Our Mission

To provide schools and administrative offices with goods and services they need – when they need them. In doing this, we must ensure procurement laws are followed and the District achieves the most cost-effective prices for goods and services.

The Procurement Services team processes purchase orders - utilizing district and state guidelines - for all commodities including:

• Fixed assets and supplies
• Classroom supplies
• Office equipment
• Copiers and multi-function printers (MFP’s)
• Computers
• Furniture
• All non-fixed assets

Procurement Services also manages OUSD Escape purchasing, providing the following services:

• Processes accounts in the OUSD Escape platform
• Creates new vendor identification numbers
• Verifies vendors on EPLS Department list 
• Approves requisitions to purchase orders
• Recommends vendors for unique and unusual purchases
• Provides training on requisition, purchase order entry and Escape purchasing