Title
Arts, Crafts and Specialty Supplies Contract PKS IFB-24-0238 - Request for Award (Ordinance S-50762)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into contracts with Lakeshore Learning Materials, LLC, S&S Worldwide, Inc. and Blick Art Materials, LLC to provide arts, crafts and specialty items for the Parks and Recreation Department. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the contracts will not exceed $700,000.
Report
Summary
This contract will provide department staff with the ability to purchase arts, crafts and specialty items such as: brushes, yarn and twine, crayons, chalk, pencils, clay and plaster, glue and tape, glitter, art paint, railroad board, electronic kits and miscellaneous items as needed for youth programs at the recreation centers.
Procurement Information
A solicitation was processed in accordance with City of Phoenix Administrative Regulation 3.10.
Three vendors submitted bids deemed to be responsive based on the solicitation specifications. Following an evaluation based on price, the department recommends award to all three vendors:
Selected Bidders
Blick Art Materials, LLC
Lakeshore Learning Materials
S&S Worldwide, Inc.
Contract Term
The contracts will begin on or about May 1, 2024, for a five-year term with no options to extend.
Financial Impact
The aggregate value for all three contracts will not exceed $700,000. Funding is available in the Parks and Recreation Department's budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager John Chan and the Parks and Recreation Department.