Please note: This is a Sole Source Notification. The proposed budget request is for a 5-year Purchase Order of 1500 student seats on the Pathful Explore platform, to be used by students with disabilities and their special education teachers to explore careers and learn career development and independent living skills. The purchase price of $70, 545.75 is to be paid in full December2024, with ongoing access to Pathful Explore until December 2029. Pathful Explore provides special educators the tools to help students with disabilities explore their career interests and plan for their postsecondary goals in employment and further education and training. Pathful Explore provides students with the ability to explore over 1000 careers through its job shadowing videos. Pathful Explore includes several hundred life skills videos as well as internship opportunities and career assessments. Pathful Explore currently is being utilized by over 100 schools/LEAs with over 1000 student users. This contract would allow those school to continue to use Pathful Explore.
