Forney ISD board approves $2.99 million Chromebook purchase under budget
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Forney ISD approved purchasing 12,000 student and 950 staff Chromebooks from Archangel for $2,986,882 — roughly $1 million under the district’s budgeted amount — following an October open bid process with 24 responses, the administration said.
Forney ISD’s board authorized a district technology purchase for 12,000 student Chromebooks and 950 staff devices after administration recommended Archangel as the best-value bidder. Associate Superintendent Kim Morzak told trustees that 24 responses to the October bid were received and that Archangel’s offer came in about $1,000,000 under what the district had budgeted, with a final amount of $2,986,882.
Morzak said the district conducts a rotation replacement for devices (half of student Chromebooks and one-third of staff devices at a time) and recommended approval so the devices can be available to students and staff next school year. Superintendent (Doctor) Terry noted the district has used Archangel previously and supported moving forward with the purchase.
A board member moved to approve the purchase from Archangel; the motion was seconded and carried with no recorded opposition. The district said it will move forward with procurement and scheduling to distribute devices to campuses in time for the coming school year.