Agenda Item
i. ITB 24-547 for Middle School Weight Room Equipment to Wynnpro, LLC (not to exceed $289,777.80)
Summary: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education approve the award of ITB 24-547 DCSD Middle School Weight Room Equipment to Wynnpro, LLC, not to exceed $289,777.80
Why: DCSD desires to contract with Wynnpro, LLC for the acquisition and installation of weight room equipment for 18 middle schools. This weight room equipment will provide middle school students the opportunity to learn proper techniques of lifting weights. This valuable lesson will help reduce injuries, increase competition performance and promote a healthy lifestyle.
The weight room equipment company will be responsible for the delivery, assembly and installation the equipment at each school.
Details: Specific details related to the scope of work for this Request for Proposal can be found on the DeKalb County School District’s solicitation website at https://dekalbschoolsga.ionwave.net/
The ITB was issued on March 30, 2023, and notification of the upcoming ITB was posted to IonWave on March 30, 2023, posted on the Georgia Procurement Registry on March 30, 2023 and advertised in the Champion Newspaper on March 30, 2023 and April 6, 2023. Electronic notification was sent to 33 vendors from the DCSD Vendor Bid List, 102 vendors through the State of Ga. Procurement Registry and 28 vendors through IonWave. Eight (8) bids were reviewed and deemed responsive to the requirements of the solicitation. The 8 bids were evaluated by an evaluation committee, which consisted of three (3) staff members from the Athletics Department.
Financial impact: The total budget for ITB 24-547 Wynnpro LLC. is allocated from the cost code (100.1000.573000.00011.7090.9990.8010.040.0000) Purchase Equipment - Athletics’ General Fund Budget in the amount not to exceed $289,777.80.
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1470
Mr. James Jackson, Executive Director Athletics, Division of Operations, 678.676.1824
Status: Approved by General Counsel
CHRONOLOGY OF THE AGENDA ITEM
An Invitation to Bid (ITB) was issued on March 30, 2023. Electronic notification of the upcoming
solicitation was sent to 33 vendors from the DCSD Vendor Bid List, 28 vendors through IonWave
and 102 vendors through the State of Ga. Procurement Registry. The solicitation was also
advertised in the Champion Newspaper on March 30, 2023, and April 6, 2023. Eight (8) bids were
reviewed and deemed responsive to the requirements of the solicitation.
The recommendation of award is to the vendor that met all required specifications for Bid 24-
547 Middle School Weight Room Equipment is Wynnpro, LLC for a not to exceed amount of
$289,777.80.