E-Mail Shows Exclusive Artificial Turf Vendor Gets Exclusive Access to MCPS

Imagine having an exclusive multi-million dollar deal with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and Montgomery County!  That's what one artificial turf vendor has going on right now and they didn't even have to submit a bid to get the business.


Take a look at the e-mail below that just went out this morning from the MCPS Consultant who is apparently being paid (on top of his MCPS retirement) to handle the artificial turf installations in MCPS. 


An e-mail that went out to MCPS staff and Montgomery County interested parties about an extension of the deadline to comment on a report on artificial turf included notification to only ONE artificial turf vendor. Guess which one? Yes, the MCPS exclusive artificial turf vendor! 


What happened to the MCPS Procurement principles?


Other artificial turf vendors and Montgomery County natural grass growers you all weren't on this list so here's today's e-mail for your information: 

From: Lavorgna, Joseph <Joseph_Lavorgna@mcpsmd.org> 

Subject: FW: Public Comment Period Extended to June 7 

To: "Anne Ambler ", "Baiyeshea, Comfort O" <Comfort_O_Baiyeshea@mcpsmd.org>, "Beattie, William" <William_Beattie@mcpsmd.org>, "Beil, Clark " <Clark.Beil@montgomerycountymd.gov>, "Bowers, Larry" <Larry_Bowers@mcpsmd.org>, "Bulson, Sean W." <Sean_W_Bulson@mcpsmd.org>, "Cascone, Judy" <Judy_Cascone@mcpsmd.org>, "Confino, Robin" <Robin_Confino@mcpsmd.org>, "County Council President" <county.council@montgomerycountymd.gov>, "Crispell, Bruce" <Bruce_Crispell@mcpsmd.org>, "Deanna Duff", "Diana Conway ", "Diane Cameron" , "Diane Cameron Audubon" <dcameron@audubonnaturalist.org>, "Dianne Cameron " <sallymander@workingfamilies.com>, "Don Hauprich" , "Donerson, Theresa" <Theresa_Donerson@mcpsmd.org>, "Donna PFeiffer" , "Eckenrode, Tina R" <Tina_R_Eckenrode@mcpsmd.org>, "Gong, Ginny " <Ginny.Gong@montgomerycountymd.gov>, "Gould-Kostka, Jeanine L. " <Jeanine.Gould-Kostka@montgomerycountymd.gov>, "Hermann, Ursula A." <Ursula_A_Hermann@mcpsmd.org>, "Higgins, Roy L." <Roy_L_Higgins@mcpsmd.org>, "Ikheloa, Roland" <Roland_Ikheloa@mcpsmd.org>, "Jerad Minnick " <jminnick@mdsoccerplex.org>, "Jessell, Joyce" <Joyce_Jessell@mcpsmd.org>, "Jones, Dianne - School Plant Operations" <Dianne_Jones@mcpsmd.org>, "Kathy Michels", "Keith Levchenko" <keith.levchenko@montgomerycountymd.gov>, "Kimball, LaVerne G" <LaVerne_G_Kimball@mcpsmd.org>, "Kress, Don" <Don_Kress@mcpsmd.org>, "Kristin Trible" <President@mccpta.com>, "Lavorgna, Joseph" <Joseph_Lavorgna@mcpsmd.org>, "Liebes, Sherry" <Sherry_Liebes@mcpsmd.org>, "Locke, Dan " <Dan.Locke@montgomerycountymd.gov>, "McConoughey, Deborah S" <Deborah_S_McConoughey@mcpsmd.org>, "MCCPTA" <office@mccpta.com>, "McShane, John [mailto:John.McShane@fieldturf.com] " <John.McShane@fieldturf.com>, "Midcounty CAB" <midcounty.citizen@montgomerycountymd.gov>, "Mike Riley" <Mike.Riley@montgomeryparks.org>, "Mills, Bronda L" <Bronda_L_Mills@mcpsmd.org>, "Oh, Saeyin" <Saeyin_Oh@mcpsmd.org>, "Paula Bienenfeld", "Peang-Meth, Suzanne" <Suzanne_Peang-Meth@mcpsmd.org>, "Roger Berliner Councilmember" <councilmember.berliner@montgomerycountymd.gov>, "Schmitz, Sheli A" <Sheli_A_Schmitz@mcpsmd.org>, "Sheldon Fishman ", "Shofar, Steven " <Steven.Shofar@montgomerycountymd.gov>, "Shpur, Michael" <Michael_Shpur@mcpsmd.org>, "Shuman Jr, Richard C" <Richard_C_ShumanJr@mcpsmd.org>, "Skinner, Veronica" <Veronica_Skinner@mcpsmd.org>, "Song, James" <James_Song@mcpsmd.org>, "Stetson, Frank H." <Frank_H_Stetson@mcpsmd.org>, "Steve Augustino" , "Susan Buffone - Councilmember Berliner's Staff" <susan.buffone@montgomerycountymd.gov>, "Susan Burkinshaw" <susan.burkinshaw@verizon.net>, "Talley, Adrian B." <Adrian_B_Talley@mcpsmd.org>, "Tanner, Lynda M" <Lynda_M_Tanner@mcpsmd.org>, "Trish