Common use of PURCHASE OF TEXTBOOKS Clause in Contracts

PURCHASE OF TEXTBOOKS. The publisher shall, for each textbook ordered, furnish an electronic file in the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS) format that will be deposited in the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC) from which accessible versions of the particular textbook may be produced for students with print disabilities. The publisher shall deliver the NIMAS file of the textbook on or before the date of delivery of the regular text version. The publisher certifies that the textbook unit price appearing in the contract or Purchase Order is the lowest wholesale price at which the book or books are currently bid under contract anywhere in the United States or that the price to be charged has been reduced and is the same price as sold anywhere outside of Virginia. In the event the reduced price is permanent the publisher further agrees to notify the Virginia Department of Education to update its website with the new unit price. The publisher shall, when applicable, offer the Arlington County School Board the option of using any special or other edition of a textbook named in the contract or Purchase Order and adapted for use in Virginia and available at a lower price as sold elsewhere in the United States. The following is included in Purchase Orders and Change Orders where the Vendor will have access to student data:

PURCHASE OF TEXTBOOKS. The publisher shall, for each textbook ordered, furnish an electronic file in the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS) format that will be deposited in the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC) from which accessible versions of the particular textbook may be produced for students with print disabilities. The publisher shall deliver the NIMAS file of the textbook on or before the date of delivery of the regular text version. The publisher certifies that the textbook unit price appearing in the contract or Purchase Order is the lowest wholesale price at which the book or books are currently bid under contract anywhere in the United States or that the price to be charged has been reduced and is the same price as sold anywhere outside of Virginia. In the event the reduced price is permanent the publisher further agrees to notify the Virginia Department of Education to update its website with the new unit price. The publisher shall, when applicable, offer the Arlington County School Board the option of using any special or other edition of a textbook named in the contract or Purchase Order and adapted for use in Virginia and available at a lower price as sold elsewhere in the United States. The following is included in Purchase Orders and Change Orders where the Vendor Supplier will have access to student data: