New York/Island: Science Supplies

November 28, 2012

Educational Data Services, Inc.
236 Midland  Avenue
Saddle Brook, New Jersey  07663
(973) 340-8800

ClarkstownCentralSchool District
62 Old Middletown Road
New City,NY 10956

Subject: Science Supplies                                         Bid Advertised Date: 08/30/12 – Bid Due Date: 10/25/12

Dear Board of Education:

Specifications were prepared, bids advertised on August 30, 2012 and received for Science Supplies on October 25, 2012 for the NEW YORK/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, Ardsley, Argyle, Arlington, Auburn Enlarged City, Averill Park, Bedford, Blind Brook Rye, Bloomfield, Boces Southern Westchester, Bolton, Brewster, Briarcliff Manor, Bronxville, Byram Hills, Canandaigua City, Carmel, Chappaqua, Charter School of Educational Excellence, Clarkstown, Corinth, Dobbs Ferry, Dover, Eastchester, Edgemont, Enlarged City School District of Troy, Ft Edward, Geneva City, Glens Falls City, Greenwich, Hadley-Luzerne, Haldane, Harrison, Hartford, Hastings On Hudson, Hendrick Hudson, Irvington, Jordan Elbridge, Katonah Lewisboro, Lake George, Lyons, Mahopac, Marlboro, Millbrook, Mt. Pleasant, Nanuet, Naples, New Lebanon, New Paltz, New Rochelle, Newburgh Enlarged City, North Rockland, North Rose Wolcott, North Salem, Nyack, Palmyra Macedon, Pawling, Pearl River, Peekskill, Pelham, Pine Bush, Pleasantville, Port Chester, Poughkeepsie, Putnam-Northern Westchester Boces, Ramapo, Red Hook, Rockland Boces, Rye City, Rye Neck, Saratoga Springs City, Saugerties, Schuylerville, Seneca Falls, Somers, South Glens Falls, South Orangetown, Tarrytown, Ticonderoga, Wallkill, Waterloo, 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:

VENDOR  NUMBER

NAME

 ITEMS BID

AMOUNT BID

ITEMS AWARDED

AMOUNT AWARDED

2612

EAI EDUCATION/ERIC ARMIM INC.

75

$18,374.25

30

$10,150.99

0925

FISHER SCIENCE EDUCATION INC.

3,724

$762,479.54

1,033

$177,436.96

0928

FLINN SCIENTIFIC INC.

22

$990.58

18

$866.46

0929

FREY SCIENTIFIC INC.

2,161

$458,479.91

344

$44,888.39

0518

NASCO

1,534

$305,698.35

455

$52,912.89

0958

PARA SCIENTIFIC

868

$162,865.12

142

$15,921.42

0961

PARCO SCIENTIFIC CO.

464

$102,385.14

174

$35,174.83

6835

PITSCO EDUCATION

68

$34,347.17

3

$818.66

0202

RNJ ELECTRONICS INC.

345

$55,625.72

43

$2,667.31

0967

SARGENT-WELCH/VWR

3,046

$517,093.76

875

$112,248.10

0970

SCIENCE KIT, LLC/VWR EDUCATION LLC

3348

$584,294.54

1,107

$117,194.07

0982

WARD’S NATURAL SCIENCE

778

$181,194.94

145

$23,376.58

5353

PANTEL CO. LLC

66

$19,048.65

3

$239.85

0904

CAROLINA BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY CO.

856

$278,636.95

172

$32,769.38

The Boards of Education reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities in the bid.
Prices remain firm until November 30, 2013.

Very truly yours,

John O’Connor
Educational Data Services, Inc.