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Educational Data Services
236 Midland Ave.
Saddle Brook, NJ 17552
(973) 340-8800

November 18, 2010

E.S.C of Morris County
520 Speedwell Avenue, Suite 200
Morris Plains, NJ 07950

Dear Board of Education:

Specifications were prepared, bids advertised on August 27, 2010  and received for General Classroom Supplies on October 26, 2010 for the WEST/CENTRAL Cooperative Bid for Academy for Urban Leadership, Belvidere, Berkeley Heights, Bernards Twp, Bound Brook, Branchburg Twp, Carteret, Central Jersey College Pre-Charter School, Clark Twp, Dunellen, East Brunswick, East Windsor Reg., Edison Twp, Frankford Twp, Franklin Borough, Franklin Twp, Fredon Twp, Greater Brunswick Charter School, Green Brook Twp, Hackettstown, Hamburg, High Point Reg. HS, Hillsborough Twp, Hillside, Hope Twp, Hopewell Valley Reg., Hunterdon Central Reg., Kenilworth, Kittatinny Reg. HS, Lafayette Twp, Lawrence Twp., Lenape Valley Reg. HS, Lopatcong Twp, Manville, Metuchen, Middlesex, Middlesex County Vocational & Technical School, Middlesex Reg. E.S.C., Milltown, Montgomery Twp, Morris-Union Jointure Commission, Mountainside, New Brunswick, New Providence, North Brunswick, North Hunterdon-Voorhees HS, North Plainfield, Ogdensburg, Old Bridge, Perth Amboy, Phillipsburg,  Piscataway Twp, Plainfield, Princeton Charter School, Princeton Regional, Rahway, Robbinsville, Roselle Borough, Roselle Park, Sayreville, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, South Bound Brook, Somerville, South Plainfield, Spotswood, Springfield, Summit, Trenton, Union County Vocational Tech, Union County E.S.C., Union Twp, Vernon Twp, Walkill Valley Regional HS, Warren Twp, Washington Twp, West Windsor-Plainsboro Reg., Woodbridge Twp.

TOTAL AWARD ANALYSIS-GENERAL CLASSROOM  SUPPLIES

Company Name

Gross Bid

Discount

Net Bid

Number of Items Bid

Value of No Bids

Net Adjusted
Bid

Cascade School Supplies

$1,806,527.04

$361,305.41

$1,445,221.63

1,996

$649.48

$1,445,871.11

School Specialty Education

$1,995,286.14

$399,057.23

$1,596,228.91

1,996

$1,474.58

$1,597,703.49

Discounts apply for total award of category.
It is recommended that a unit price award be made to Cascade School Supplies, as low bidder according to specifications for General Classroom Supplies for a Net Total of $1,445,221.63. This total applies to the total cooperative bid. The Boards of Education reserve the right to increase or decrease quantities in the bid.  The discount from manufacturer’s current list price for items not specified on the bid is 20%.  Prices remain firm until November 30, 2011.

Very truly yours,

John  O'Connor
Educational Data Services, Inc.