The Superintendent recommends the purchase of 28 Aver Chromebook charging carts from low bid respondent Troxell of Harahan, LA at a cost of $904 per cart for a total of $25,312.00.

As part of the district's current wave of computer technology refresh, 28 Chromebook carts are needed to store and charge Chromebooks purchased for schools as per below:

School	# of Carts
AES	4
AHS	7
BCMS	0
BES	4
BRES	0
CLES	0
HES	2
HMMS	0
KES	0
RMS	2
SES	3
WBHS	4
WMS	2
YES	0
Totals	28

 

An RFP was published, and 7 valid responses were received (an 8th response came in a day past deadline).

Vendor	Location	Response	Notes
Troxell	Harahan, LA	$25,312.00
CDW	Vernon Hills, IL	$25,900.00
Zones	Seattle, WA	$36,523.76
IT Savvy	Chicago, IL	$37,556.96
HypertecDirect	Tempe, AZ	$38,951.08
Howard	Laurel, MS	$39,200.00
SHI	Somerset, NJ	$40,154.16	Response was a day late
Products Unlimited	Fort Lauderdale, FL	$43,092.00

 

We have successfully done business with Troxell previously, and they are not adversely listed in the sam.gov database.

$25,312 from SPLOST technology refresh funds.