Furnishings for Greene County Agriculture Lab

NOTICE OF INTENT TO UTILIZE
COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT
In accordance with O.C.G.A. 50-5-51, DOAS has both the authority and duty to canvass all
sources of supply to establish contracts for needed goods and services as well as enter into or
authorize agreements with cooperative purchasing organizations (sometimes referred to as
consortia). Pursuant to this authority, DOAS may enter into or authorize state entities to enter
into contracts with sources of supply established pursuant to competitive bidding conducted by
other governmental entities or cooperative purchasing groups. The purpose of this posting is to
provide notice that the State Entity named below intends to enter into a contract with the
cooperative awarded supplier(s) listed below. Any supplier capable of providing the identified
goods/services at the same or better value may challenge the intended contract award by filing
a written protest with the Deputy Commissioner of the State Purchasing Division (SPD) in
accordance with the protest procedures outlined in Section 6.5, Step 4: Supplier Participates in
Protest Process of the Georgia Procurement Manual (GPM). The protest must be received prior to
the closing date and time identified on the Georgia Procurement Registry for this procurement.
Notice Information
Date of Notice: 09/10/26 (mm-dd-yy)
Entity Information
State Entity Name: Greene County School District
State Entity Code (5-Digit Code): 66610
Procurement Officer (APO/CUPO): John Ellenberg
APO/CUPO Email Address: Telephone:
john.ellenberg@greene.k12.ga.us 706-816-3766
Notice Submitted By
Name: John Ellenberg
Title: Director of Facilities, Safety, & Community Engagement
Email Address: john.ellenberg@greene.k12.ga.us
Telephone: 706-816-3766
Notice Details
Cooperative Purchasing Entity Who Awarded Cooperative Contract: Greene County
School District
Date Cooperative Purchasing Contract Awarded: 09/10/26 (mm-dd-yy)
Name/Number of Cooperative Purchasing Contract: TIPS - Contract #: 200301
Supplier(s) to Whom Cooperative Purchasing Contract was Awarded: Nu-Idea School
supply
Supplier(s) the State Entity Will Be Using Under the Contract: Nu-Idea School Supply
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Notice of Intent to Utilize Existing Consortium or
Cooperative Purchasing Agreement
Proposed State Entity Contract Term (include number of renewals, if applicable): N/A
Was Cooperative Purchasing Contract Competitively Bid/Proposed and How? Yes. It
was through TIPS contract # 200301
Scope of Work:
(Provide a detailed description of the commodities/services available under the
cooperative contract, including quantities) Provide and install the following: 70 @ VS
Panto-swing - LuPo forward flexing cantilever chairs, 24 @ VS Jumper Air-Four Plus
24.05" seat ht chairs, 8 @ Eurotech mesh back task chairs, 5@ Smith Systems Rolling
podiums,3 @ Smith Systems 24x54 cascade teacher desks, 1 @ Smith Systems cascade
mega-tower open with shelves & casters, 2 @ Smith Systems Cascade mega tower with
shelves & casters, 6 @ Smith Systems Planner studio 36x72 table with butcher block
top, 13 @ Scholar Craft method collaborative series 30x60 tables w/ 8600 series legs,
18 @ National Public Seating 8500 series plastic stack chair, 1 @ NPS dolly for plastic
stack chairs, 6 @ NPS 30x60 heavy duty folding tables, 1 @ NPS folding table dolly, 2 @
Indiana Furniture bookcase (canvas) 30"w x 14 1/4" d x 58 7/8" h, 1 @ Indiana
Furniture storage credenza (canvas) 66" w x 24" d x 30" h, 7 @ Safco 18" x 36"
commercial shelving units
Reason for Utilization of the Contract: Providing a new agriculture facility for Greene
middle and high school students. Facility will be open for the 2026-2027 school year.
Facility will be complete by the end of September. Timing is a factor.
Estimated Dollar Value of Goods/Services to be Awarded Utilizing the Cooperative
Purchasing Contract (including unit prices, if applicable, and total contract award
value): $50,255.63
Note
State entities' Delegated Purchasing Authority (DPA) for a Cooperative Purchasing
Agreement is equal to its DPA for Request for Proposals (RFPs) unless otherwise directed
by the State Purchasing Division Deputy Commissioner. No state entity may exceed its
assigned DPA without receiving prior written approval from SPD in accordance with GPM
Section 2.5.2.
To Be Used for State Entity Records Only
PeopleSoft / Team Georgia Marketplace REQ ID#:
GPR Notice #:
Number of Prot e s t s :
Outcome:
Awarded Cooperative Purchasing Agreement
Issued PO / Contract
Not Awarded / Competitively Bid Bid Number: 0
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