Notice Of Intent To Sole Source Contract For Education Oversight Committee Analysis

The Education Oversight Committee (EOC) intends to contract with The Riley Institute at Furman University to conduct an analysis, including a landscape assessment and a Return on Investment (ROI) study focused on the state’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC). This project requires a research entity capable of integrating statewide education policy analysis, direct engagement with South Carolina afterschool program providers and state agencies, and advanced economic modeling to estimate program costs and long-term economic returns. The scope of this project requires the ability to collect and interpret South Carolina–specific program data, coordinate with the state’s 21st CCLC network and other afterschool stakeholders, and translate program outcomes into measurable economic impacts through benefit-cost and net present value analyses. • The project involves a landscape assessment and a Return on Investment (ROI) study. • The study will focus on the state’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC). • The project requires a research entity with specific capabilities, including statewide education policy analysis and advanced economic modeling. • The vendor must be able to collect and interpret South Carolina–specific program data and coordinate with the state’s 21st CCLC network and other afterschool stakeholders.