Board Agenda - December 12, 2006

7. #3778, Health Supplies

Presenter: Richard Matkin

Purpose: A - Request decision - closure required

Time: No time limit

Description:

Bids for the following items were advertised, received, and opened by the Purchasing Services Department. The appropriate department has evaluated all bids and forwarded their recommendation to Purchasing Services to be reviewed for compliance with Education Code Section 44.031 and School Board Policy.

This is a compliance bid that will establish approved vendors and pricing for the purchase of health supplies for the 2006-07 school year. This is the first year of a renewable bid.

Staff has reviewed this bid and recommends the acceptance of low bid on all items with the following exceptions: 3, 5, 9, 10, 17, 18, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 36, 38, 44, 47, 50, 51, 52, 56, 57, 58, 59 and 60. The detailed justifications are provided for those exceptions. Justifications are attached.

Recommendation:

Staff recommends that this bid be awarded to the following vendors:

Section I - Line items Alert Services Items #1, 29, 61
Boundtree Medical Items #28, 55, 58
DAC Medical Inc. Item # 5
Henry Schein, Inc. Items #10, 13, 17-18, 25, 30-32, 42, 46, 48
Medco Supply Company Item #4, 22
Medical Wholesale Inc. Items #2, 54
MEMCO Item # 6
Moore Medical Corp. Items #3, 7, 15, 26-27, 34, 47, 49
School Health Corp. Items # 44, 52, 57
Supreme Medical Items # 9, 11-12, 20, 23, 33, 45
United Health Supplies Items # 8, 14, 16, 19, 21, 24, 35-41, 43, 50-51, 60
No Bid Item # 53
No Award Items #56, 59

Section II - Catalog
Alert Services - 20%
Boundtree Medical - 6%
BSN (Sports Supply) - 10%
Cornish Medical - 0-10%
DAC Medical - no discount
Heartsafe America - about 30%
Henry Schein - 15% with exceptions
Interboro Packaging - 50%
Medco - no discount
Medical Wholesale - no discount
MEMCO - no discount
Moore Medical - no discount
Pyramid School Products - no discount
School Health - no discount
School Nurse - 5%
Supreme Medical - no discount
Texas Star Pharmacy - 10%

Business Impact:

Estimated Value: $70,000.00 Budget/Financial Implication: Campus, Warehouse, and Health Budgets Evaluation Criteria: Purchase Price Quality of Goods Vendors Reputation Best Meets the Needs of the District

Summary:

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