Dear Board of Education:

Specifications were prepared, bids advertised on August 15, 2008 and received on September 12, 2008 for New Jersey Science Supplies-Microscope Slide Sets for Absecon City, Academy Charter School, Alpine, Asbury Park, Atlantic City, Barnegat Twp., Bass River Twp., Beach Haven, Becton Regional, Belleville, Bergenfield, Berkeley Heights, Berkeley Twp., Bernards Twp., Beverly City, Black Horse Pike Reg., Bloomfield Twp., Bloomingdale, Bogota, Boonton, Boonton Twp., Branchburg Twp., Brick Twp., Brigantine, Buena Regional, Burch Charter School, Burlington City, Butler, Camden City, Camden County E.S.C., Cape May County Tech., Carlstadt, Carteret, Cedar Grove, Central Jersey College Pre-Charter School, Central Regional,  Chatham, Cherry Hill, Chesterfield Twp., Chester, City of Linden, Cinnaminson Twp., Clark, Clearview Regional, Clementon Elem., Cliffside Park, Clifton, Closter, Cranbury, Create Charter School, Cresskill, Delsea Regional H.S., Denville Twp., Delanco Twp., Delran Twp., Deptford Twp., Dover, Dunellen, ESC of Morris County, Eastampton Twp., East Brunswick,  East Greenwich Twp., East Orange, East Rutherford, East Windsor, Eastern Camden co., Eco Charter School, Edgewater Park Twp., Edison Twp., Egg Harbor, Elmwood Park, Emerson, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Essex County Voc., Essex Reg. E.S.C., Evesham Twp., Fair Haven, Fair Lawn, Florence Twp., Florham Park, Fort Lee, Frankford Twp., Franklin Boro, Franklin Lakes, Franklin Twp., Fredon Twp., Freehold Twp., Freehold Reg. H.S., Galloway Twp., Glassboro, Glen Ridge, Glen Rock, Greater Newark Charter School, Hackensack,  Hackettstown, Haddon Hgts., Haddon Twp., Haddonfield, Hainesport, Hamburg, Hanover Twp., Harding Twp., Harrington Park, Hasbrouck Heights, Hawthorne, Hazlet Twp., High Point Reg. H.S., Highland Park, Hillsborough Twp., Hillsdale, Hillside, Hoboken, Ho-Ho-Kus, Holmdel Twp., Hope Academy, Howell Twp., Hunterdon Central Reg., Irvington, Jackson Twp., Jamesburg,  Kearny, Kenilworth, Kingsway Regional, Kinnelon, Kittatinny Reg. H.S., Lacey Twp., Lafayette Twp., Lakehurst, Lakeland Regional H.S., Lakewood, Lawrence Twp., Leap Academy, Lenape Regional HS, Lenape Valley Reg. H.S., Leonia, Liberty Charter School, Lincoln Park, Lindenwold, Little Egg Harbor, Little Falls, Little Ferry, Little Silver, Livingston,  Lodi, Logan Twp., Long  Branch, Lumberton Twp., Lyndhurst, Madison, Mahwah Twp., Mainland Regional HS, Manalapan-Englishtown Reg., Manchester Twp., Manchester Reg. H.S., Manville, Maple Shade Twp., Marlboro Twp., Matawan Aberdeen Reg., Maywood, Medford Lakes, Mendham Boro., Mendham Twp., Middlesex, Midland Park,  Middle Twp., Middlesex Regional ESC, Middletown Twp., Millstone Twp,, Millburn Twp., Mine Hill Twp., Monmouth County Voc., Monmouth Reg. H.S., Monroe Twp., Montclair, Montgomery Twp., Montvale, Montville Twp., Moonachie, Moorestown Twp., Morris Plains, Morris, Morris County Tech., Morris-Union Jointure Commission, Montgomery Twp., Mount Ephraim, Mount Holly Twp. Mount Laurel Twp., Mountain Lakes, Mountainside, Netcong, New Brunswick, New Hanover Twp., New Milford, New Providence, Newton, North Arlington, North Bergen, North Brunswick Twp., North Hunterdon-Voorhees H.S., North Plainfield, Northern Highlands Reg. H.S., Northern Valley Reg. H.S., Northvale, Nutley, Oakland, Oceanside Charter School,  Ocean City, Ocean County Voc, Ocean Gate, Ocean Twp., Ogdensburg, Old Bridge, Old Tappan, Oradell, Palmyra, Paramus,  Parsippany Troy Hills Twp., Paulsboro, Park Ridge,  Pascack Valley Reg. H.S., Passaic, Passaic Co Ed Service Commission, Passaic County Voc Tech., Patterson Charter School, Pemberton Twp., Pequannock Twp., Perth Amboy, Phillipsburg, Pinelands, Piscataway Twp., Pitman, Plainfield, Pleasantville, Plumsted Twp., Point Pleasant Beach, Point Pleasant Boro, Pompton Lakes, Princeton Regional, Princeton Charter School, Queen City Academy Charter School, Rahway, Ramapo Indian-Hills Reg. H.S., Rancocas Valley Reg. H.S., Randolph Twp., Red Bank Boro, Red Bank Reg. H.S.,  Regional Day School, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Ridgewood, Ringwood, River Edge, Riverdale, River Dell Reg., Rivervale, Riverside Twp., Robbinsville, Rochelle Park, Rockaway Twp., Roselle Boro, Roselle Park, Roosevelt, Roxbury Twp., Saddle Brook, Salem County Voc., Sayreville, Seaside Heights, Secaucus, Scotch Plains, Shore Regional, Shrewsbury, Somerdale, South Amboy, South Bergen Jointure Commission, South Bound Brook, South Brunswick, South Plainfield, Southampton Twp., Southern Regional, South River, Sparta, Spotswood, Springfield, Stafford Twp., Summit, Swedesboro Woolwich, Tabernacle Twp., Team Academy Charter School,  Teaneck, Tenafly, Toms River Reg., Township of Ocean, Trenton, Union City, Union County E.S.C., Union Twp., Upper Freehold Reg., Upper Twp., Ventnor City,  Vernon Twp., Verona, Voorhees Twp., Waldwick, Wanaque, Washington Twp., Waterford Twp., Wayne, Weehawken, Wenonah, West Deptford Twp., West Essex Regional, West Milford Twp., West Morris Regional H.S., West New York, West Orange, West Paterson, Westwood Reg., Wharton, Willingboro, Winslow Twp., Woodbridge Twp., Woodbury City, Woodcliff Lakes, Wood-Ridge Boards of Education.

SPECIFICATIONS WERE PREPARED, BIDS ADVERTISED FOR THE ABOVE AND RECEIVED FROM THE VENDORS LISTED BELOW. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT UNIT PRICE AWARDS BE MADE TO LOW BIDDERS ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS AS FOLLOWS: