Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 4/25/2019 - 6:30 PM
Category: Regular Items of Business
Type: Action
Subject: 6. Action on the Award of Exception-to-Bid Contracts
Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
Goal 3
Effective and Efficient Operations
Policy: Admin Policy 3.09 - Purchasing and Bidding Requirements
Attachments Overview of Action on the Award of Exception-to-Bid Requests: Proposed Contracts and Supporting Documents
File Attachment:
1. Action on the Award of Exception-to-Bid Requests.pdf
2. C028508 Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin.pdf
3. C027321 Board of Regents WCER, Original Contract.pdf
4. C027321 Board of Regents WCER, First Extension and Modification.pdf
Background: Recommended for the Board's approval at this meeting are the following exception-to-bid requests:

Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin for Bicycle and Walking Safety Programs, CSV-0-S-SA0-OW-ECTS ($163,152), GN6-0-0-AME-CI-ECTS ($40,788) = $203,940

Board of Regents (WCER) for Grant Evaluation Services, GAT-P-S-2R9-CI-ECTS = $65,000

Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) for Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening, SYS-0-0-AMT-RH-ECTS = $135,263.25

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company for English Curriculum Licenses, GEN-0-0-INV-DW-ECTS = $162,000

Paragon Development Systems, Inc. for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Servers, TSV-0-0-PSU-DW-EEQ5 = $189,752.94

Learning A-Z, LLC for Online Resource Licenses, GEN-0-0-INV-DW-ENTB = $715,642

US Postmaster and the US Postal Service for Meter Postage, MAL-00-MAL-MM-EPST = $621,000

Virtual Library Services:
BrainPOP ($277,937.25), Defined Learning ($277,860), Discovery Education ($326,537.50), Flocabulary ($121,500), Follet Library Manager ($151,672.74), Follett Resource Manager ($51,302.09), Cengage Learning Biography in Context ($45,894.92), Cengage Learning Biography Research in Context ($39,300), OverDrive ($70,000), ProQuest SIRS ($21,084.10), ProQuest Culture Grams ($55,208), Texthelp, Inc. ($104,689.50), World Book Inc. ($33,406.80), Xello {Career Cruising} ($49,875), SLB-0-S-CSF-DW-ESWR ($1,574,965.81), GEN-0-0-INV-DW-ESWR ($51,302.09) = $1,626,267.90
Fiscal Impact Statement: This item authorizes expenditures as indicated in the attachments.
Implementation and Assessment Plan Upon approval by the Board, the contracts will begin as indicated in the attachments.
Recommendation: The Administration recommends that the Board authorize the exception-to-bid requests as set forth in the attachments to this item.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Leila Sadoughian - Procurement Coordinator
Signed By:
Adria D Maddaleni - Director
Signed By:
Regina Flores - Contract Compliance Supervisor II
Signed By:
Martha Kreitzman - Chief Financial Officer
Signed By:
Keith Posley, Ed.D. - Superintendent