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<p>Chemistry RFI11061 RFI11062 RFI11063 RFI11064 ADOPTION SAMPLES REQUESTED . Good afternoon Mark/Chiral Publishing, . Sorry if we have not previously/adequately described the textbook adoption process for Chiral Publishing. The process was revised in 2010 and was originally determined to take approximately 50 weeks to get from beginning to end. This year is our first application of the new process. Due to a compressed schedule we are attempting to get thru this new process in significantly less time for 4 general subjects. Science, Music, Language Arts and Social Studies. As I recall, your company may not have participated officially in this year’s science adoption. To reach the largest audience of potential suppliers to solicit, this year we utilized WOATRA in addition to all vendor/publisher recommendations made to Purchasing by the adoption committee teams. . We are attaching a “draft copy” of the new process. For the compressed schedule we are working with this year, the timelines mentioned on the draft process are approximate and since we haven’t yet completed end to end the whole (new) process we have not had the opportunity to have a “lessons learned” session that may reveal possible improvements to the process for the future. . Adoptions are a team effort involving not only District staff, vendors/publishers but the community as well. . We believe it would be appropriate to provide your company a statement from our recent adoption documents in order to reduce risks to vendors/publishers during active adoption periods. . During this adoption process it is requested that you do not contact any district personnel (outside of the Procurement/Purchasing Services staff mentioned below). Failure to comply with this request could result in disqualification for your company for the review and adoption process. . We value the vendor/publisher community and your desire to participate/understand/follow processes and provide input. . Does the above provide you the insight/understanding you desire regarding the process? . Let us know if we can provide additional information. . Regards, CRAIG MURPHY, PURCHASING MANAGER SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 cemurphy@seattleschools.org Phone: 206-252-0570 Fax: 206-252-0505</p>
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