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91ÖÆƬ³§ Purchasing - Contracts and Procurement Transparency Star
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91ÖÆƬ³§ seeks to provide full and open competition in the purchasing process with the highest ethical standards while meeting the needs of the District and Community and maintaining transparency to the general public. 91ÖÆƬ³§ strives to implement best practices and has been the recipient of the Texas Association of School Business Officials Award of Merit for the Purchasing Operations for three consecutive years. As part of our commitment to best practices, the district strives to follow transparency protocols in the Transparency Stars Program as outlined by the State Comptroller of Public Accounts.
As part of the effort to be transparent in the purchasing process to taxpayers and suppliers, 91ÖÆƬ³§ posts online the following:
- Link to contact information for purchasing staff
- Link to vendor registration
- Advertisement for current bids/proposals on the district’s website, in the Commercial Recorder and the State of Texas Comptroller’s Electronic State Business Daily Search
- Link to past bid tabulations
- Link to Approved Vendors List for all district staff
- Link to purchasing manuals, helpful information and P-Card program details
During the 2022-23 school year, 91ÖÆƬ³§ awarded a budget of 268,322,029 to spend across all types of contracts. Total expenditures for the year resulted in 11,165 spent per student. These purchases were made through 34 publicly posted bidding & contracted opportunities of which 30 contracts were awarded by 91ÖÆƬ³§ in the amount of $40,556,851.14. The remainder was purchased utilizing other procurement methods including 18 cooperative contract purchasing sources.
This page provides an overview of procurement data in accordance with the Texas Comptroller Transparency Stars program. Suppliers looking for current bid opportunities and related information may want to go directly to the Current Bids & Vendor Registration section of our website.