REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 10, 2025
FROM
ARLENE MOLINA, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
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Non-Competitive Purchase of Education Materials and Equipment for Head Start and Early Head Start Classrooms
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue non-competitive Purchase Orders for:
1. Education supplies and furniture with the following vendors:
a. Community Playthings for an amount not-to-exceed $600,000.
b. Flexhibit for an amount not-to-exceed $6,000,000.
c. Kaplan for an amount not-to-exceed $1,000,000.
2. Security enhancements including equipment, lighting, and other security related equipment and/or products with Siemens, for an amount not-to-exceed $2,000,000.
3. Computer and software system enhancements with the following vendors for a not-to-exceed aggregate amount of $1,300,000:
a. Unitek
b. Sehi Computer Products Inc.
4. Refrigerators, freezers, and other food service-related items with The Dish Factory, Inc. for an amount not-to-exceed $250,000.
5. Two Cargo Vans, for an amount not-to-exceed $200,000, that will be equipped with literacy materials and outdoor and athletic materials for programming at various sites throughout the county, including the new Child Development Center.
(Presenter: Arlene Molina, Director, 383-2078)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The purchase cost of no more than $11,350,000 for the Preschool Services Department (PSD) is 100% funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. Ade...
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