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Subcommittee backs referral to seek managed print‑service bids and consolidate copy leases
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Summary
The district CIO proposed an RFQ to modernize the copy center and standardize printers across the district, seek vendor buyouts of existing leases, and open vendor walk‑throughs; the subcommittee voted to refer the RFQ to the full committee.
The subcommittee voted to refer an RFQ for managed print services and copy‑center modernization after the district CIO outlined plans to standardize equipment, reduce varying lease payments and create a single lease buy‑out. The CIO said the RFQ would include managed print services (software that lets teachers upload and queue jobs), a district copy center with large‑format and color machines, and a requirement that successful vendors take existing lease obligations and consolidate them into a single payment line.
"This system that we have now is called Papercut," the CIO said, describing the district’s managed‑print workflow and how teachers send large jobs to a central distribution center. The CIO said some machines are owned outright (four Konica Minolta units obtained during COVID), others are at or beyond expected end of life, and the RFQ will allow vendors to propose buy‑outs so “everything will be up to date.”
Committee members asked whether the district copy center is cost‑effective compared with in‑building copying. The CIO said a large central machine can cost about $0.03 per black‑and‑white copy, while in‑building copies can run about $0.05 per page; the CIO said she requested a vendor price breakdown and will circulate it to committee members.
The CIO also said she will schedule vendor walk‑throughs at district buildings and expects to post the RFQ by the end of March with a bid‑closing target the week after April vacation. Committee member concerns included whether maintaining a central clerk position is necessary, how the district would staff the center, and contingency planning if a vendor fails mid‑contract.
A motion to refer the RFQ to the full committee was made and seconded; the subcommittee recorded affirmative votes from the members present and referred the RFQ for full‑committee consideration. The CIO said final RFQ language and weighting criteria (a 100‑point scale) will appear in the posted solicitation.
Next steps: the CIO will finalize RFQ paperwork with the city, post the RFQ on the district website and listserv, schedule walk‑throughs for vendors and circulate the vendor pricing breakdown once received.
