Title
APPROVAL TO INCREASE THE PURCHASING LIMIT FOR CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BID #22-0040
Description
Bid #22-0040 for ‘Classroom Instructional Materials’ was approved for award on May 17, 2022, to ABDO Publishing, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc., B.E. Publishing, BSN Sports, LLC, Capstone, CareerSafe, LLC, Children's Plus, Inc., Delaney Educational Enterprises, DKMarsh, Inc. dba Destination Knowledge, Dreambox Learning, Inc., EarlyChildhood, LLC dba Discount School Supply, Edmentum, Inc., Educational IDEAS, Inc. dba Ballard & Tighe, Publishers, EAI Education, Educational Products, Inc.,
Essential Skills Software, ExploreLearning, LLC, Flinn Scientific, Inc., Fisher Scientific Company, L.L.C., Follet Content Solutions, LLC, GL Group, Inc. dba Booksource, hand2mind, Inc., IB Source, Imagination Station, Inc. dba Istation, IXL Learning, Inc., Kaplan Early Learning Company, Lakeshore Learning Materials, LLC, Learning 2020, Inc. dba Penda Learning, Learning A-Z, LLC, Legends of Learning, Inc., Lerner Publishing Group, Lexia Voyager Sopris Inc., Mackin Educational Resources, Mrs. Nelson's Book Company, Music in Motion, Newsela, Inc., Next Level Libraries, Paper Dragon, Peoples Education, Inc. dba Mastery Education, Perfection Learning Corporation, Perma-Bound Books, Pitsco Education, LLC, Quill LLC, Rainbow Book Company, Really Good Stuff, LLC, Rethink Autism, Inc., S&S Worldwide, School Specialty, LLC., Speech Corner, Superior Text LLC, Teaching Strategies, LLC, TestOut Corporation, Textbook Warehouse, LLC, The Continental Press Inc., The Reading Warehouse, The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., Thimble.io, Wayside Publishing, Whole Phonics, VWR International, LLC (Sargent Welch), VWR International LLC (Ward's Science Brands) in the amount of $500,000.00. Materials Management is requesting an increase of the purchasing limit for an additional 500,000.00. This request is for the anticipated purchase of supplemental materials and services.
Gap Analysis
Sarasota County Schools requires vendors for the provision of providing various supplemental services and products.
Previous Outcomes
Agreements for the required goods and services have been successfully implemented in the previous years.
Expected Outcomes
Upon approval, the awarded vendor(s) are to supply the required goods per the terms and conditions listed in the competitive solicitation. The awarded vendors are identified above.
Strategic Plan Goal
Pillar 1 - Every Student Achieves
Priority 3 - Embrace Strong Instruction
Recommendation
That the request to increase the purchasing limit for ‘Classroom Instructional Materials’ by an additional $300,000.00 be approved as presented.
Contact Information
TRACY BRIZENDINE tracy.brizendine@sarasotacountyschools.net
BONNIE PENNER bonnie.penner@sarasotacountyschools.net
Financial Impact
Not to exceed: $300,000.00.
Funding source: General