Greetings,

Earlier this week, I announced that libraries are being let in on the opportunity to purchase technology hardware through a cooperative bid put together by the education community, specifically the Technology Readiness Infrastructure Grant (TRIG) program. Below I have some additional information about how the process works.

To order tech devices from the device purchasing bid, libraries (and schools) will need a SPOT account. Here is an FAQ about the process: http://22itrig.org/activities/activity-four/spot-faqs/. Please note that libraries will need to choose “Non-public” in the drop-down when they register as a SPOT user. This does not refer to your status as a library, it’s a quirky field that originally applied to schools only.

· The order form will be at www.remcbids.org.

· If you have questions or need help with the SPOT registration and ordering process, please email spothelp@remc.org.

· Please note that the purchasing window opens on April 15^th and will extend longer than my initial announcement. Purchasing extends to 9/30/15.

· For full program information, please refer to the Statewide Device Purchasing Program website: http://22itrig.org/activities/activity-four/

Sonya Schryer Norris

Library Consultant

Library of Michigan

702 W. Kalamazoo St.

P.O. Box 30007
Lansing, MI 48909-7507

Ph: 517-373-4457

Fax: 517-373-5700

http://mi.gov/libraryofmichigan

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