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BY BILL MUNCH, CPPO, CPPB

Revisions of School District

Procurement Rules Nearing Completion
Bill Munch

As I write this article, we are just now beginning October, designed to make our procurement lives a little easier. ere
and by the time you read this we’ll be in November. Well, we are clari cations and corrections that are designed to make
all got our schools opened and the temperature has nally the procurement rules ow closer to the processes that are
dropped to the range which is why we all live in Arizona. In happening in our real world in Arizona school districts .
my article published in last edition of e Edge, I mentioned It is important to note that the following procurement
that the State Board of Education is undertaking rules revisions o cials who have worked tirelessly on these procurement
that we had hoped would be approved by the deadline for this revisions are procurement heroes and advocates for all school
edition. Unfortunately, the earliest the rule revisions will be districts in Arizona. ose who have worked on the School
approved will be about the time this issue is published. District Rules Revisions Committee sponsored by AASBO
The proposed revisions should be embraced by our include:
procurement community. I have served with a group of very
dedicated school procurement o cials who have volunteered
countless hours over the past two-plus years to make various
revisions and tweaks to the procurement rules that are CONTINUED ON PAGE 32

Keystone Purchasing Network

National Cooperative Purchasing Program

A B C

Using KPN is Easy as

1. Join KPN for free

2. Utilize competitively bid contracts
3. Save time and money

The KPN is a cooperative purchasing program serving educational organizations
nationwide. All contracts are competitively bid so there is no need to duplicate
the bid process. Eligible schools and agencies can join KPN for free and there is no
obligation to purchase.

For more information about contracts or membership
visit the KPN website: www.theKPN.org

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