Agenda Item
iv. Southwestern Communications, Inc., using General Service Administration (GSA) Contract No. 47QTCA21D0098 as a sole distributor for parts, installation, and repair of Rauland-Borg Corporation equipment, instrumentation and Controls District-Wide (not to exceed $300,000.00)
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations
Request: It is requested that the Board of Education authorize the District to use the General Service Administration (GSA) Contract to purchase and install communications equipment replacements and upgrades from Southwestern Communications, Inc., a sole authorized distributor of Rauland-Borg Corporation equipment in accordance with the GSA Contract No. 47QTCA21D0098 in the amount not to exceed $300,000.00.
Any single purchases which exceed $100,000.00 will be brought back to the Board of Education for approval in accordance with Board Policy DJE.
Why: DeKalb County School District is requesting to contract for services utilizing the buying power of the GSA Contract No.47QTCA21D0098 to install or upgrade TCU Intercom Systems at various sites throughout the District.
Details: Section 211 of the E-Government Act of 2002 (the Act) amended the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act to allow for "Cooperative Purchasing." Cooperative Purchasing allows for the Administrator of General Services to provide states and localities access to certain items offered through the General Services Administration's (GSA's) Federal Supply Schedule 70, Information Technology (IT), and Consolidated (formerly Corporate Contracts) Schedule contracts, containing IT Special Item Numbers (SINs).
Financial impact: The total contract amount for these services in the amount not to exceed $300,000.00 will be allocated from the General Fund Budget, Deferred Maintenance (100.2600.543013.00011.7520.9990.8013.040.0000) Any single purchases which exceed $100,000.00 will be brought back to the Board of Education for approval in accordance with Board Policy DJE.
Contact: Mr. Erick Hofstetter, Chief Operating Officer, Division of Operations, 678.676.1376
Mr. Bobby Moncrief, Director of Facilities, Division of Operations, 678.676.1478
Status: Approved by General Counsel