Page 7 - The Edge - BTS 2021

AWW GEE WHIZ! So in my next article, I will review ALL the procurement
Along with welcoming our new President Karla As we continue to move forward, I would be
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 31 exemptions, including those approved in the revision to the
Walter, I also congratulate our newly elected remiss if I didn’t acknowledge Lizette Huie,
State Board of Education School District Procurement Rules in
Board of Directors. I would like to welcome our Past President, for her leadership this
detail and give some great best practice recommendations to
Russell Deneault from Creighton ESD as past year as we navigated through one of the
with the cumulative requirements for written quotes if over make all your procurement dreams come true.
$10,000 and do a formal procurement if the amount exceeds Have a great school year and don’t hesitate to reach out to
our Vice President; Christian Miranda from most challenging times we have had as an
$100,000. me with any procurement questions you may have. We are all
Glendale ESD as our Transportation Director; association. We had to reinvent the way in
OK, so here is the cli hanger. e State Board of Education in this together!

Albert Magallanez from Continental ESD as which we delivered professional development
at the time of the writing of this article is currently undergoing
our Director of Information Systems; Rick opportunities for our members. Lizette did it
rules revisions that will make our lives easier. ese changes Bill Munch, CPPO, CPPB is the Procurement Compliance and

Hall from Creighton ESD as our Director of with grace and patience, keeping the integrity

have come at the recommendation of some very learned Training Of cer for Valley Schools Management Group, recipient
Child Nutrition Services, and Bill Munch from of our mission on track. Truly an incredible
school district procurement folks who are also members of of the 2018 AASBO Bill Lovett Award and the 2016 NIGP National
our own AASBO organization. Among these changes will be Purchasing Manager of the Year. He provides consultation on
Valley Schools as our Vendor Representative. job. Thank you, Lizette.

some proposed clari cations to the exemptions discussed public procurement matters for school districts and vendors across
We look to these leaders to carry on the torch
above and some appropriate and much-needed additional the state of Arizona and across the country. He may be reached at:
with all of the inspiration and dedication of Finally, I want to remind everyone about the
exemptions. bmunch@vsit.org.
those who preceded them. AASBO International Annual Conference to be
We all should be very aware that the procurement rules apply to all
held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 13-16.
purchases of materials, services and construction and therefore the procurement
"All this was accomplished despite

thresholds apply to all purchases. There are exceptions, but they are specifically listed
serious concerns a few months
in the procurement rules. If your proposed purchase is not listed in the exceptions,
earlier about the pandemic and
you must follow the procurement thresholds for quotes and bids.
whether we would finally be able
to hold an in-person conference."

THERE’S POWER IN THE
Partnership

National IPA and U.S. Communities are now OMNIA Partners, Public Sector – the nation’s
largest cooperative purchasing organization.
Together we connect thousands of educational institutions and public agencies for combined
purchasing power. All contracts available through OMNIA Partners are competitively solicited
and awarded by a lead public agency.

VIEW OUR EXPANDED CONTRACT PORTFOLIO AT omniapartners.com/publicsector

POWER. ACCESS. TRUST.

7

32 THE EDGE | BACK TO SCHOOL 2019