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

November 24, 2010

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

Dear Board of Education:

Specifications were prepared, bids advertised on August 31, 2010 and received for Science Supplies-Live Material on November 02, 2010 for the NEW YORK/ISLAND Cooperative Bid for Amityville, Babylon, Bay Shore, Bayport-Blue Point, Bellmore, Bellmore-Merrick, Bethpage, Brentwood, Carle Place, Center Moriches, Central Islip, Cold Spring Harbor, Comsewogue, Deer Park, 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, Roosevelt, Roslyn, Sayville, Seaford, Shoreham Wading River, Smithtown, South Country, South Huntington, Three Village, Uniondale, Valley Stream Central HSD, Valley Stream Free SD 30, Wantagh, West Babylon, Westbury, William Floyd, Wyandanch.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.

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:

The Boards of Education reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities in the bid.
Prices remain firm until November 30, 2011.

Very truly yours,

John O'Connor
Educational Data Services, Inc.