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·     State Board of Education Rule 6A-1.012 allows direct

      negotiation with a vendor or supplier as best fits the needs of

      the School District.

·     The Purchasing Department solicited bid 02C-87S for Dual

      Enrolled students on June 10, 2002.   Only one valid bid,

      from Booksmart Enterprises, Inc. was received. One no-bid

      was received from an out of state vendor who could not offer

      the goods and services. 

·    Booksmart Enterprises, Inc. offers a variable discount range

     based upon market demand and age of book title.  They offer

     an average of 6.25% off new, list prices published by the

     Missouri Book Service (MBS) Textbook Exchange Buying

     Guide, which is widely used in the college bookstore industry

     to determine textbook list pricing.  Booksmart’s Enterprises,

     Inc. list price is less than other retail book sellers such as

     Barnes & Noble, Borders, etc.  Booksmart Enterprises, Inc.

     will pay the District for returned textbooks at current market

     buyback rates, where applicable.

·   Dual Enrollment for 2005 consisted of 1816 students, 2452

     courses taken, and 2911 books purchased.  We expect to

     exceed this amount in the new FY07 school year.

·    The term of the contract will be August 22, 2006 through

      August 21, 2008.

·    The estimated expenditure is $500,000 for two years and will

      be funded from the Curriculum and Learning Support

      (Instructional Materials Department) budget.

·     Based on price (offering a discounted price below other book

      retailers), good past performance and availability locally it is

      recommended that this contract be negotiated with

      Booksmart Enterprises, Inc. for these goods and services.