Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: DeWight Dopslauf
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 210220
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Qumpas Inc., dba Better World Books
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - project was awarded prior to launch of County's M/WBE Program
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a renewal option with Qumpas Inc., dba Better World Books for sale of surplus, worn out, damaged books, audiovisual and other library materials for Harris County for the period of September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023 with revenue in the amount of $7,500 (210220).
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Background and Discussion:
This is a renewal for term contract Job. No. 21/0220, Sale of Surplus, Worn Out, Damaged Books, Audiovisual and Other Library Materials for Harris County. The original term contract award was approved in Commissioners’ Court. The Harris County Public Library (HCPL) utilizes this term contract for ethical disposal of library materials.
Expected Impact:
The approval of this renewal allows HCPL personnel to continue providing new and current materials for the County Library by allowing us to ethically dispose of old/worn out/damaged materials.
Alternative Options:
Other vendors exist but they were evaluated through the RFP process and this option is the best for the County. The vendor pays reasonable prices for discarded library materials without requiring extensive sorting or other limitations that would limit what the library can send.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
X Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
9/14/21 |
296 |
Award |
Location: N/A
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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SFY 22 |
FY 23 |
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Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
Labor Expenditures |
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$ |
$ |
Non-Labor Expenditures |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Total Incremental Expenditures |
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$ |
Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
Existing Budget |
1000 - General Fund |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
Total Current Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Additional Budget Requested |
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$ |
$ |
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$ |
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Total Additional Budget Requested |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Total Funding Sources |
0 |
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0 |
Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
Current Position Count for Service |
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Additional Positions Requested |
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Total Personnel |
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Anticipated Court Date: 8/2/2022
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Ongoing
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Amber Seely, Division Director, Collections & Technical Services, County Library
Martha Sloan, Contracts Administrator, Harris County Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter