Hewlett-Packard company has provided Sarasota County Schools with a comprehensive product and service program to procure desktop and notebook computers utilizing the State of Colorado, Department of Human Services RFP #NC91001100ITS.  This provides ongoing asset management, deployment logistics, warranty and repair support, and service management.

This agreement provides the district with a turnkey leasing solution for computer replenishment that proves the best of product and services.  It is based on a 4-year lease for equipment utilization, management, warranty, repair and support.  Key benefits of this agreement are:

This effort is year 2 of a 4-year plan for computer refresh and deployment district-wide, and prepares Sarasota schools to meet the standards for digital testing requirements.

Computers removed from the schools involved in this phase and less than 6 years of age will be deployed to other District schools.  All computers greater than 6 years old will be first made available for our Texcellence program prior to releasing them to a recycler for disposal.