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The School Board of Broward County, Florida
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Meeting: Regular School Board Meeting : EE. Office of Strategy & Operations | |||||
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EE-7. RFP Amendment/Additional Spending Recommendation of $500,000 or Less - 14-037V - Federal and State Lobbying Services
June 24, 2014 Status: |
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Quick Summary / Abstract
REVISED/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Approve the Amendment and additional spending authority for the above RFP. Extension Term: July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, 1 year User Department: Public Relations & Governmental Affairs Award Amount: $343,581 Vendor(s)Awarded: M/WBE Vendor(s): The School Board of Broward County, Florida (SBBC) entered into agreements with Alcalde & Fay, Ltd.; Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.; Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky, Abate & Webb, P.A. It is recommended that the First Amendment to Agreement for Alcade & Fay, Ltd., be renewed for federal lobbying services for another term. This firm lobbies the legislative and executive branches of the federal government, including federal agencies, and possesses the necessary skills to counsel SBBC on strategies concerning legislative and administrative advocacy to assist SBBC in its goals of federal funding for the District. It is recommended that the First Amendment to Agreements for Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.; Colodny, Fass, Talendfeld, Karlinsky, Abate & Webb, P.A. This agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form and legal content by the Office of the General Counsel. RFP 14-037V was approved on December 2, 2013, with a spending authority of $126,581. The current recommendation is to increase the spending authority by $217,000 to cover the spending for an additional year. This additional recommendation will provide a total spending authority of $343,581 for this contract. All expenditures for this contract will come from the existing approved Public Information Officer's budget. Requested Action REVISED/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Approve the Amendment and additional spending authority for the above RFP. Extension Term: July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, 1 year User Department: Public Relations & Governmental Affairs Vendor(s)Awarded: 5 Award Amount: $343,581 M/WBE Vendor(s): Summary The School Board of Broward County, Florida (SBBC) entered into agreements with Alcalde & Fay, Ltd.; Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.; Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky, Abate & Webb, P.A. It is recommended that the First Amendment to Agreement for Alcade & Fay, Ltd., be renewed for federal lobbying services for another term. This firm lobbies the legislative and executive branches of the federal government, including federal agencies, and possesses the necessary skills to counsel SBBC on strategies concerning legislative and administrative advocacy to assist SBBC in its goals of federal funding for the District. It is recommended that the First Amendment to Agreements for Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.; Colodny, Fass, Talendfeld, Karlinsky, Abate & Webb, P.A. This agreement has been reviewed and approved as to form and legal content by the Office of the General Counsel. School Board Goals
Financial Impact RFP 14-037V was approved on December 2, 2013, with a spending authority of $126,581. The current recommendation is to increase the spending authority by $217,000 to cover the spending for an additional year. This additional recommendation will provide a total spending authority of $343,581 for this contract. All expenditures for this contract will come from the existing approved Public Information Officer's budget. Source of Additional Information Tracy Clark 754-321-2616 Sheela VanHoose 754 321-2600 Ruby Crenshaw 754-321-0501 Associated File Attachments |
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