DEPARTMENT: Pre-K 4 SA
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Sarah Baray, Ph.D.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Classroom Furniture Purchases for Pre-K 4 SA Education Centers and Competitive Grant awardees
SUMMARY:
This item requests Board consideration of the request for Pre-K 4 SA staff to utilize the BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative to purchase classroom furniture from Community Products LLC dba Community Playthings in an amount not to exceed $150,000 through March 31, 2022 for the Pre-K 4 SA Education Centers and Competitive Grants Program awardees.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Historically, the Pre-K 4 SA Department has procured furniture and supplies for the four Education Centers and Competitive Grants Program awardees from Community Products LLC dba Community Playthings on the Texas Associations of School Boards (TASB) Purchasing Cooperative. This contract has provided the Pre-K 4 SA Department with classroom furniture, to include student and teacher desks, cubbies, book shelves, tables and dramatic play furniture.
On March 1, 2019, Community Products LLC dba Community Playthings was awarded a new Buyboard cooperative agreement: 584-19 Furniture for School, Office, Science, Library & Dormitory for a one-year term with two one-year options for renewal. The BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative that is administered through the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) and utilizes competitively bid contracts awarded through BuyBoard in accordance with federal, state and local procurement rules and has been extended for use by other governmental entities. Cooperative purchases are a less time consuming method of procurement, since pricing and discounts have already been negotiated through the contracting entity.
Pre-K 4 SA requests to utilize the new Buyboard cooperative agreement and continue to purchase classroom furniture with Community Products LLC dba Community Playthings. Items purchased through the Buyboard cooperative agreement is in complia...
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