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

November 29, 2010

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

Subject: Science Supplies - Pyrex Test Tubes
Bid Advertised Date: 08/31/10 – Bid Due Date: 11/02/10

Dear Board of Education:

Specifications were prepared, bids advertised on August 31, 2010 and received for Science Supplies-Pyrex Test Tubes on November 2, 2010 for the NEW YORK/ISLAND Cooperative Bid forAmityville, 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, and Yorktown 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:

VENDOR NUMBER

NAME

ITEMS BID

AMOUNT BID

 ITEMS AWARDED

AMOUNT AWARDED

0904

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY CO.

19

$6,237.88

0

$0

0925

FISHER SCIENCE EDUCATION INC.

19

$5,395.86

0

$0

0929

FREY SCIENTIFIC CO.

19

$4,893.99

19

$4,893.99

0958

PARA SCIENTIFIC CO.

19

$5,582.20

0

$0

0967

SARGENT-WELCH/VWR

14

$3,738.30

0

$0

0970

SCIENCE KIT, LLC

19

$5,083.62

0

$0

1032

RSR ELECTRONICS INC.

11

$2,373.30

0

$0

0982

WARD’S NATURAL SCIENCE

13

$5,670.00

0

$0

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.