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

February 19, 2009

Clarkstown Central School District
62 Old Middletown Road
New City, N.Y. 10956

Dear Board of Education:

Specifications were prepared, bids advertised on September 3, 2009 and received for General Classroom Supplies on October 2, 2009 for the NEW YORK Cooperative Bid for Ardsley, Argyle, Arlington, Auburn Enlarged City, Bedford, Boces Southern Westchester Voc., Blind Brook Rye, Brewster, Briarcliff Manor, Bronxville, Byram Hills, Canandaigua City, Carmel, Chappaqua, Clarkstown, Dobbs Ferry, Dover, Eastchester, Edgemont, Elmsford, Germantown, Granville, Greenwich, Haldane, Harrison, Hastings On Hudson, Hendrick Hudson, Irvington, Ithaca, Jordan Elbridge, Katonah Lewisboro, Mahopac, Marlboro, Mt. Pleasant, Nanuet, Newburgh,  New Lebanon, New Paltz, New Rochelle City, North Rockland, North Salem, Nyack, Pawling, Pearl River, Peekskill, Pelham, Pine Bush, Pleasantville, Port Chester, Poughkeepsie, Ramapo, Red Hook, Rockland Boces, Rye City, Rye Neck, Saratoga Springs, Saugerties, Seneca Falls, Somers, South Orangetown, Tarrytown, Ticonderoga, Yorktown.

TOTAL AWARD ANALYSIS-GENERAL CLASSROOM SUPPLIES

COMPANY NAME GROSS BID DISCOUNT NET BID NUMBER OF
ITEMS BID
VALUE OF
NO BIDS
ERROR
SUBS BID
NET ADJUSTED

Cascade School Supplies

$1,801,274.39

$360,254.88

$1,441,019.51

1,994

$1,200.33

$394.82

$1,442,614.66

School Specialty Education

$1,749,805.42

$349,961.08

$1,399,844.34

1,983

$30,145.88

$5,174.67

$1,435,164.89

Discounts apply for total award of category.
It is recommended that a unit price award be made to School Specialty Supplies, as low bidder according to specifications for General Classroom Supplies for a Net Total of $1,399,844.34. 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 October 31, 2010.

Very truly yours,

John O'Connor
Educational Data Services, Inc.