Federal Grants Management Procedures Training

DocuSign Envelope ID: 86204B1A-72B7-4C91-BAF5-1274AC293A8C State of Maine Procurement Justification Form 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 website (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) $ 30,000.00 Advantage CT / RQS #: 20210623*3766 CONTRACT Proposed Start Date: 08/18/2021 Proposed End Date: 08/19/2021 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: Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC (The Firm) 1023 15 Street NW Washington, DC 20005 Brief Description of Goods/Services/Grant: Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC (the Firm) is engaging with the Maine Department of Education for the purpose of providing an LEA Workshop on Federal Grants Management Procedures training and technical assistance with federal education grant management policies and procedures development. PART II: JUSTIFICATION FOR VENDOR SELECTION Mark an “X” before the justification(s) that applies to this request. (Check all that apply.) A. Competitive Process G. Grant B. Amendment H. State Statute/Agency Directed X 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 PART III: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Please respond to ALL of the following: 1. Provide a more detailed description and explain the need for the goods, services or grant to supplement the response in Part I. PJF Page 1 of 2 Rev. 1/29/2020 DocuSign Envelope ID: 86204B1A-72B7-4C91-BAF5-1274AC293A8C State of Maine Procurement Justification Form PART III: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION This proposal includes a two-day workshop on the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements (Uniform Grants Guidance) and direct support for LEAs on developing compliant policies and procedures using a template developed by Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC (“Bruman”). 2. Provide a brief justification for the selected vendor to supplement the response in Part II. Brustein & Manasevit is the leading national training authority that states rely on to train state staff in federal grants management. They offer several national trainings each year in grant management, covering subject content areas regulated by the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Uniform Grant Guidance (UGG), and the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA). 3. Explain how the negotiated costs or rates are fair and reasonable; or how the funding was allocated to grantee. The $30,000 consists of a two-day virtual workshop for 200-250 participants utilizing the Bruman platform BigMarker, provides two presenters, a template, and administrative support for registrations. The virtual workshop will be recorded and available for playback for any registered attendees. Furthermore, each attendee will receive the updated Administrator’s Handbook on EDGAR 5th Edition. 4. Describe the plan for future competition for the goods or services. The goal is to provide LEAs with a strong federal grants management education, provide them with a resource to answer questions - updated grant management regulations (EDGAR) and for all LEAs to establish compliant policies & procedures. The virtual workshop will be recorded and available for playback for any registered attendees. PART IV: APPROVALS Signature of requesting Department’s Commissioner (or designee): By signing below, I signify that I approve of this procurement request. 7/6/2021 Printed Name: Erin Frazier Date: 07/06/2021 Signature of DAFS Procurement Official: Printed Name: Date: Justin Franzose 7/6/2021 PJF Page 2 of 2 Rev. 1/29/2020 Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: 86204B1A72B74C91BAF51274AC293A8C Status: Completed Subject: Please DocuSign: Procurement Justification Source Envelope: Document Pages: 2 Form.doc Signatures: 1 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 1 Initials: 0 Stacey Bean AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canad a) Stacey.Bean@maine.gov IP Address: 45.46.31.168 Record Tracking Status: Original 7/6/2021 7:19:32 AM Holder: Stacey Bean Stacey.Bean@maine.gov Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: Maine Department of Education Location: DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Erin Frazier erin.frazier@maine.gov Director of Special Services B-22 Carahsoft OBO Maine Department of Education Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 174.242.74.248 Signed using mobile Sent: 7/6/2021 7:21:23 AM Viewed: 7/6/2021 8:40:08 AM Signed: 7/6/2021 8:40:15 AM In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 7/6/2021 7:21:23 AM Certified Delivered Security Checked 7/6/2021 8:40:08 AM Signing Complete Security Checked 7/6/2021 8:40:15 AM Completed Security Checked 7/6/2021 8:40:15 AM Payment Events Status Timestamps