Purchasing Manual - Rockwall ISD

Rockwall Independent School District (RISD) Purchasing Manualto, the Texas Local Government State-wide Purchasing Cooperative (Buy Board) administeredby the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), The Cooperative Purchasing Network(TCPN), administered by the Region 4 Education Service Center (Houston), and Texas InterlocalPurchasing System (TIPS), administered by Region 8 Education Service Center (MountPleasant).Examples of items available include:Computer hardware HVACComputer Software Buses/automobilesOffice Supplies Job order contractsTemporary buildings FurnitureTips-USA (Educational Service Center 8)www.tips-uas.comU.S. CommunitiesU.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance (U.S. Communities), a division of U.S.Communities Public Services Alliance was designed in cooperation with an Advisory Board oflocal and state government purchasing officials and is jointly sponsored by the Association ofSchool Business Officials International (ASBO), the National Association of Counties (NACo),the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP), the National League of Cities (NLC),and the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM).U.S. Communities provides a national purchasing forum for local and state government agencies,school districts (K-12), higher education and non-profits nationwide by pooling the purchasingpower of over 87,000 public agencies.Additional information about awarded contracts and vendors can be found atwww.uscommunities.org.Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC)When participating in HGACBuy, members make their purchase orders out to, and directly pay,the HGACBuy contractor. However, H-GAC does act as the designated purchasing agent onbehalf of participating End Users by performing specific services including, but not limited to:Conducting research and surveysDeveloping specifications for each product/serviceSoliciting vendor participationIssuing specifications documentsConducting pre-bid/pre-proposal conferencesOpening bid/proposal responses- 77 -