Purchasing with Grant Funds Humble ISD Melinda Sappington

HOW DO I FIND AN APPROVED VENDOR

FIRST WAY CHECK THE DISTRICT WEBSITE FOR AN APPROVED VENDORS UNDER A DISTRICT BID

GO TO THE HUMBLE ISD WEBSITE http: //www. humbleisd. net/

Welcome to Humble ISD • Log In – Select Departments – Select Purchasing – Select Current Bids and Quotes and Inter local Contracts – Download 2016 -2017 Current Goods & Services

2016 -2017 Current Goods & Services

SECOND WAY LOOK FOR VENDORS UNDER ONE OF OUR INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENTS

SAME PURCHASING WEB PAGE BUT THIS TIME LOOK AT ALL THE INTERLOCAL CONTRACTS (COOPERATIVES)

THIRD WAY Check and see if the item you are purchasing falls under a Sole Source To be a sole source vendor one of the following must apply:

The company holds a………. . Ø PATENT Ø COPYRIGHT Ø SECRET PROCESS Ø MONOPOLY The product is a: Ø FILM Ø MANUSCRIPT Ø BOOK Ø CAPTIVE REPLACEMENT PART Ø There is/are no other like item(s) or product(s) available for purchase that would serve the same purpose or Function and there is only one price for the above-named item(s) or product(s) because of exclusive distribution or marketing rights. ”

If your product is not available From any of the three ways we Just discussed – contact the Purchasing Office so we Can see if we can make the Purchase as an open market purchase

Quotes required!! v. Make sure the quote is valid For at least 30 days. v. Make sure the quote references the cooperative contract #

WHO TO CALL FOR HELP IN PURCHASING Catherine Dalles - Buyer Monica Comeaux - Bid Specialist Tanya Pounds - Bid Specialist Melinda Sappington - Asst. Director of Purchasing X 8994 X 8993 X 8991 X 8999