INCENTIVIZED PURCHASE WINDOW ENDS AUGUST 14, 2015 ORDER SOON AND DON'T MISS OUT! All public, public school academies and non-public K-12 and pre-school buildings, districts, intermediate school districts and Michigan public libraries are eligible to purchase using the 2015 TRIG Bid Contract. There are 36 devices and related accessories and upgrades available this year. To view the catalog, go to the TRIG Catalog in SPOT<http://www.remcbids.org/catalog/view/cat/21444> and select one of the categories on the left to view the items. You can also use the subcategories to narrow down the list. A spreadsheet of the catalog items<http://22itrig.org/downloads/device_purchasing/catalogdata-forimport-complete.xls> has also been created for your convenience. This spreadsheet contains information about all awarded items including devices, accessories and upgrades. The accessories and upgrades are listed under the device to which they are related. Remember that to receive the bid pricing and the incentive funding, you must have a SPOT account and upload your purchase orders through SPOT. Information on setting up an account and purchasing through SPOT can be found in the SPOT FAQs<http://22itrig.org/activities/activity-four/spot-faqs/>. As of July 14, 2015, over $46 million worth of devices and accessories have been purchased statewide. The (unverified) total number of devices purchased is 110,919, including 95,937 Personal Learning Devices (Chromebooks, notebooks, tablets) and 14,982 Desktops (small form factors, all-in-ones, minis). Further broken down by device type, the quantities purchased are: Desktops-Chrome 2,008 Desktops-Mac 379 Desktops-Windows 12,595 Chromebooks 58,332 Notebooks-Mac 4,700 Notebooks-Windows 10,171 Tablets-Android 100 Tablets-iOS 21,933 Tablets-Windows 701 Grand Total 110,919 If you have an interest in this information or any other questions related to Device Purchasing, email spot@remc.org<mailto:spot@remc.org>. More information on the 2015 TRIG Bid can be found on http://22itrig.org/activities/activity-four/spring-2015-bid-information/spring-2015-awards/<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001pnL8oaA_1XMdqnoTRIOtvg8e10RlpLaV6x0ZDXNbfMaetm8a3MtCp2rcCMBmCAaafiBPbAvfnMVSbIwdAUEO55X6a1qM32odZkVPqbx519hIRG0geXRe4o7Euo3DR6VcGZ2IrTwmOjdXjfYh3_RweyqmghTAilZtzmTU2zds7jzQJ88hc8dXSUFZ8ze5mfItOteB7XfKoAk-UXL6394Aq15QfqugdsVUub2RB5mnN_FcjlEclc4cDZ9HzTh8GXGOYWosxFY8psH9y5RBD5tg3A==&c=sKk3bFGFahpDfUASy57lAZ829vFz1sl2stvF2jfJ1iN5-l3ASQEdMA==&ch=_ER0KF9abBsU44PoxE7N5UorTuohqUIIMw_gcnUetuDUzGW_kRh5vA==>. 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 http://mel.org<http://mel.org/> http://michlibrary.org<http://michlibrary.org/> Nourishing Michigan's Future...during school and during the summer! Consider being a sponsor or site for the Summer Food Service Program and encourage Michigan's children to Meet Up and Eat Up - and Read Up! www.michigan.gov/sfsp<http://www.michigan.gov/sfsp> [image004]