Types of Procurements
Utilizing another public agency's contract or agreement to obtain more advantageous prices and terms.
What is a Piggyback Procurement?
The process or act among suppliers of submitting their best offer with the most favorable terms to be awarded a contract.
What is Competition?
Cheryl B, Vearnetta R, Alicia W, Christie A, Joshua C, Canettra P, and Lorenzo P?
Who are the Procurement Services team?
Website used to issue competitive solicitations.
What is BonFire?
James Carter, Willie Crittenden, Maceo Cohen, Tori Johnson, Daren Carmola, Jerrick Tarrant, & Toni Scott
Who are the members of the Warehouse/Logistics team?
Two or more governmental entities jointly combine requirements and solicit bids. Commonly used by federal, state, county, and local government entities.
What is a Cooperative Contract?
The top governing body of Atlanta Independent School District.
What is APS Board?
Required for procurements, single change orders, and amendments greater than $100,000.
What is Board Approval?
An exemption of government-imposed consumption tax on the sale of goods and services
What is tax exemption?
A liquidation services marketplace auction website.
What is GovDeals?
Products or services are available from two or more sources, but district chooses a source based on the best interest of the District (e.g., equipment maintenance required by certain vendor.
What is a Single Source?
More than one purchase requisition for material, supplies, equipment, or the same project is requested separately to evade either the solicitation requirements or the higher approval threshold.
What is Bid Splitting?
A contract between a company and a person or group that provides for monetary payment in the case of a covered loss, accident, death, or other insurable exposure.
What is Insurance?
An arrangement among potential competitors to manipulate the competitive bidding process by, for example, agreeing not to bid, bidding a specific price, rotating bidding, or giving kickbacks to purchasers.
What is Bid Rigging?
Furniture & Equipment Removal Transfer Form
How to request a material or equipment transfer?
Procurement action where only one viable source exists usually due to patent rights, proprietary process, original equipment manufacturer, etc.
What is Sole Source?
The screening of potential suppliers/contractors in which such factors as financial capability, reputation, and management are considered to develop a list of qualified businesses that may then be permitted to submit bids/proposals.
What is Pre-Qualification?
Method of discovering and agreeing to terms and purchasing goods, services, or other works from external sources often with the use of tendering or competitive bidding process.
What is Procurement?
A promise made by a seller to a buyer that is legally enforceable.
What is a Warranty?
Mail delivery days for Routes 1 & 2
Mail delivery days for Routes 3 & 4
Holidays & No workdays
No mail service
What is the Mail Route Schedule?
Method used to solicit proposals from potential providers for goods and services where decision is made through discussions and award is determined as which provider meets all the criteria for the project.
What is a Request for Proposal (RFP)?
Method used to solicit competitive sealed bid responses, and where the decision is made based on the lowest responsive bid and responsible bidder or best value.
What is an Invitation for Bid (IFB)?
A business that is owned or controlled by a member of a recognized minority group as defined by the public entity.
What is a Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE)?
Request for Quotation (RFQ), Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Proposal (RFP), and Request for Information (RFI).
What are Types of Solicitations?
Items having no further use to the Agency such as broken, obsolete, or unusable materials and equipment.
What is Surplus Property?