Agenda Item
Meeting Date:
8/25/2022 - 6:00 PM  
Category:
Purchasing  
Type:
Action  
Subject:
9.57 Award of Advertising Services Request For Proposal Contract 9549  
Strategic Plans:
Priority 1.4
1.4 Attract and recruit highly effective and qualified staff who are excellent matches for the district, develop a pipeline of candidates for hard-to-fill areas, and provide support to all employees that enables and empowers them to fulfill their role in our mission.
 
Enclosure:
 
File Attachment:
 
Summary:
WHEREAS, in response to the COVID-19 National Declaration of Emergency proposals were electronically received on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 after public advertising for Advertising Services. Request for proposals were issued to eleven (11) vendors with two (2) vendors responding; and
WHEREAS, proposals were evaluated by staff members of the Newark Board of Education and the committee selected the finalist identified below as the best qualified vendor based on their response to the District’s request for proposal; and
WHEREAS, the Newark Board of Education is authorized to enter into an agreement for extraordinary unspecifiable services in accordance with N.J.S.A.18A:18A-5a (2); and
WHEREAS, the contract term shall be for a two (2) year period of August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2024 with the option to renew for one (1) additional two (2) year period; and
WHEREAS, the recommendation for award of term contract was reviewed and approved by Dr. Yolanda Mendez, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources.
 
Funding :
Subject to the availability of funds.
20-20-483-200-500-404-000-000
20-20-218-200-800-439-000-000
10-11-000-251-592-300-000-000
10-11-xxx-xxx-500-xxx-xxx-xxx
20-20-xxx-xxx-500-xxx-xxx-xxx
 
Recommendation to the Board
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Newark Board of Education accepts and approves the award of term contract for Advertising Services from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2024 with the option to renew for one (1) additional two (2) year period as follows:

iHeartMedia Entertainment Inc., Boston, NY at a cost not to exceed $399,820.00

EXPLANATION: To secure adverting services to attract and provide notice for various District initiatives. Subject to the availability of funds.
 
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Susan Balbosa - Contract Administrator 2
Signed By:  
Dr. Yolanda Mendez - Assistant Superintendent
Signed By:  
Sherelle Spriggs - Senior Purchasing Manager
Signed By:  
Valerie Wilson - School Business Administrator
Signed By:  
Roger León - Superintendent
 
Vote Results:

Original Motion
Member Josephine Garcia Moved, Member Daniel Gonzalez seconded to approve the Original motion 'NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Newark Board of Education accepts and approves the award of term contract for Advertising Services from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2024 with the option to renew for one (1) additional two (2) year period as follows:

iHeartMedia Entertainment Inc., Boston, NY at a cost not to exceed $399,820.00

EXPLANATION: To secure adverting services to attract and provide notice for various District initiatives. Subject to the availability of funds.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 8 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 8 - 0
   
Josephine Garcia     Yes
Flohisha Johnson     Yes
Dawn Haynes     Yes
Asia J. Norton     Yes
A'Dorian Murray-Thomas     Yes
Vereliz Santana     Yes
Daniel Gonzalez     Yes
Crystal Williams     Yes