Special Education Regulations

REV 11/18/2021 Page 1 of 2 PROCUREMENT JUSTIFICATION FORM (PJF) This form must accompany all contract requests and sole source requisitions (RQS) over $5,000 submitted to the Division of Procurement Services. INSTRUCTIONS: Please provide the requested information in the white spaces below. All responses (except signatures) must be typed; no hand-written forms will be accepted. See the guidance document posted with this form on the Division of Procurement Services intranet site (Forms page) for additional instructions. PART I: OVERVIEW Department Office/Division/Program: Department of Education - Special Services Department Contract Administrator or Grant Coordinator: Stacey Bean (If applicable) Department Reference #: Amount: (Contract/Amendment/Grant) $ 70,000.00 Advantage CT / RQS #: 20221209*1638 CONTRACT Proposed Start Date: 1/3/2023 Proposed End Date: 6/30/2024 AMENDMENT Original Start Date: Effective Date: Previous End Date: New End Date: GRANT Project Start Date: Grant Start

Date: Project End Date: Grant End Date: Vendor/Provider/Grantee Name, City, State: WestEd 4665 Lampson Avenue Los Alamitos, CA 90720 Brief Description of Goods/Services/Grant: WestEd, will support the Maine Department of Educations project to revise Maine Unified Special Education Regulations, 05-071 Chapter 101 (MUSER). PART II: JUSTIFICATION FOR VENDOR SELECTION Check the box below for the justification(s) that applies to this request. (Check all that apply.) A. Competitive Process G. Grant B. Amendment H. State Statute/Agency Directed C. Single Source/Unique Vendor I. Federal Agency Directed D. Proprietary/Copyright/Patents J. Willing and Qualified E. Emergency K. Client Choice F. University Cooperative Project L. Other Authorization DocuSign Envelope ID: 312164FF-1992-4D57-B1BA-A90DA1A7FCA5 DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES iy DIVISION OF PROCUREMENT SERVICES Rsv wu he) BENNO} Procurement Justification Form (PJF) REV 11/18/2021 Page 2 of 2 Please respond to ALL of the questions in the following sections. PART III: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION 1. Provide a more detailed description and explain the need for the goods, services or grant to supplement the response in Part I. There is an immediate need for consolidating and coordinating historical recommendations for regulatory amendment developed by Department of Education (Department) leadership as well as necessary amendments consistent with policy and statutory changes since MUSERs effective data of August 25, 2017. There is also need for reformatting and restructuring of MUSER to reflect the new organizational structure required by the Department, inclusive of creation of separate regulations governing programs for children with disabilities ages birth to three and children with disabilities ages 3 through twenty-one. 2. Provide a brief justification for the selected vendor to supplement the response in Part II. Reference the RFP number, if applicable. Teri Williams Valentine an employee at WestEd, is uniquely positioned to undertake this work given her expertise and experience in the field of special education and law. Ms. Williams Valentine formerly served as associate general counsel and special education policy director at a state education agency where she was responsible for drafting regulations and managing administrative processes related to promulgation of state regulations and developing and implementing special education policy and practice consistent with federal and state legal requirements. 3. Explain how the negotiated costs or rates are fair and reasonable; or how the funding was allocated to grantee. The rates are comparable to others who contract for education related services and the funding was allocated to the grantee since she has the necessary expertise with a focus on the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and state special education law. 4. Describe the plan for future competition for the goods or services. Any future need for improvement work across the state will be discussed and then processed in accordance with State procurement policies and procedures. PART IV: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) / MAINE JOBS & RECOVERY PLAN (MJRP) Does this request utilize ARPA/MJRP funds? Yes If Yes, please attach the approved Business Case(s). No If No, proceed to Part V. PART V: APPROVALS The signatures below indicate approval of this procurement request. Signature of requesting Departments Commissioner (or designee): Typed Name: Date: Signature of DAFS Procurement Official: Typed Name: Date: 12/14/2022 Daniel A. Chuhta DocuSign Envelope ID: 312164FF-1992-4D57-B1BA-A90DA1A7FCA5 1/17/2023Michelle Fournier DocuSigned by: Midulle Fournier O66BBD96EE5347F...