$C Intent to Award to SAS

Following what appears to be the MMO MO (e.g., the ACT - DRC procurement), SC has issued an intent to award a contract to the highest - not lowest - bidder in the quest to have a value-added measure for principals and teachers of "tested" grades and subjects. Executive Information Systems, LLC, reseller for SAS EVAAS, bid $3.8 million for a three-year contract. Rumor has it at least one other contestant bid $2.1 over three years.