Non-Profit Organizations Providing Tools And Resources To Improve The Quality Of Online Education

Project Overview Minnesota State is requesting proposals from non-profit professional organizations that offer resources and development opportunities (e.g., workshops) to support institutions delivering online/hybrid education.The selected respondents will operate under a systemwide master agreement, allowing individual colleges, universities, and system office within Minnesota State to benefit. Requirements The resources and development opportunities provided by respondents should include the following items. Quality Standards and/or Rubrics - Provide comprehensive quality standards and rubrics specifically tailored to the delivery of online and distance education and auxiliary services including aspects such as course design, instructional delivery, learner supports, and assessment. These quality standards/rubrics should have guidelines and examples of how institutions could provide regular and substantive interaction like meaningful interaction, real-time communication, feedback,

and engagement. Faculty Development and Training - Provide "self-service" and/or scheduled professional development opportunities focused on online/hybrid teaching which includes the topics listed below. • Course Design and Redesign • Accessibility and Universal Design • Assessment and Evaluation • Data Privacy and Security • Academic/Instructional Technologies Certifications and/or Recognition - Facilitates external reviews of institutions that meet quality standards aligned to national accrediting bodies. Collaboration and Networking - Facilitate networking opportunities for educators, instructional designers, and institutional administrators through forums such as conferences, webinars, etc. to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing. Disseminate information such as changes to requirements for accredited higher education institutions delivering online/distance education. Evaluation Factors The following factors and their identified weight will be used to evaluate the responses: 1. Quality Standards and/or Rubrics – 20% 2. Faculty Development and Training – 20% 3. Certifications and/or Recognition – 20% 4. Collaboration and Networking – 20% 5. Price in relation to level of service to be provided – 20% Minnesota State reserves the right to name a date which all responding Respondents will be invited to present demonstrations or participate in an interview. Minnesota State does not agree to reach a decision by any certain date although it is hoped the evaluation and selection will be completed by the contract terms date identified. Selection Process The selection process includes educational development staff from colleges, universities, and system office. This group will evaluate the proposals and make the final decision. Contract Terms Description Minnesota State desires to enter into a contract with the successful Respondent(s) effective August 9, 2024 or on the date the last recognized signature is obtained, whichever occurs later. The length of such contract(s) will be 5 years. If Minnesota State and Respondent are unable to negotiate and sign a contract by August 2, 2024 then Minnesota State reserves the right to seek an alternative Respondent(s). Required to View Event Prerequisites Required to Enter Bid 09 April 2024 1. Please review the background of Minnesota State 2. Please review the Notice and Authority 3. This RFx includes and incorporates Minnesota State Terms and Conditions. Responders should be aware of the terms and conditions in preparing responses to this event. Much of the language reflected in any resulting contract with Minnesota State is required by statute. If you take exception to any of the language in the terms and conditions, you must indicate those exceptions in your response to the RFx; certain exceptions may result in your proposal being disqualified from further review and evaluation. Only those exceptions indicated in your response to the RFx will be available for discussion or negotiation. 4. Please review the Definitions to the RFx 5. Please review the Organizational Conflict of Interest policy 6. Please review and accept the Authorized Response Certification Statement. 7. Please review and agree to the Duration of Offer agreement 8. Please review the Terms of Payment 9. Required Documentation: Affidavit of Non-Collusion. Please download the attached document, complete, sign, notarize, and upload completed form with response. 10. Affirmative Action Requirements: Please review and download declaration page, complete, sign, and upload completed from with response. 