Single Source provider for Web-Based Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) through NWEA

<p><strong>Performance and/or Design Requirements:</strong></p><p>Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (FSDB) is in need of NWEA MAP Growth proprietary licensing for the monitoring, assessing, and achieving of FSDB’s educational goals for FY 2026-2027</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Estimated Dollar Amount Not-to-Exceed:</strong> $9,500.00. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Intended source:</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>NWEA</p><p>121 NW Everett Street</p><p>Portland, OR&nbsp; 97209</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Justification for single source acquisition:</strong></p><p>NWEA™&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;sole&nbsp;source&nbsp;provider&nbsp;of&nbsp;MAP®&nbsp;Suite,&nbsp;which&nbsp;includes&nbsp;MAP®&nbsp;Growth™,&nbsp;MAP® Accelerator, and&nbsp;MAP® Reading Fluency. Our&nbsp;unique expertise has been developed over&nbsp;the course of more than 40 years of&nbsp;partnering&nbsp;with&nbsp;educational institutions&nbsp;to&nbsp;help&nbsp;all kids learn.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>NWEA™ , a division of HMH Education Company,&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;sole&nbsp;owner&nbsp;and&nbsp;providerof&nbsp;MAP®&nbsp;Growth&nbsp;including&nbsp;its&nbsp;proprietary&nbsp;scoringand&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;software.Furthermore,&nbsp;the&nbsp;invaluable&nbsp;research&nbsp;database&nbsp;supporting&nbsp;these&nbsp;products&nbsp;is&nbsp;exclusive&nbsp;to&nbsp;NWEA.&nbsp;NWEA&nbsp;also&nbsp;owns&nbsp;the&nbsp;researchstudies&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;in&nbsp;association&nbsp;with&nbsp;MAP®&nbsp;Growth&nbsp;and&nbsp;controlsthe&nbsp;use&nbsp;and&nbsp;release&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;test&nbsp;items&nbsp;deliveredthrough&nbsp;it.&nbsp;MAP&nbsp;Growth&nbsp;has&nbsp;a&nbsp;unique&nbsp;RIT&nbsp;scale.&nbsp;MAP&nbsp;Growth&nbsp;has&nbsp;exclusivecontent&nbsp;partnerships,&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;Khan&nbsp;Academy&nbsp;(through&nbsp;MAP&nbsp;Accelerator)&nbsp;Newsela,&nbsp;and&nbsp;McGraw&nbsp;Hill.&nbsp;MAP&nbsp;Growth&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;only&nbsp;product&nbsp;that&nbsp;can&nbsp;provide&nbsp;a&nbsp;specific&nbsp;list&nbsp;of&nbsp;content&nbsp;providersthat&nbsp;are&nbsp;exclusiveto&nbsp;NWEA.&nbsp;MAP&nbsp;Growth’s&nbsp;adaptiveness&nbsp;is&nbsp;without&nbsp;grade&nbsp;level&nbsp;boundaries.&nbsp;MAP&nbsp;Growth&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;only&nbsp;assessment&nbsp;that&nbsp;takes&nbsp;the&nbsp;RIT&nbsp;score,translates&nbsp;it&nbsp;to&nbsp;ACT&nbsp;and&nbsp;SAT career&nbsp;readiness,&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;linksit&nbsp;to&nbsp;our&nbsp;college&nbsp;explorertool.&nbsp;The&nbsp;MAP&nbsp;Growth&nbsp;Learning&nbsp;Continuum&nbsp;is&nbsp;trademarked&nbsp;and&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;exclusive&nbsp;property&nbsp;of&nbsp;NWEA.&nbsp;MAP&nbsp;Growth&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;only&nbsp;assessment&nbsp;that&nbsp;can&nbsp;take&nbsp;district&nbsp;level&nbsp;data,&nbsp;and&nbsp;through&nbsp;premiumreports,&nbsp;show&nbsp;districtlevel&nbsp;growth&nbsp;withinthe&nbsp;content&nbsp;strandsskills&nbsp;and&nbsp;concepts,based&nbsp;off&nbsp;the&nbsp;Learning&nbsp;Continuum.MAP&nbsp;Growth&nbsp;includesreports&nbsp;for&nbsp;parents,students,&nbsp;teachers,&nbsp;and&nbsp;administrators.&nbsp;The&nbsp;student&nbsp;profilereport&nbsp;is&nbsp;exclusive&nbsp;in&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;provides&nbsp;studentlevel&nbsp;data&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;college&nbsp;and&nbsp;careerreadiness,&nbsp;Lexile&nbsp;scores,&nbsp;RIT scores,&nbsp;achievement&nbsp;percentiles,&nbsp;content&nbsp;strand&nbsp;RIT&nbsp;scores,&nbsp;growth&nbsp;projections,&nbsp;projections&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;state&nbsp;test,&nbsp;and&nbsp;growth&nbsp;trends.&nbsp;MAP&nbsp;Growth&nbsp;test&nbsp;results&nbsp;are&nbsp;scored&nbsp;and&nbsp;provided&nbsp;immediately.&nbsp;MAP&nbsp;Growth&nbsp;is&nbsp;WCAG&nbsp;AA&nbsp;compliant&nbsp;and&nbsp;supports&nbsp;many&nbsp;accessibility&nbsp;featuresand&nbsp;assistive&nbsp;technology&nbsp;for&nbsp;students&nbsp;(screenreader&nbsp;(JAWS),&nbsp;refreshable&nbsp;braille&nbsp;devices,&nbsp;keyboardnavigation,&nbsp;compatible&nbsp;magnification,&nbsp;color&nbsp;contrast&nbsp;adjustment,&nbsp;test&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;item aids,Universal&nbsp;Design&nbsp;for&nbsp;Learning&nbsp;(UDL),&nbsp;ARIA&nbsp;and&nbsp;Alt-tagged&nbsp;test&nbsp;items).&nbsp;MAP&nbsp;Growth&nbsp;includes&nbsp;common&nbsp;stimulusitems,&nbsp;items&nbsp;up&nbsp;to&nbsp;Depth&nbsp;of&nbsp;KnowledgeThree,&nbsp;and&nbsp;many&nbsp;different&nbsp;technology-enhanced&nbsp;items.&nbsp;MAP&nbsp;Growth&nbsp;includes&nbsp;Algebra1,&nbsp;Algebra&nbsp;2,&nbsp;Geometry, Integrated Math I, Integrated Math II, and Integrated Math III course specific tests.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>No other source exists for NWEA MAP Growth.&nbsp;</p>