Agency Education Department

Contractor Lexia Voyager Sopris, Inc.

SWIFT Contract Number 180309

Project Name LETRS Facilitator Training

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The purpose of this contract was to build and retain capacity for Minnesota school districts to have locally certified Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (“LETRS”) Facilitators. During the term of the contract over 75 locally certified facilitators (LCFs) were trained and supported with Lexia Facilitator training.

Project Duration

Start Date Fri, 07/17/2020 - 00:00

Original end date Wed, 06/30/2021 - 00:00

Actual end date Mon, 06/30/2025 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $26975.00

Amendments $296725.00

Contract total $323700.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? state (fund 1000) and federal (fund 3000) funding

Is this a sole source contract? Yes

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) The vendor, Lexia Voyager Sopris, Inc., owns the LETRS intellectual property and is the sole provider of the LETRS content. The vendor requires certification and retains copyright over its content. Therefore, MDE needed to contract with the provider and creator of LETRS for LETRS facilitator training to be provided.

Evaluator Name Vicki Weinberg

Evaluator Email Address Vicki.Weinberg@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Very Satisfied

Evaluate the contractor's quality Very Satisfied

Evaluate the contractor's cost The cost started off as very reasonable but changed over time after the company merged. Once the contract ended, the cost to renew services would have more than doubled.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Overall, the contractor’s performance was satisfactory. They were highly responsive to our needs and made continuous improvements to their product.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

Describe any negative action taken during the duration of this contract (i.e., termination, pursuit of suspension, etc.): not applicable

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 4 - satisfied