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for TLA presentation Spring 2009 in Houston. Overview of the bid process for school Librarians
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Bid Process 101Bid Process 101Enhance the Library’s buying power throughEnhance the Library’s buying power through
understanding the RFP and vendor’sunderstanding the RFP and vendor’sresponse to the bid process. Clarify how toresponse to the bid process. Clarify how to
buy from bidded vendorsbuy from bidded vendors
By Barry Bishop and Greg Escue
School Board PolicySchool Board PolicyCH (LEGAL)CH (LEGAL)
Uploaded on February 19, 2009 by steakpinball
Districts are DifferentDistricts are Different
Districts may require more than the lawDistricts may require more than the law
Districts may interpret the law differentlyDistricts may interpret the law differently
The ultimate authority for you is your The ultimate authority for you is your School Board and they usually delegate School Board and they usually delegate the responsibility to your the responsibility to your Purchasing Purchasing ManagerManager
$10,000$10,000
More than 10More than 10 Go out on bidGo out on bid
Uploaded on December 18, 2006 by lotyloty
Don’t get trickyDon’t get tricky
In the aggregateIn the aggregate For 12- month periodFor 12- month period
Component purchasesComponent purchases Separate purchasesSeparate purchases Sequential purchasesSequential purchases
NO
Uploaded on July 13, 2008 by Sheep purple
$25,000$25,000
More than 25More than 25 Hope you surviveHope you survive
Uploaded on July 18, 2007 by Yandle
Take the whole project to the School Board for approval
Better than BiddingBetter than BiddingINTERLOCAL AGREEMENTSINTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS
With other local With other local governmentsgovernments
With state agenciesWith state agencies With the comptrollerWith the comptroller
They do the bidding—you do the buying!
Uploaded on December 31, 2006 by Dplanet::
Texas Department of Information ResourcesTexas Department of Information Resources DIRDIR
www.dir.state.tx.uswww.dir.state.tx.us Best for IT items and servicesBest for IT items and services
Uploaded on November 24, 2008 by lorisflickr
Buy BoardBuy Board
www.buyboard.comwww.buyboard.com Must login with username and passwordMust login with username and password Ask your Purchasing ManagerAsk your Purchasing Manager
TCPNTCPN
www.tcpn.orgwww.tcpn.org Excellent for booksExcellent for books
– Escue and AssociatesEscue and Associates
