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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please share this information with other staff at your
library. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Library Directors,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The State Library of Ohio and OhioLINK issued a joint
Request for Proposal (RFP) through the Department of Administrative
Services/Office of State Purchasing in March 2011 for statewide delivery
services. Five vendors submitted timely responses to the RFP in April
2011. After review and evaluation of the submitted responses, US
Cargo was awarded a contract effective July 1, 2011. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>
libraries, the award of a new contract with US Cargo resulted in an overall
price reduction of approximately 10% (bags) and 14% (plastic containers) over
the current FY 2011 (7/1/2010-6/30/2011) pricing. The pricing for FY 2012
(7/1/2011-6/30/2012) is below the level that was in place for FY 2010
(7/1/2009-6/30/2010). Due to the overall reduction in pricing, we would
encourage libraries to increase their levels of service by adding days.
Increasing days of delivery service at library locations balances out the movement
of bags throughout the system. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The State Library will continue to invoice <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State>
libraries for statewide delivery services and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place> libraries will pay the State
Library. The State Library will in turn pay US Cargo. The pricing
structure will include a daily rate for each stop plus a fuel surcharge and
will be reflected as one blended rate. There will no longer be separate
pricing based on the type of shipping containers used.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The pricing for FY 2012 (7/1/2011-6/30/2012) for 52 weeks of
service is:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Two Days
$1,892<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Three
Days
$2,838<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Four
Days
$3,784<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Five
Days
$4,730<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The pricing for FY 2012 (7/1/2011-6/30/2012) for 34 weeks of
service is:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Two
Days
$1,236<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Three
Days
$1,854<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Four
Days
$2,472<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Five
Days
$3,090<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>US Cargo will be streamlining their routing operations and
moving to longer routes and larger vehicles for more efficient operations under
the new contract. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Within the next several weeks, you will receive a renewal
notice with your current level of delivery services as well as additional
details related to the new contract. The form will enable you to continue
and/or change the level of delivery service for the new fiscal
year. Once the form has been signed and returned, your library will
be invoiced after July 1, 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We encourage libraries to continue to use the Delivery
Customer Service Form to document service issues with US Cargo. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>If you have any questions on the statewide delivery services
contract, contact Steve Updegraff, Head, Transport & Facility (<a
href="mailto:supdegra@library.ohio.gov"
title="blocked::mailto:supdegra@library.ohio.gov">supdegra@library.ohio.gov</a>
or 614-728-9573) or Diane Fink, Head, Fiscal & Business Services (<a
href="mailto:dfink@library.ohio.gov"
title="blocked::mailto:dfink@library.ohio.gov">dfink@library.ohio.gov</a> or
614-644-6879).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><img border=0 width=105 height=65
id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC2447.4BB346E0" align=baseline></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>Diane Fink, Head, Fiscal
& Business Services</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>State Library of <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ohio</st1:place></st1:State></span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>274
East First Avenue, Suite 100</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>Columbus</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>,
<st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">43201</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>Phone: 614-644-6879</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>Fax: 614-387-0601 </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'><a href="mailto:dfink@library.ohio.gov">dfink@library.ohio.gov</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'><a href="http://www.library.ohio.gov">http://www.library.ohio.gov</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Century Gothic"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic"'>"The State Library of Ohio provides
services and resources to assist state government and libraries in providing
the best service to all."</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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