Tutoring, Mentoring and Teaching Services

The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to establish a contract with highly qualified firm(s) to provide 1GPA Members with a broad range of tutoring and mentoring/coaching services to support student learning and achievement. The overall goal of the program is to improve student performance on college entrance exams, state assessments and classwork. The scope of work for this contract also includes instruction for distant learning. This contract will be used by 1GPA Members on an as-needed basis. Background1Government Procurement Alliance (1GPA), is a non-profit national governmental purchasing cooperative which allows public agencies to take advantage of existing contracts to purchase the goods and services they need from local and national vendors. Eligible using members include school districts, charter schools, universities, colleges, cities, towns, municipalities, counties, states, local governments, federal government, Native American communities, fire districts, and

any other political subdivision.The Pinal County Education Service Agency’s (PCESA) Mary C. O’ Brien Accommodation District (MCOB) acts as a Lead Agency for 1GPA. PCESA provides programs and services for approximately 51,000 students within 21 public school districts, in addition to the growing number of private and charter schools within Pinal County. Also served by PCESA is a large Indian community including parts of the Tohono O’odham Nation (Papago & Pima Indians), the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, and Gila River Indian Community, along with the entirety of the Ak-Chin Indian Community. Pinal County was founded in 1875 and is located in the central part of Arizona between Maricopa County (Phoenix) on the north and west sides, Gila County also on the north, Pima County (Tucson) on the south and Graham County on the East. It covers an area of 5,374 square miles. The estimated population in 2021 was 439,000 and growing. The county seat is located in Florence, AZ as is the Pinal County School Superintendent’s office. The items and/or services listed under this Scope of Work may or may not apply to the specific needs of PCESA.The contract resulting from this solicitation will replace contract 19-11P Tutoring, Mentoring and Teaching Services upon its expiration on April 8, 2024. TimelineRelease Project Date:February 6, 2024Question Submission Deadline:February 22, 2024, 5:00pmProposal Submission Deadline:February 29, 2024, 11:00am