Adds $900,000 to keep Blenderbox's software and services through June 2028 without a public bid

The district extends Blenderbox's software licenses three more years ($150,000 a year for 2025-26 through 2027-28) and adds $450,000 in professional services, for an added $900,000 and a new limit of $1,470,000. The district is using a legal exception to public bidding (called the Graydon exception) instead of bidding. The term now ends June 30, 2028.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the official text. AI summary · amounts checked against official text

Vendor / partner: Blenderbox, Inc. · New York, NY
Action: Amendment
Category: Technology
Term: May 25, 2022 – Jun 30, 2028
This vote: $900,000
Previous total: $570,000
New total: $1,470,000
Funding: 0000 and 1100
Resource / site: 0000 and 1100 - 986
Vendor no.: 007853
Presented by: Chief Systems and Services Officer
File: 25-1543 · agenda L.-25
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jun 25, 2025

By year, as stated in the text
Year	Amount
2025-26	$150,000
2026-27	$150,000
2027-28	$150,000

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of Resolution No. 2425-0228 - Authorizing Use of Graydon Exception to Public Bidding for Contract With Blenderbox Inc. and Approving Amendment No. 1, Services Agreement, by and between District and With Blenderbox Inc., New York, New York, for the latter to extend existing software licenses for an additional three years: ● $150,000 for Year 4 (2025-26) ● $150,000 for Year 5 (2026-27) ● $150,000 for Year 6 (2027-28); and provide an additional $450,000 in professional services over the three-year term, for an additional cumulative amount not to exceed $900,000, increasing the not to exceed amount of the Agreement from $570,000.00 to $1,470,000.00. and extending the term of the Agreement from May 25, 2022 through June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2028. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect.

History

Jun 25, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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