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Purchasing Office
The Board has granted the Purchasing Office the authority to
award all supplies, materials, equipment, and services. The
Board retains authority to approve construction and
architectural contracts. This flexibility allows us to respond
to the needs of our schools. Quality customer service enables
our schools to diligently address educational responsibilities.
The Purchasing Office is located at the Board of Education's
central office at:
2644 Riva Road
Annapolis, MD 21401
phone :(410) 222-5160
fax: 410 222-5601
email: purchasing@aacps.org
Mission
It is the mission of the Purchasing Office to provide
centralized operations for acquiring quality products and
services, at the best price, and within the delivery time
required. All operations and services provided by the office
shall be designed in accordance with Board of Education Policies
and applicable State and Federal law. Consideration shall be
given to the following overall objectives:
- streamline the purchasing process,
- handle only those transactions through which we can
provide a value added service,
- standardize equipment and other commodities when
appropriate,
- provide procedures for expeditious handling of repairs
needed in the schools during the school year and
- maximize to the extent possible the economies of scale
available in Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
Appointments
The Purchasing Office prefers vendors and contractors to
schedule an appointment to meet with the procurement buying
staff. This allows us to manage our work in a more effective
manner. If cold calls are made, the vendor/contractor visits
will be accommodated to the extent possible. However, we do not
guarantee that you will be seen.
Automated Operations
The Purchasing Office utilizes a financial management package
for its purchasing operations. It is an integrated package from
cradle to grave (requisition to payment and inventory
operations).
Gifts
In accordance with Board Policy Code 200.06,
contractors/vendors are hereby notified that the giving or
offering a gift or series of gifts to a Board official or employee
is improper and may result in disqualification from future work on
the grounds that the donor/offeror is no longer a responsible
bidder or vendor.
The
subject Code further states that Board officials and employees
shall not “solicit any gift, or accept any gift or series of
gifts exceeding $25 in value in a calendar year from any person,
entity, or employee of an entity that is under the authority of
the school system or has or is negotiating a contract with the
school system, except where such gifts would not present a
conflict or interest as determined by the Ethics Panel.
For purposes of this section, gift includes the transfer of
any service or thing of economic value regardless of form without
adequate and lawful consideration.
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