11. If applicable, please download, complete and sign, upload completed form and attach certification with response. Responders claiming Supplier Diversity must complete this form. Others can skip. 12. If applicable, please download, complete and sign, upload completed form and attach certification with response. Responders claiming TG/ED/VO preference must complete this form. Others can skip. 09 April 202409 April 202409 April 202409 April 202409 April 202409 April 202409 April 2024 Buyer Attachments 1. Sample P/T Contract 09 April 202409 April 202409 April 202409 April 202409 April 202409 April 2024 https://www.minnstate.edu/system/templates/docs/4_PTServices-Template.docx Questions Required Questions Group 1: Adherence to Minnesota State Terms and Conditions Instructions: 1.1 Minnesota State presumes a responder agrees to the terms and conditions as listed in the prerequisites of this solicitation unless a responder takes specific exceptions. The responders must explicitly list all exceptions to the terms and conditions. If no exceptions exist, type in "None" in the space provided. If exceptions exist, please include the Clause, Page Number, Suggested Change to the Clause and Explanation. 1.2 Conflicts of Interest. Responders must provide a list of all entities with which it has relationships that create, or appear to create, a conflict of interest with the work that is contemplated in this RFx. The responder must explicitly list all the name of the entity, the relationship and the conflict. If no conflict exist, type in "None" in the space provided. 1.3 Can your solution support up to 33 institutions within the Minnesota State system? Group 2: Company Profile Instructions: 2.1 Please provide the history of your organization and any recognitions received. Group 3: Quality Standards and/or Rubrics Instructions: 3.1 Does your organization provide quality standards and/or rubrics in association with the delivery of online/distance education and auxiliary services? 3.2 Assessments - Provide a summary and/or examples of any quality standards and/or rubrics your organization provides in association with *assessments* 3.3 Learner supports - Provide a summary and/or examples of any quality standards and/or rubrics your organization provides in association with *learner supports* 3.4 Instructional delivery - Provide a summary and/or examples of any quality standards and/or rubrics your organization provides in association with *instructional delivery* 3.5 Course design - Provide a summary and/or examples of any quality standards and/or rubrics your organization provides in association with *course design* 3.6 Please describe the guidelines and examples your organization provides in support of regular and substantive interaction (e.g. meaningful interaction, real-time communication, feedback, and engagement) Group 4: Faculty Development and Training Instructions: 4.1 Does your organization provide "self-service" and/or scheduled professional development opportunities focused on online/hyrid teaching? 4.2 Academic/Instructional Technologies - Please provide information on the array of "self-service" and/or schedule professional development opportunities your organization provides in association with *data privacy and security* 4.3 Data Privacy and Security - Please provide information on the array of "self-service" and/or schedule professional development opportunities your organization provides in association with *data privacy and security* 4.4 Assessment and Evaluation - Please provide information on the array of "self-service" and/or schedule professional development opportunities your organization provides in association with *assessment and evaluation* 4.5 Accessibility and Universal Design - Please provide information on the array of "self-service" and/or schedule professional development opportunities your organization provides in association with *accessibility and universal design* 4.6 Course Design/Redesign - Please provide information on the array of "self-service" and/or schedule professional development opportunities your organization provides in association with *course design/redesign* Group 5: Certifications and/or Recognition Instructions: 5.1 Please provide an overview of any certfications and/or recognitions that your organization has available to institutions that meet quality standards. Group 6: Collaboration and Networking Instructions: 6.1 Describe the available networking opportunities (e.g. forums such as conferences, webinars, etc.) available for educators, instructional designers, and institutional administrators to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing. 09 April 202409 April 202409 April 202409 April 202409 April 2024 6.2 In what ways does your organization disseminate information to member institutions such as changes to requirements for accredited higher education institutions delivering online/distance education. Group 7: Pricing Proposal Instructions: 7.1 Please review the attached document for specifications by which your pricing proposal should conform. Upload your pricing proposal. Group 8: Targeted Group Businesses Instructions: 8.1 Does your company, partner or sub-contractor quality as a diverse supplier as defined by Minnesota State in the Prerequisites section? 8.2 Does your company qualify for preference points as defined by Minnesota State in the Prerequisites section 09 April 202409 April 202409 April 202409 April 202409 April 2024 Product Line Items Product Line Items There are no Items added to this event. 09 April 202409 April 202409 April 202409 April 2024