Agenda Item
d. RFP 24-563 - DeKalb Teacher Residency Recruitment Firm (Not to exceed $367,555) (Updated 10.12.2023)
Summary: Presented by: Dr. Tekshia Ward-Smith, Administrator, Division of Human Resources.
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the award of RFP 24-563 DeKalb Teacher Residency Recruitment Firm to Cushion Employer Services Corp. This is for two years, not to exceed $367,555.
Details: Cushion Employer Services Corporation submitted the most responsive and responsible bid at a cost not to exceed $367,555. This RFP will cover 100 residents over the entire cohort period (Cohort 1 and Cohort (2) for the Teacher Residency. Services include sourcing to include a web based platform, prescreening behavioral analysis assessment; virtual interviews; marketing and attending hiring events.
This RFP will cover the recruitment of 100 Residents starting January 2024- December 2024: Cohort 1(50) and June 2024- June 2025: Cohort (2).
Financial impact: This is a budgeted expense not to exceed $367,555
The charge code is: 448.2213.53000.30521.7400.4190.8010.060.2022.
October 2, 2023
RE: Sourcing Efforts Letter – RFP 24-563 DeKalb Teacher Residency Recruitment Firm
On behalf of Mr. Byron Schueneman, CFO, because the procurement process is constantly evolving and
improving, the Procurement Department has developed a new customer service feature. The
Procurement Department is now providing a summary of sourcing efforts to the internal client for RFP 24-
563 DeKalb Paraprofessional to Teacher Residency Program.
The Purchasing Department’s efforts include the following:
1) RFP 24-563 was posted to the DCSD IonWave website on September 7, 2023.
2) RFP 24-563 was posted to the Georgia Procurement Registry on September 7, 2023.
3) RFP 24-563 was advertised in the Champion Newspaper on September 7, 2023, and September
14, 2023.
4) Electronic notification sent to 4 vendors from the DCSD Vendor Bid List.
5) Electronic notification sent to 2556 vendors from the Georgia Procurement Registry Vendor Bid
List.
6) Electronic notification sent to 405 vendors through IonWave.
If you are aware of any additional sourcing engines, please let us know so we may include those in our
process.
Three (3) proposals were reviewed and deemed responsive to the requirements of the solicitation.
Please feel free to reach out to me at (678) 676-0120 with any questions or concerns.
Regards,
Carla L. Smith
Executive Director, Vendor Services
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c: Angelica Collins
Weyman F. Christopher
Robert R. Freeman Administrative Complex
1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd | Stone Mountain, GA 30083
678.676.0110 | www.dekalbschoolsga.org