Heffelfinger" <trishheff@mdsoccerplex.org>, "Wade, Patricia" <Patricia_Wade@mcpsmd.org>, "Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board " <bethesda.citizen@montgomerycountymd.gov>, "Amos, Susan L." <Susan_L_Amos@mcpsmd.org>, "Belott, Patrick" <Patrick_Belott@mcpsmd.org>, "Benz, Joan L." <Joan_L_Benz@mcpsmd.org>, "Berry, Christopher S." <Christopher_S_Berry@mcpsmd.org>, "Cohen, Marc J" <Marc_J_Cohen@mcpsmd.org>, "Collins, Christine H" <Christine_H_Collins@mcpsmd.org>, "Cudd, Kenneth N." <Kenneth_N_Cudd@mcpsmd.org>, "Dempsey, Lance" <E.Lancellotti_Dempsey@mcpsmd.org>, "Dixon, Jeanette E." <Jeanette_E_Dixon@mcpsmd.org>, "Domergue, Robert" <Robert_Domergue@mcpsmd.org>, "Doody, Joseph J." <Joseph_J_Doody@mcpsmd.org>, "Doran, Michael J." <Michael_J_Doran@mcpsmd.org>, "Evans, Leroy C." <Leroy_C_Evans@mcpsmd.org>, "Fahrner, Paul J." <Paul_J_Fahrner@mcpsmd.org>, "Fernandez, James G." <James_G_Fernandez@mcpsmd.org>, "Freda, Jonathan J" <Jonathan_J_Freda@mcpsmd.org>, "Fuggitti, Marco G." <Marco_G_Fuggitti@mcpsmd.org>, "Garran, Christopher S." <Christopher_S_Garran@mcpsmd.org>, "Goodwin, Alan S." <Alan_S_Goodwin@mcpsmd.org>, "Green, Elizabeth K." <Elizabeth_K_Green@mcpsmd.org>, "Gregory, William M. (Sherwood HS)" <William_M_Gregory@mcpsmd.org>, "Heimbach, Karl S." <Karl_S_Heimbach@mcpsmd.org>, "Hilliard III, Harold J" <Harold_J_HilliardIII@mcpsmd.org>, "Johnson, Henry R." <Henry_R_Johnson@mcpsmd.org>, "Kelley, David S." <David_S_Kelley@mcpsmd.org>, "Koutsos, James P." <James_P_Koutsos@mcpsmd.org>, "Lane, Ronald D." <Ronald_D_Lane@mcpsmd.org>, "Levine, Deena" <Deena_Levine@mcpsmd.org>, "Lockard, Karen L." <Karen_L_Lockard@mcpsmd.org>, "Lowndes, Kevin E." <Kevin_E_Lowndes@mcpsmd.org>, "McLeod, Nelson" <Nelson_McLeod@mcpsmd.org>, "Miller, Dale L." <Dale_L_Miller@mcpsmd.org>, "Minus, Eric L." <Eric_L_Minus@mcpsmd.org>, "Mugge, Debra K." <Debra_K_Mugge@mcpsmd.org>, "Munk, Debra S" <Debra_S_Munk@mcpsmd.org>, "Murphy, Scott W." <Scott_W_Murphy@mcpsmd.org>, "Podosek, Heather A." <Heather_A_Podosek@mcpsmd.org>, "Ross, Edward J." <Edward_J_Ross@mcpsmd.org>, "Ryan, Maura M." <Maura_M_Ryan@mcpsmd.org>, "Sacramo, Raymond F." <Raymond_F_Sacramo@mcpsmd.org>, "Schrader, Lisa J." <Lisa_J_Schrader@mcpsmd.org>, "Spears, Reginald L" <Reginald_L_Spears@mcpsmd.org>, "Sullivan, Jeffrey K." <Jeffrey_K_Sullivan@mcpsmd.org>, "Tapley, James C." <James_C_Tapley@mcpsmd.org>, "Thom, Suzette A." <Suzette_A_Thom@mcpsmd.org>, "Thompson, Christopher L." <Christopher_L_Thompson@mcpsmd.org>, "Wetzel, Andrew R." <Andrew_R_Wetzel@mcpsmd.org>, "Williams, Darryl L" <Darryl_L_Williams@mcpsmd.org>, "Woodward, Jason D" <Jason_D_Woodward@mcpsmd.org>, "Working, Carole A" <Carole_A_Working@mcpsmd.org>Date: Saturday, June 4, 2011, 10:51 AM 

Please be aware that the public comment period for responses to the Staff Work Group’s report “A Review of Benefits and Issues Associated with Natural and Artificial Turf Rectangular Stadium Fields” has been extended one final tome to the close of business on June 7, 2011. All responses should be sent to:

TurfReportResponse@yahoo.com
Please access the report from the Council’s home page.

http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/csltmpl.asp?url=/content/council/index.asp
For your convenience a copy of the full report is attached to this email.

Thank you for your continued interest in this report.
Staff Work Group

*Note from the Parents' Coalition:  The yahoo.com e-mail address that is receiving responses to this report is not an official government e-mail address. The public does not know who owns that e-mail address or who is reading those e-mails. The public has no assurances that e-mails sent to turfreportresponse@yahoo.com will ever see the light of day. Don't risk it, send your comment directly to the Montgomery County Council at:  county.council@montgomerycountymd.gov