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

November 18, 2010

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

Dear Board of Education:

Specifications were prepared, bids advertised on August 31, 2010 and received for General Classroom Supplies on November 02, 2010 for the NEW YORK Cooperative Bid for Ardsley, Argyle, Arlington, Auburn Enlarged City, Bedford, Blind Brook Rye, Boces Southern Westchester Voc., Brewster, Briarcliff Manor, Bronxville, Byram Hills, Canandaigua City, Carmel, Chappaqua, Clarkstown, Dobbs Ferry, Dover, Eastchester, Edgemont, Elmsford, Ft Edward, Germantown, Granville, Greenwich, Haldane, Harrison, Hastings On Hudson, Hendrick Hudson, Irvington, Ithaca, Jordan Elbridge, Katonah Lewisboro, Mahopac, Marlboro, Mt. Pleasant, Nanuet,   New Lebanon, New Paltz, New Rochelle City, Newburgh City, North Rockland, North Salem, Nyack, Pawling, Pearl River, Peekskill, Pelham, Pine Bush, Pleasantville, Port Chester, Poughkeepsie, Putnam-Northern Westchester Boces, Ramapo, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Rockland Boces, Rye City, Rye Neck, Saratoga Springs City, Saugerties, Seneca Falls, Somers, South Orangetown, Spackenkill, Tarrytown, Ticonderoga, Yorktown.

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

$1,528,158.52

$305,631.70

$1,222,526.82

1,992

$2,864.09

$1,225,390.91

School Specialty Education

$1,663,462.98

$415,865.75

$1,247,597.23

1,999

$214.97

$1,247,812.20

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 $1,222,526.82. 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.