Agency Education Department

Contractor Think Small

SWIFT Contract Number 213731

Project Name Early Educator Empowerment Training

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: The goal of this program is to teach early childhood educators how to navigate the legislative system. This program will empower early childhood educators to share their stories, voices, and priorities effectively to assist state agencies, legislators, community organizations, and other support programs to better partner with early educators to understand and support their needs. This program will contribute to developing the highly skilled, diverse, well compensated educators, children and families deserve, including families in communities which have been underserved in the past. These supports will ensure early childhood workforce priorities are communicated directly from the educators themselves, to address their needs more effectively. This program will impact and improve early educator competencies, recruitment, and retention.

Project Duration

Start Date Fri, 05/27/2022 - 00:00

Original end date Fri, 12/30/2022 - 00:00

Actual end date Fri, 12/30/2022 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) 55192.80

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $55192.80

Amendments $0

Contract total $55192.80

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Federal _PDG Funding

Is this a sole source contract? No

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) {Empty}

Evaluator Name Kelly Kazeck

Evaluator Email Address Kelly.Kazeck@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 The contractors overall performance was very satisfactory. We are very pleased with the outcome of this contract. The contractor was on time, in budget and delivered high quality services. The contractor was easy to work with and very responsive to requests and suggestions. I would recommend them and would be happy to work with them again.

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.): None

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