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

October 30, 2009

Clarkstown Central School District
62 Old Middletown Road
New City, NY 10956

Dear Board of Education:

Specifications were prepared, bids advertised on September 3, 2009 and received for General Classroom Supplies on October 6, 2009 for the ISLAND Cooperative Bid for Amityville, Babylon, Babylon Municipality, Bay Shore, Bayport-Blue Point, Bellmore, Bellmore-Merrick, Bethpage, Brentwood, Center Moriches, Central Islip, Cold Spring Harbor, Comsewogue HS, East Hampton, East Meadow, East Williston, Elmont, Elwood, Farmingdale, Franklin Square, Freeport, Garden City, Glen Cove,  Great Neck, Half Hollow Hills, Hampton Bays, Herricks, Hewlett Woodmere,  Hicksville, Huntington, Island Park, Island Trees, Jericho, Lawrence, Levittown, Lindenhurst, Locust Valley, Long Beach City, Longwood, Malverne, Manhasset, Massapequa, Merrick, Middle Country, Miller Place, Mineola, Mt. Sinai, New Hyde-Garden City Park, North Babylon, North Bellmore, North Merrick, North Shore, Oceanside, Oyster Bay E. Norwich, Patchogue-Medford, Plainedge, Plainview-Old Bethpage, Port Jefferson, Port Washington, Riverhead, Rocky Point, Roslyn, Sayville, Seaford, Shoreham Wading River, Smithtown Central, South Country, South Huntington, Southampton, Stamford,  Three Village, Uniondale, Valley Stream Central H.S., Valley Stream Free SD 30, Wantagh, Westbury, William Floyd.

TOTAL AWARD ANALYSIS-GENERAL CLASSROOM SUPPLIES

Company Name

Gross Bid

Discount

Net Bid

Number of
Items Bid

Value of No Bids

Error Subs
Bid

Bid Adjusted

Cascade School Supplies

$1,593,400.47

$318,680.09

$1,274,720.37

1,985

$4,084.11

$8,828.31

$1,287,032.79

School Specialty Education

$1,548,319.03

$309,663.81

$1,238,655.22

1,985

$45,767.56

$1,087.81

$1,285,510.59

Discounts apply for total award of category.
It is recommended that a unit price award be made to School Specialty, as low bidder according to specifications for General Classroom Supplies for a Net Total of $1,238,655.22.  This total applies to the total cooperative bid.  The Boards of Education reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities in the bid.  The discount from manufacturer's current list price for in stock items not specified on the bid is 20% and net delivered list price on all Furniture and Equipment.  Prices remain firm until October 31, 2010.

Very truly yours,

John O'Connor
Educational Data Services, Inc.