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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> lstac <lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Harmon, Meghan L. via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 1, 2023 12:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> lstac@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] Bundled Goods<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Could you weigh in on a budget question, please? We have a library that is purchasing two “kits” for $12,711.50 each. Initially, this was placed
under “Equipment,” so we inquired. Here are the contents of the kit:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;color:black">“Each kit contains 10 headsets with perpetual licenses, 2 teacher devices with perpetual licenses, and several other things including
controllers, batteries, chargers, and the case itself.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Now we are conflicted! Is it Equipment because it’s over $5,000? Is it Supplies because the contents of the kit don’t contain any overly expensive
items? Could even a portion of this be Services because the of the licenses? <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Because the items are bundled at a discount, they don’t know the individual prices for each piece. Hmm... what would you do?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Meghan Harmon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Library Development Group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Illinois State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Gwendolyn Brooks Building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">300 South Second Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Springfield, IL 62701-1796<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">217-524-5867 </span><a href="mailto:mharmon@ilsos.gov"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">mharmon@ilsos.gov</span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:none">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Alexi Giannoulias – Secretary of State and State Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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