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Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, recommending the Board:
1) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to utilize the U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance contract with Independent Stationers for the purchase of office supplies for use by departments on a County-wide basis in accordance with County Ordinance Chapter 3.12, Section 3.12.160 D;
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a Blanket Purchase Order for an initial three year term plus extensions authorized under the agreement, for a total term not to exceed 5 years, in the amount of $300,000 to Independent Stationers;
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to increase the blanket purchase order through any extended term so long as funding is available within each requesting Department's budget; and
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to terminate Blanket Purchase Orders 291154 and 290693 with Unisource of Sacramento and Xpedex of Sacramento respectively for the purchase of copy paper, if deemed in the best interest of the County to do so.
FUNDING: General Fund and Non-General Fund.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost Approx Annual Cost $300,000.00
Funding
Budgeted $300,000.00
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $300,000.00
Change To Net County Cost $
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: No change in Net County Cost
Background: U.S. Communities is a nonprofit government purchasing cooperative that reduces the cost of goods and services for participating agencies by aggregating their purchasing power nationwide. Almost 3,400 agencies in California participate. U.S. Communities, through its host County of Los Angeles, issued a formal competitive solicitation for Office Supplies and related products to be made available for Public Agencies. In August of 2010, the County of Los Angeles awarded the contract to Independent Stationers. Independent Stationers is a ...
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