/demonstrations, will be the sole responsibility of the vendor participating in the RFP response.

The RFP will remain available until the date and time of the opening of proposals, on May 31, 2021, at 9:00 AM, Boston local time. The attention of all proposers is directed to the provisions of the Request for Proposals and contract documents, specifically to the requirements for insurance as may be applicable.

Offerors have the option of submitting proposals through either (i) the City of Boston’s Supplier Portal boston.gov/procurement (EVENT ID: EV00009003) or (ii) by delivery of two (2) separate sealed envelopes, one containing the Technical Proposal and one (1) electronic copy (thumb drive), labeled as “TECHNICAL PROPOSAL,” and the other containing the Price Proposal and one (1) electronic copy (thumb drive), labeled as “PRICE PROPOSAL.”  Under no circumstance shall any price information be included with a Technical Proposal. 

If submitting via paper, price and technical proposals shall be submitted separately in sealed, clearly labeled envelopes on or before May 31, 2021, at 9:00 AM, Boston local time, to: Naveen Reddy, Business Manager, Business Services, Finance Department, 4th Floor, Boston Public Schools, 2300 Washington Street, Boston MA 02119.  Failure to submit separate sealed price and technical proposals shall result in disqualification of the entire proposal.

The Official shall not open the proposals publicly but shall open the technical proposals in the presence of one or more witnesses within twenty-four (24) hours of the above deadline for submission of proposals. The Official may open price proposals later and, in any case, shall open the price proposals to avoid disclosure to the individuals evaluating the technical proposals.

The term of the contract shall be for One year from when the Contract gets signed.

Brenda Casselius, Superintendent