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North Penn awards Chromebook purchase to sole bidder Bloom USA; trustees confirm device ownership model
Summary
The board awarded a Chromebook purchase to Bloom USA Incorporated (sole bidder) and confirmed the district purchases rather than leases devices; the award listed Google licenses and protective cases and was approved by voice vote.
Trustees voted April 22 to award the district’s Chromebook purchase to Bloom USA Incorporated, the sole bidder for the contract, Superintendent Dr. Bower said. The award as read in the meeting included Google licenses and protective cases; the district emphasized it purchases rather than leases devices as part of its device replacement cycle.
The transcript records the award amount as "$2,749,2240" as read aloud at the meeting; the district and vendors should be contacted for the official contract amount and final invoice. The board approved the motion by voice vote after confirming the bid met procurement standards and that protective cases were included because other vendors’ submissions did not meet quality requirements.
Board members said the procurement is part of an ongoing replacement cycle for devices in specified grades. The award will be applied through normal purchasing procedures; no roll‑call vote or budget amendment was recorded in the meeting transcript.
