Procurement

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:

• Process accounts in the OUSD Escape platform
• Create new vendor identification numbers
• Verify vendors on EPLS Department list 
• Approve requisitions to purchase orders
• Recommend vendors for unique and unusual purchases
• Provide training on requisition, purchase order entry and Escape purchasing

Procurement Services also processes requests for proposal (RFPs) and purchase orders for all professional consultant services contracts.

Requests for Proposals