November 28, 2012
Educational Data Services, Inc.
236 Midland Avenue
Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07663
(973) 340-8800
Clarkstown Central School District
62 Old Middletown Road
New City, NY 10956
Dear Board of Education:
Specifications were prepared, bids advertised on November 8, 2012 and received for General Classroom Supplies on November 20, 2012 for the ISLAND Cooperative Bid for Amityville, Babylon, Baldwin, Bay Shore, Bayport-Blue Point, Bellmore, Bellmore-Merrick, Bethpage, Brentwood, Carle Place, Center Moriches, Central Islip, Cold Spring Harbor, Comsewogue, 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, Islip, 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, Northport-East Northport, 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, South Country, South Huntington, Syosset, Three Village, Uniondale, Valley Stream Central HSD, Valley Stream Free SD 30, Wantagh, West Babylon, Westbury, Westhampton Beach, William Floyd.
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 |
$1,208,425.96 |
$241,685.19 |
$966,740.77 |
1,996 |
$1,889.48 |
$968,630.25 |
School Specialty Education |
$1,097,586.77 |
$219,517.35 |
$878,069.42 |
1,998 |
$548.64 |
$878,618.06 |
United Supply Corp. |
$3,232,034.09 |
$1,651,569.42 |
$1,580,464.67 |
1,916 |
n/a |
$1,580,464.67 |
W.B. Mason Co., Inc. |
$1,126,700.62 |
$225,340.12 |
$901,360.50 |
1,949 |
$4,701.67 |
$906,066.97 |
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 $878,069.42. 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 12% delivered list price on all Furniture and Equipment. Prices remain firm until November 30, 2013.
Very truly yours,
John O’Connor
Educational Data Services, Inc.