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Board authorizes piggyback on Western States procurement after vendor appeal
Summary
After a public comment from local vendor Omnipro Systems, the board approved staff authorization to piggyback on a Western States Contracting Alliance IT procurement process, with staff saying price advantages motivated the choice over a district-specific RFP.
The San Francisco Board of Education approved a staff recommendation to piggyback on the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) for a district IT procurement after hearing public comment from Omnipro Systems.
Ranjan de Costa, chief executive officer of Omnipro Systems, told the board he has supplied SFUSD with HP desktops and laptops since 2007 and asked for "a fair chance" after learning the district…
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