RE: 2012 County Technology Cost Share Program
TO: All County based Extension Agents and staff
Extension Administration has provided funds to re-start the County Cost Share Technology Program. This program starts with this announcement and will continue until funds are exhausted or August 31, 2012. There is no deadline or hurry in placing your orders; you can place orders as necessary during this period.
The program will use Dell computer models. You may choose from four computer packages, two desktop options and two notebook options. Also on the program are 2 laser printers, a standard LCD projector and a document scanner.
To take advantage of the best pricing possible, these configurations are fixed within the contract, so we can’t make any specification changes. As always, if you have a special need please call me, we may not be able to cost share on special requests, but can help you get the best price possible.
Quick links to package configuration:
Package 1 Dell OptiPlex Tower computer – single monitor (Cost Share price $600)
Package 2 Dell OptiPlex Tower computer – dual monitors (Cost Share price $700)
Package 3 Dell Latitude notebook – mobile configuration (Cost Share price $650)
Package 4 Dell Latitude notebook – mobile plus desktop (Cost Share price $850)
About Software:
The computer systems include Microsoft Office 2010 Professional, Sophos AntiVirus End Point Protection, and Adobe Acrobat Professional X.
If you want a copy of WordPerfect Office we can give you the purchasing information to get state contract pricing.
LCD Projector:
We are using the NEC NP-M260X for this program. This projector displays a native resolution of 1024 X 768 pixels and 1600 X 1200 maximum, comes with a maximum lamp brightness of 2600 ANSI Lumens, weighs 6.4 pounds and has a 2 year warranty. (Cost Share Price = $325) More information
Laserjet Printers:
For black and white moderate duty requirements, choose the HP Laserjet P3015dn with a rated speed of 35 pages per minute and has the duplex option that allows printing on both sides of the paper. This printer is network ready and compatible with stamps.com postage system. (Cost Share Price = $350) More Information
For light to moderate duty color laser requirements, choose the HP M551dn. Be careful when considering a color laser. They are more expensive to operate. This printer uses 4 cartridges, 3 colors and one Black. So you may want to consider adding a color laser only if you already have a good black and white printer. This printer does have the duplex option. This is a network ready printer. (Cost Share Price = $425) More Information
Scanner
We have added the Fujitsu FI-6130 Document Scanner on this program. This is a high speed, high quality, sheet feed scanner. It is designed for conversion of paper documents to electronic format, but can scan single pages, photos and odd sizes. This model is compatible with the LaserFiche system and Windows 7. (Cost Share Price = $450). More Information
How to Order:
To participate please complete the online order form. You will receive an email acknowledgment with detail for your records.
http://agrilife.org/it/services/countyprogram/csorder
There are a few things I ask that you keep in mind when ordering:
Please be sure your county officials understand that any items purchased are, and will remain, property of Texas AgriLife Extension Service. I suggest they view the county cost as the purchase of a lifetime lease.
The source of funds for the county share should be funds that are currently available. You will be billed when the orders are confirmed as shipped.
Also regarding source of funds, any local source is acceptable. The local source does not need to be the county government, but could be one of your local committees, a fair board, 4H Adult Leaders, or even a private individual who just wants to contribute something to Extension. Just be sure that when we send a bill to the address you give us, someone will pay it. This local source must fully understand, though, that the equipment is for use by you and your Extension office, not for them.
The exception to this local source rule is where you have funds in an Extension workshop account which have been generated through a local or county level Extension educational event, where registration fees were paid to Extension. Since these funds were locally generated, they are eligible for use in the cost share program. State appropriated fund accounts cannot be used. If you use an Extension Account you must put the account number on the order form.
When completing the form, please be clear and complete on both the billing address and the shipping address.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
James C. Segers, PhD
IT Coordinator – Texas AgriLife Extension Service
AgriLife Information Technology
email: j-segers@tamu.edu
phone: 979 845 9689
fax: 979 845 0829
Technical Support
- Dell Gold Tech Support at (866) 461-3355
Be sure to have the all-numeric express service code numbers from your computer as Dell will ask for it.
