REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 5, 2026
FROM
ARLENE MOLINA, Director, Preschool Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
Competitive and Non-Competitive Purchase of Educational Materials and Equipment for Head Start and Early Head Start Classrooms
End
RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue competitive and non-competitive Purchase Orders for:
a. Sensory room furniture and supplies with Fun and Function for an amount not-to-exceed $1,955,000.
b. Card access control systems for an aggregate amount not-to-exceed $1,000,000 with the following vendors:
i. TRL Systems, Inc., Contract No. 24-750
ii. Convergint Technologies, LLC, Contract No. 24-748
iii. RapidFire Safety and Security, LLC, dba Troy Alarm, Inc., Contract No. 24-749
c. Video Management System services for an aggregate amount not-to-exceed $1,000,000, with the following vendors:
i. TRL Systems, Inc., Contract No. 25-1073
ii. Convergint Technologies, LLC, Contract No. 25-1071
iii. Monarch Information Systems, LLC, Contract No. 25-1072
d. Refrigerators, freezers, food service-related equipment, and associated items for an aggregate amount not-to-exceed $650,000 with the following vendors:
i. Good Price Restaurant Supplies
ii. Restaurant Equippers Inc.
e. Furniture and supplies for programming at seven classrooms and four outdoor play areas at three sites throughout the county, including the new Child Development Center, with the following vendors:
i. Community Playthings for an amount not-to-exceed $900,000.
ii. Discovery Education for an amount not-to-exceed $500,000.
iii. Kaplan for an amount not-to-exceed $1,000,000.
iv. Lake Shore Learning Co. for an amount not-to-exceed $2,000,000.
f. Four refrigerated vans or trucks from Emerald Transportation Solutions and Rush Truck Center - Whittier for a total cost not-to-exceed $510,400 for the new food program.
g. Two heavy duty Ford Trucks f...
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