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Vendor at public comment says RFP decision came down to a one‑tenth point margin; urges board to reconsider
Summary
At a school board meeting, Mike Bohm, national sales manager with Blooms, told the board during public comment that a district RFP for a five‑year school–home communications contract was effectively a tie — Parent Square edged Bloom's by 0.1 points, he said — and urged the board to choose the lower‑cost, higher‑functionality option.
At tonight’s school board meeting, Mike Bohm, national sales manager with Blooms, told the board during public comment that the district’s request for proposals for a five‑year unified school–home communication contract was decided by a “one tenth of a point” margin and urged officials to reconsider.
Bohm said the scoring difference was “one tenth of a point out of 120 possible points,” which he characterized as effectively a tie: “This was really a tie is what this was.” He said Bloom’s — which he represents — outperformed the…
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