Title
APPROVAL TO PURCHASE MATERIALS OR SERVICES FROM VISTA HIGHER LEARNING THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM THE BIDDING PROCESS
Description
Pursuant to State Board Rules 6A-1.012, 11b Purchasing Policies, the requirement for requesting competitive solicitations for commodities or contractual services from three or more sources is hereby waived as authorized by Section 1010.04(4)(a), F.S., for the purchase by district school boards of educational services and any type of copyrighted materials where such materials are purchased directly from the producer or publisher, the owner of the copyright, an exclusive agent within the state, a governmental agency or a recognized educational institution.
The resource is used as a supplement to the district purchased curriculum materials for Spanish and French. The cost covers a muti-year purchase of site licenses for the school. The cost of the supplemental resource is an allocation from the school-based parent association. It is a renewal of the resource used in prior years.
Gap Analysis
Sarasota County Schools requires the vendor for the provision of providing various services and products listed on the attached renewal document.
Previous Outcomes
Agreements for the required goods and services have been successfully implemented in the previous years.
Expected Outcomes
Upon approval, the awarded vendor will supply the required goods per the terms and conditions. The awarded vendors are identified in the attached list.
Strategic Plan Goal
Pillar 1 - Every Student Achieves
Priority 1.3 - Embrace Strong Instruction
Recommendation
That the Vista Higher Learning proposal to purchase materials and services exempt from the bidding process be approved as presented.
Contact Information
TRACY BRIZENDINE tracy.brizendine@sarasotacountyschools.net
BONNIE PENNER bonnie.penner@sarasotacountyschools.net
Financial Impact
Not to exceed: $150,000.00
Funding Source: School Activity Accounts (PTO)