Notice of Intent to Award - Brigham Young University – Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling (CITES)

Project Description: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT WITHOUT ENGAGING IN A STANDARD PROCUREMENT PROCESS
Issuing and Conducting Procurement Unit: Alpine School District
In accordance with Utah Code Part 63G-6a Part 8 and Utah Administrative Code R33-108, this is a notice of intent to award without engaging in a standard procurement process. It is not a request for quotes, bids or proposals. DO NOT submit questions, bids, no-bids or other information in this system.
NO ACTION IS REQUIRED IF YOU AGREE WITH THIS NOTICE.
If there are any other qualified vendors that meet the specifications of this notice, any such vendor must submit the following information via email only to Kimberly Richards at kwrichards@alpinedistrict.org prior to the event close date.
The name of the contesting vendor and contact person, and a detailed explanation of the challenge, including documentation showing that there are other competing sources for the procurement item.
In addition, a vendor must include: Documentation that the vendor can provide a comparable or better procurement item that meets or exceeds the specifications; documentation that the vendor can also provide the same proprietary procurement item or an equivalent procurement item; and if transitional costs are identified as the justification for this notice, submit a cost comparison of the identified transitional costs with the vendor's anticipated transitional costs. The item must already exist and have been tested to qualify.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD WITHOUT ENGAGING IN A STANDARD PROCUREMENT PROCESS
The Utah Procurement Code provides that a purchase may be made without engaging in a standard procurement process if it can be determined in writing that:
there is only one source for the procurement item;
transitional costs are a significant consideration in selecting a procurement item;
or the award of a contract is under circumstances, described in rules adopted by the applicable rule making authority, that make awarding the contract through a standard procurement process impractical and not in the best interest of the procurement unit.
Alpine School District Purchasing Department has received a request to make the following award without engaging in a standard procurement process:
Requesting School/Department: Administration
Product and/or service to be purchased: Brigham Young University (CITES) - ASD Partnership to enhance teacher development, leadership training, curriculum support, and student learning
Proposed Supplier: David O. McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, Utah.
Anticipated expenditure for each year: $80,000
Notice of Intent to Award Without Engaging in a Standard Procurement Process
Reference: Utah Code: 63G-6a-802(1)(c)
Alpine School District has partnered with the Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling (CITES) for many years through its long-standing collaboration with Brigham Young University. CITES provides a uniquely structured, research-based model of teacher training and professional learning that is not replicated by any other provider. While other programs exist, each operates with its own methodology, theoretical foundation, and area of emphasis. After evaluating available options, Alpine School District has determined that CITES remains the program most closely aligned with the District’s instructional goals, professional development priorities, and long-term educational vision. In addition, BYU is a major university located just 13 miles from the District Office, which offers a significant advantage for collaboration, access, and ongoing support.
With the District preparing to dissolve and transition into three new districts on July 1, 2027, continuity is essential. Implementing a new professional development program at this time would require substantial staff capacity, training, and structural changes, resources the District does not currently have. Maintaining the established CITES partnership ensures instructional stability, minimizes disruption, and best serves the needs of the District during this transition period.