<div dir="ltr">I actually would not consider this equipment because equipment is defined as one <i>single</i> item costing over $5000. Ultimately, I would separate services and supplies if I could, but if they really can't give you a broken out invoice, I would put it all as supplies/materials. Just my two cents!<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Rachel</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 1, 2023 at 10:51 AM Forbes, Lyndsay (BLC) via lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg6205293720022253226">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">If I couldn’t get any documentation from them for the costs of the individual items, I would treat it as equipment.
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<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> <a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov" target="_blank">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] Bundled Goods<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12pt;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:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:105%"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;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.”<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12pt;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
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12pt;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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