Agency Education Department

Contractor Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

SWIFT Contract Number 208011

Project Name Federal Fiscal Analysis and Indigenous Language Revitalization

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The state had philanthropic funds to conduct activities related to early childhood finances and governance. For two activities within the grant the state contracted with Wilder Research for their analysis skills, capacity and relationships. Wilder supported the state in conducting an analysis on temporary pandemic funding to support early care and education programs and its impact as well as, separately, funding to support Ojibwe language revitalization.

Project Duration

Start Date Thu, 03/24/2022 - 00:00

Original end date Mon, 09/30/2024 - 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: $461500.00

Amendments $-193500.00

Contract total $268000.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? fund 2000 special revenue

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) In applying for the Early Childhood Governance and Financing Project philanthropic funding, the state was requested to name partners for the project. As requested, we named Wilder Research to design and implement an evaluation on the impact of federal investments in early childhood, capture prototype learnings from projects with Tribal Nation partners, and create a final report using Indigenous evaluation methods.

Evaluator Name Amanda Varley

Evaluator Email Address Amanda.Varley@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Very Satisfactory

Evaluate the contractor's quality Very Satisfactory

Evaluate the contractor's cost Very Reasonable

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Very satisfactory

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.): NA

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 5 - very satisfied