April 28, 2008

RFP 08C PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE NOTES POSTED

Notes from the RFP 08C-0508 Pre-Proposal Conference held on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 1:00 p.m., at Mohave Educational Services Cooperative, Inc., Phoenix office, 5225 N. Central Ave. #218, Phoenix, AZ 85012, are available for download on the Procurement Solicitations page.

 

April 18, 2008

RFP 08C ADDENDUM POSTED
Addendum 1 for RFP 08C (ASPIN) is available for download on the Procurement Solicitations page. The addendum applies to Food and Related School Cafeteria Supplies – Category 1 on the required Excel workbook (spreadsheet.)

 

April 14, 2008

RFP 08C-0508 ASPIN POSTED
Mohave Educational Services Cooperative, Inc. (Mohave) solicits sealed proposals from qualified vendors for RFP 08C-0508 for the following categories:

1) Food and Related School Cafeteria Supplies
2) Bread and Baked Goods
3) Milk and Dairy Products
4) Fresh Produce

Proposals must be received in the Kingman office of Mohave Educational Services Cooperative, Inc., 625 E. Beale Street, Kingman, AZ 86401, no later than Thursday, May 8, 2008, at 4:30 p.m. (MST).

Note: It is not expected that offerors will respond to all categories. A proposal should be limited to only the category that offeror has the expertise and for which it is capable and willing to contract.

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE: Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 1:00 p.m., Mohave Educational Services Cooperative, Inc., Phoenix office, 5225 N. Central Ave. #218, Phoenix, AZ 85012.

The RFP is available for download on the Procurement Solicitations page.

 

April 9, 2008

OPEN HOUSE THANKS
Thank you to all the members and vendors who took the extra time to stop by and say hello to Mohave's staff at the Open House in Kingman on April 3. We hope you enjoyed the hospitality, and we look forward to seeing you soon at our Mohave Expo 2008.

MOHAVE EXPO 2008 SCHEDULED
This year's Mohave Expo will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 pm. on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at the Mesa Convention Center. Watch for more info and online registration, which will begin in May.

 

March 19, 2008

CONTRACT EXPIRED
The following contract was not extended due to low volume and expired on March 19, 2008:

Salina Bookshelf, Inc. 07B-SBS-0319

 

March 10, 2008

MOHAVE eNEWSLETTER AVAILABLE
A copy of the March 2008 issue of the Mohave eNewsletter is available on the E-News page.

 

March 3, 2008

RFP 08B-0328 (FACILITY ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS) POSTED
Mohave Educational Services Cooperative, Inc. (Mohave) solicits sealed Proposals from qualified vendors for RFP 08B-0328 (Facility Electronic Systems to include Security, Fire, Intercommunications, Video Surveillance, Multimedia Presentation/Distribution, Permanent Sound Systems and Master Clocks). Proposals must be received in the Kingman office of Mohave Educational Services Cooperative, Inc., 625 E. Beale Street, Kingman, AZ 86401 no later than Friday, March 28, 2008 @ 4:30 p.m. MST. RFP is posted on the Procurement Solicitations page.

 

February 29, 2008

NEW SCHOOL MAINTENANCE SOFTWARE CONTRACT AWARDED
The following contract was awarded on February 28, 2008, under RFP 08A-1214 (School Maintenance Software):

 

February 19, 2008

CANCELLED CONTRACTS
The following contracts were not amended under the new Mohave process and have been cancelled:

UPS Professional Services, Inc. 06K-UPS-1207 (Cancelled 2/7/08)
Smith System MFG 03D-SMTH-0127 (Cancelled 1/22/08)

 

February 15, 2008

Mohave's Offices in Kingman, Phoenix and Tucson will be closed on Monday, February 18, 2008, for Presidents Day. Have a happy and safe holiday!

 

January 23, 2008

NEW PC CONTRACTS AWARDED
The following contracts were awarded under RFP 07P-1130 (Computers, Software, Peripherals, Parts and Repair) on January 18, 2008:

CLH International 07P-CLH-0118
CLH International provides Panasonic and Sony product lines.
Contact: Patti Wade (480) 829-1350

CS&S Computer Systems, Inc. 07P-CS&S-0118
CS&S Computer Systems provides the Zenet Product line.
Contact: MD Dbeis (480) 968-8585

DakTech, Inc. 07P-DAKT-0118
DakTech, Inc. provides DakTek product line.
Contact: Todd Miller (701) 282-6686

Dell Marketing, L.P. 07P-DELL-0118
Dell Marketing, L.P. offers the Dell product line.
Contact: Dustin Stelzer (512) 724-7407

Insight Public Sector, Inc. 07P-INSI-0118
Insight Public Sector, Inc. offers the Lenovo product line.
Contact: Dan Walters (480) 619-9640

NeedThese 07P-NEED-0118
NeedThese, (dba as Creative Industries and Technology, LLC), offers the Acer, NTROX and Toshiba product lines.
Contact: Justin Woitas (480) 460-5199

Transource Computers 07P-TRAN-0118
Transource Computers provide the Transource product line.
Contact: Marlo Gouin (623) 879-8882

World Wide Technology, Inc. 07P-WWHP-0118
World Wide Technology, Inc. offers the HP and IBM product line.
Contact: Paula Brewster (480) 736-7301

 

FORMER BOARD MEMBERS RECOGNIZED AND NEW BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED
Mohave extends appreciation to Gary Aller and Karen Havird who completed their terms on the Mohave Educational Services Cooperative, Inc., Board of Trustees in December 2007. Both Mr. Aller and Ms. Havird served on the board since 2004 and each were recognized with a plaque for their excellent service.

At the annual meeting held on January 9, 2008, three member representatives, Michelle Hamilton, Larry Weeks, and Brian Mee, were appointed to serve on the cooperative's Board of Trustees. New to the board are Larry Weeks, Director of the Yuma Educational Materials Management Consortium, and Michelle Hamilton, Procurement Specialist Supervisor for Mesa Public Schools. Brian Mee, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services at Pendergast Elementary School District, completed his term in December 2007, and was appointed to an additional three-year term. Mohave appreciates the willingness of these individuals to provide representation to its members.

 

January 3, 2008