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8.9 Special Conditions – Bid Response Attachment
Hillsborough County Public Schools
Bid # 9138-EST
Classroom Supplies & Equipment Catalog Discount Bid
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School Specialty is the ONLY education company that can offer HCPS products and services across ALL
categories you need to successfully educate children. Those categories include:
School Specialty Science K-12 – Providing educator-inspired learning resources to promote scientific inquiry,
literacy, and student achievement. Curriculum solutions and instructional resources engage students through handson investigation. You can keep your schools up-to-date and safe with our lab design services and equipment. Our
Science offering features products from Frey Scientific, cpo Science and Delta Education.
School Specialty Early Childhood – Providing educators of young children with everything they need to create a
joyful, focused environment that promotes learning and development. For more than 60 years, Childcraft has earned
the trust of teachers and professional engaged in early childhood education. Featuring Childcraft, abc School Supply
and Bird-In-Hand Woodworks.
School Specialty Art – The full line of educational art products an d programs provides resources and hands-on
learning that nurture creativity and self expression. These highly regarded products help educators inspire critical
thinking and imagination in their students. Featuring SAX Arts.
School Specialty Furniture & Equipment – Offers a full range of furnishings for equipping an entire facility,
refurbishing a classroom or office or replacing individual items. Projects by Design (PbD) offers districts a full service
team from budgeting to installation in order to reduce your financial risk and ensure satisfaction. School Specialty
represents hundreds of manufacturers along with our own Califone, Brodhead Garrett, Bird-In-Hand Woodworks and
Projects by Design (PbD) offerings.
School Specialty Physical Education & Health – We provide a full range of programs, resources and
equipment designed to help improve student and staff wellness. Proven, research-based programs such as SPARK
(Sports, Play and Active Recreation of Kids) include curriculum with consistent health messaging and take-home
materials promoting healthy lifestyles. Featuring Sportime and SPARK.
School Specialty Special Needs – Offers a full range of solutions for children with special needs. From mild
attention deficit children to more severe physical or mental challenges, School Specialty Special Needs products and
programs allow educators to make a real difference in the quality of a child’s life. Featuring Abilitations, Integrations
and The Speech Bin.
School Specialty School & Office Supplies – Providing a full assortment of grade specific Supplemental
Curriculum, the latest technology software and hardware, office, classroom building and break room supplies. School
Specialty has carefully designed and developed over 2,000 supply products in our School Smart line which are our
less expensive alternatives to national brands which will stand up to the rigors of the classroom. Featuring Classroom
Direct and School Smart.
This response of Special Conditions attachment to School Specialty’s bid document is, in part, to provide in
writing the pricing transition that is taking place with the catalogs issued to HCPS district offices and school
sites.
School Specialty Bid Attachment
Special Conditions 8.9 – Bid #9138-EST
Classroom Supplies & Equipment Catalog Discount Bid
During 2010, School Specialty will publish catalogs applicable to this bid that will shift from brand focused
(i.e. covers that say SAX, Childcraft, abc, etc) into offerings that focus on the needs of our targeted
customers (i.e. covers that identify the customer audience like Early Childhood, Art Education, Science,
Physical Educations, Administrator, etc.). Most of these catalogs will feature Educator’s Net Pricing (ENP)
beginning in January 2010.
The School Specialty response includes for each category a firm catalog discount off of “List Price” that will
be in effect until the Educator’s Net Price (ENP) is published. As School Specialty transitions catalogs to
ENP, HCPS will automatically be moved to ENP pricing which will be reflected in all electronic pricing files
provided to the district AND on the customized HCPS School Specialty ordering website. Until a brand /
category catalog moves the ENP pricing, the discounts noted on the bid response form or in the attached
brand specific letters will remain in effect. Catalogs that are identified as being Net Priced / Special Sale
Priced where no additional discounts apply will not be discounted further but all terms and conditions of the
bid contract still apply.
a. School Specialty 2009 Education Catalog: 4% Discount off of ENP Price
b. All other catalog discount remain in effect through December 31, 2009. Effective January 2010 all
School specialty branded catalogs containing ENP pricing (Unless catalog bears notation: no other
discounts apply)
I. Childcraft – See attached cover letter
II. abc School Supply – See attached cover letter
III. SAX Arts & Crafts – See attached cover letter
IV. Classroom Direct – No further discounts apply – Net Priced Catalog
V. Teacher’s Discount – No further discounts apply – Net Priced Catalog
VI. Sportime / Abilitations / Integrations / The Speech Bin – See attached cover letter
VII. Frey Scientific – See attached cover letter
VIII. Premier Agendas – See attached cover letter
IX. Brodhead Garret – See attached cover letter
Any Additional Discounts (Special Terms 2.16) offered during the term(s) of the contract will be based solely
on Hillsborough's purchasing with School Specialty and are not to be automatically extended to other
districts. Any district that piggybacks off of the contract may be offered Additional Discounts based on that
particular district's purchasing with School Specialty as defined in the bid under Additional Discounts
(Special Terms 2.16)". It is School Specialty’s intent to offer a district rebate program of at least 2% once
the bid is board approved in the form of a credit for future purchases and will be based on a percentage of
purchases made by HCPS with School Specialty.
Today, School Specialty has clearly shown its commitment to the staff and students of HCPS and is
currently providing a customized HCPS online ordering system with an Online Support Team; Level III
reporting; Electronic catalog files in an EXCEL format; Acceptance of district Pcards; a dedicated Customer
Care Team in Key Accounts; Projects by Design (PbD) services in new and remodeled schools; Provision of
Product Safety as set forth by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA); Curriculum-focused
Teacher Workshops which are presented by our company Category Specialists for Florida in the areas of
Arts, Early Childhood, Physical Education and Special Needs; a dedicated Hillsborough Account Manager
and District Manager and many more. It is an honor and pleasure to do business with Hillsborough County
Public Schools and we look forward to continuing to support the future successful educational and business
efforts of the district for many more school years.
Any questions regarding the content of this attachment may be addressed to Janet Ranaldi, District
Manager, Florida, School Specialty, Inc., [email protected], 407.221.5055
School Specialty Bid Attachment
Special Conditions 8.9 – Bid #9138-EST
Classroom Supplies & Equipment Catalog Discount Bid