Welcoming Library the traveling collection

\n\nDepartment Office/Division/P rogram: Education/Office of School and Student Supports\nDepartment Contract Administrator or | Melanie J unkins\nGrant Coordinator:\n(If applicable) Department Reference # va\nAmount: Advantage CT / | 05A 20230630*3829\n(Contract/Amendment/Grant) #315,000,00 RQS #\nProposed Start | Click ortap to Proposed End | Click ortap to\nOLTRSET Date: | enter a date. Date: | enter a date.\nZlSER 8/30/2023 Effective Date: | 3/1/2024\nSHENDNERT Previous End\nDate: 09/30/2024 New End Date: | 09/30/2024\n\nProject Start Grant Start\n\nGRANT Date: Date:\n\nGrantEnd\nProjectEnd Date:\n\nDate:\n\nVendor/Provider/Grantee Name, | I\u2019m Your Neighbor Books, Portland, ME 04101\nCity, State:\nAdd the Welcoming Library: the Traveling\nBrief Description of Goods/Services/Grant: | Collection for SAUs\n\nPART Il: J USTIFICATION FOR VENDOR SELECTION\n\nCheck the box below for the justification(s) that applies to this request. (Check all that apply.)\nDO A. Competitive Process

oO G. Grant\n\nRX B. Amendment Oo H. State Statute/Agency Directed\n&] C. Single Source/Unique Vendor DO I. Federal Agency Directed\n\nREV 4/4/2023 Page 10f3\n" "Procurement] ustification Form (PJ F)\n\nDO D. Proprietary/C opyright/P atents OD J. Willing and Qualified\nOo E. Emergency Oo K. Client Choice\nOo F. University Cooperative Project Oo L. Other Authorization\n\nPlease respond to ALL of the questions in the following sections.\n\nPART Ill: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION\n\nl. Provide a more detailed description and explain the need for the goods, services or grantto\nsupplementtthe response in Part.\nUnder this amendment, SAUs will receive the Welcoming Library: the Traveling Collection.\nDistribution of the Welcoming Library will coincide with the release of the digital training module to\nprovide the professional development for educators to implement the library into their schools.\n\nUnder the initial agreement, I!\u2019m Your Neighbor Books with assistance from the Maine Department\nof Education Social Emotional Learning and Cultural Responsive specialists, provide 16 Welcoming\nLibraries and offer technical assistance in developing both the foundational knowledge and skills\nnecessary to implement instructional strategies and classroom management that ensures\npromising practices that support and include all students, their families, school personnel and\ncommunity volunteers across 16 sites in Maine.\n\n2. Provide a brief justification for the selected vendor to supplement the response in Partl.\nReference the RFP number, if applicable.\n\nl\u2019m Your Neighbor Books is the only vendor providing a collection of welcoming literature. Now\nnationwide, originally statewide, I'm Your Neighbor Books curates welcoming libraries with the\nmission of building a stronger America, one where immigrants are welcomed and where first-\nthrough-third-generation Americans truly belong. They facilitate deep engagement with the\nchildren\u2019s books that represent New Arrival and New American communities.\n\n3. Explain how the negotiated costs or rates are fair and reasonable; or how the funding was\nallocated to grantee.\n\nThe costs associated with this grant representthe accepted value of the goods, the Welcoming\nLibraries. The costs associated with staffing represent the demands of our Maine economy.\nFunding was allocated through an ESSER grant, with a thorough process of review.\n\n4. Describe the plan for future competition forthe goods or services.\n\nIf, in the future, other providers within the state offer a similar service, and the Maine Department of\nEducation has done its due diligence and discovered this competition will be part ofthe process of\nawarding funds.\n\nREV 4/4/2023 Page 2 0f3\n" "Procurement] ustification Form (PJ F)\n\nPART IV: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) / MAINE JOBS & RECOVERY PLAN (MJRP)\n\nDoes this request utilize ARPA/MJ RP funds?\n\n[1 Yes-IfYes, please attach the approved Business Casel(s).\n\nNo -IfNo, proceed to Part V.\n\nPART V: APPROVALS\n\nThe signatures below indicate approval of this procurement request.\n\nSignature of requesting\nDepartment\u2019s Commissioner S 2 =D\n(or designee):\nTyped Name: | Daniel A. Chuhta, DeputyCommissioner | Date: | */28/2024\nSignature of DAFS Degaisianetug:\nProcurement Official: E& Prague\n41C2BA36FAF44CD...\nTyped Name: Kathy Paquette Date: 4/18/2024\n\nREV 4/4/2023 Page 3 of 3\n" "Certificate Of Completion\n\nEnvelope Id: CO8F3BA14C 71458EBF5FDE80183B 791C\n\nSubject: Please DocuSign This Document\nSource Envelope:\n\nDocument Pages: 9\n\nCertificate Pages: 1\n\nAutoNav: Enabled\n\nEnvelopeld Stamping: Disabled\n\nSignatures: 2\nInitials: 0\n\nTime Zone: (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)\n\nRecord Tracking\n\nStatus: Original\n\n2/28/2024 10:13:36 AM\nSecurity Appliance Status: Connected\nStorage Appliance Status: Connected\n\nSigner Events\n\nDaniel A. Chuhta\n\nDaniel.Chuhta@ maine.gov\n\nDeputy Commissioner\n\nMaine Department of Education\n\