Business Office — Purchasing

JPS Purchasing Department is achieving student success by providing the necessary tools to succeed in the classroom.

View Current RFP's and Bids

Jackson Public Schools uses Find RFP e-Purchasing system which enables us to improve our service to you by providing instant access to bid information via the web 24 hours a day.

The JPS Purchasing Department has two major responsibilities.

• The responsibility to all students, schools, and administrative departments for procuring the necessary items of supplies, furniture and equipment, and services in the quality and quantity when they are needed.
• A responsibility to the taxpayers for purchasing all approved items at the best possible value while providing adequate records to show that this was done legally according to prevailing laws and board policy.

Guidelines and Procedures

As a governing authority, the JPS Purchasing Department operates under the procedures and guidelines as outlined in:

• JPS School Board of Trustees Policy Handbook Section D — Fiscal Management
• Public Purchasing Statutes as contained in Section 31-7-13 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Amended
• State Auditor's Office Handbook

The Bidding Process

1. Open Market Purchases: Transaction cost of less than $3,500.00
2. Informal Bids: Transactions costing between $3,500.00 and $15,000.00
3. Formal Bids: Transactions costing over $15,000.00

Purchasing Forms

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