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Board adds sole-source speech services contract with Soliant Health to consent agenda
Summary
The board approved adding a sole-source contract for contracted speech services (Soliant Health) to next week's consent agenda after staff said only one vendor submitted a responsive proposal.
The New Hanover County Board of Education on July 29 approved adding a sole‑source contract for contracted speech services to next week’s consent agenda after staff said only one vendor responded to a request for proposals. District staff explained they issued an RFP to find providers to cover vacancies or augment speech services for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Staff said only one company submitted a responsive proposal; because federal funds would pay for the work and the RFP returned a single bidder, state procurement rules require board approval to proceed with a sole‑source award. At the meeting, staff identified the vendor as Soliant Health, which the district said it already uses for annual contracted services. The board voted 7–0 to add the sole-source item under consensus so staff could include the item on next week’s consent agenda for formal approval.
