Fayette County Public Schools Sealed Solicitation
Title: Books, Non-library Catalog Discount - Copy
Deadline: 6/17/2024 2:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Status: Awarded
Solicitation Number: 43-24
Description: This is an RFP to establish a catalog discount contract for books that are not considered library books and would be used in the classroom
Documents:
| Documents as of 6/3/2024 |
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| RFP_43_24_Books_Non_Library.pdf |
Addition 1
Posted: 7/9/2024
Type of Addition: In Review
Addition 2
Posted: 7/23/2024
Type of Addition: Award Information
Overview: The RFP was awarded to Barnes & Noble Booksellers Inc., Lehr Book, Follett Content Solutions,Superior Text, A to Z Books, Perma-Bound Books, Textbook Warehouse, Mackin Educational Resources, Lakeshore Learning, Childrens plus, Rainbow Book Company, Booksource and Bound to Stay Bound Books
Documents:
Question 1
Posted: 6/4/2024
Question: If title(s) is unavailable or out of print, will FCPS accept substitutions? If so, please provide any substitution requirements.
Response: No, you can leave it blank. No substitutions are needed.
Question 2
Posted: 6/5/2024
Question: How might this RFP apply to separate RFPs for professional development where books are needed? Should the textbook portion of another RFP be submitted separately? Or, can the cost of the necessary books needed be included in RFP for professional development?
Response: This RFP is separate from all other RFPs. This RFP is to establish book vendors with a discount to purchase books for classroom use.
Question 3
Posted: 6/6/2024
Question: Hello, I'm preparing our response to the RFP. However, your 2021 RFP document included a Workforce Analysis Form which this RFP 43-24 does not. Is this correct, or is this an oversight? I'd just like to make sure that if I submit our proposal for RFP 43-24 without a Workforce Analysis Form, Fayette County Public Schools will not deem our proposal non-compliant/incomplete. Thank you! Kathryn Shaw Ingram Library Services
Response: That form is no longer required or part of our RFPs.
Question 4
Posted: 6/10/2024
Question: Is a discount required? Will vendors with 0% discount be excluded from bidding?
Response: 0% discount will not exclude you but will be reflected in the scoring.
Question 5
Posted: 6/10/2024
Question: Please confirm the correct ISBN for the Princeton Review AP US History. The number provided is a duplicate of the one provided for the Oxford Dictionary English.
Response: 978-0593450925
Posted: 7/9/2024
Type of Addition: In Review
Posted: 7/23/2024
Type of Addition: Award Information
Overview: The RFP was awarded to Barnes & Noble Booksellers Inc., Lehr Book, Follett Content Solutions,Superior Text, A to Z Books, Perma-Bound Books, Textbook Warehouse, Mackin Educational Resources, Lakeshore Learning, Childrens plus, Rainbow Book Company, Booksource and Bound to Stay Bound Books
Documents:
Posted: 6/4/2024
Question: If title(s) is unavailable or out of print, will FCPS accept substitutions? If so, please provide any substitution requirements.
Response: No, you can leave it blank. No substitutions are needed.
Posted: 6/5/2024
Question: How might this RFP apply to separate RFPs for professional development where books are needed? Should the textbook portion of another RFP be submitted separately? Or, can the cost of the necessary books needed be included in RFP for professional development?
Response: This RFP is separate from all other RFPs. This RFP is to establish book vendors with a discount to purchase books for classroom use.
Posted: 6/6/2024
Question: Hello, I'm preparing our response to the RFP. However, your 2021 RFP document included a Workforce Analysis Form which this RFP 43-24 does not. Is this correct, or is this an oversight? I'd just like to make sure that if I submit our proposal for RFP 43-24 without a Workforce Analysis Form, Fayette County Public Schools will not deem our proposal non-compliant/incomplete. Thank you! Kathryn Shaw Ingram Library Services
Response: That form is no longer required or part of our RFPs.
Posted: 6/10/2024
Question: Is a discount required? Will vendors with 0% discount be excluded from bidding?
Response: 0% discount will not exclude you but will be reflected in the scoring.
Posted: 6/10/2024
Question: Please confirm the correct ISBN for the Princeton Review AP US History. The number provided is a duplicate of the one provided for the Oxford Dictionary English.
Response: 978-0593450925