Purchasing

THE OFFICE OF PURCHASING

The Office of Purchasing, a division of the Business and Finance Department, mission is to provide superior service by adding value and improvement on behalf of the Kansas City Public Schools. The Office of Purchasing strives to become an acknowledged leader throughout Kansas City Public Schools and the surrounding community; recognized for innovative, high quality, and cost-effective approaches to meeting and exceeding our customers’ needs and expectations.

The Office of Purchasing publishes all bid opportunities locally through publications and online. To find more information on bids, please clink the link titled “Online Bidding System”. Once on the bidding site, to view the list of bids, under “Outreach” click “View Active Bid Opportunity Listings”.  To view all bid solicitation documents, you must sign in. If you do not have a sign on, you MUST create an account.  Purchasing accepts all bid responses for Kansas City Public Schools per the bid specifications. Any questions, please contact Purchasing at bidquestions@kcpublicschools.org.

VENDOR REGISTRATION

Are you interested in doing business with Kansas City Public Schools?  All Vendors must register by completing a vendor registration form. Click “Vendor Registration” to complete the form. Should you have any questions, please contact vendorregistration@kcpublicschools.org.

Contacts

Ashlea Blue-Harris – Director of Purchasing
ablue@kcpublicschools.org

LaVera Snipes – Sr. Contract Specialist
lsnipes@kcpublicschools.org

Tyson Malone – Sr. Procurement Specialist
tmalone@kcpublicschools.org

Kim Mason – Procurement Specialist
kmason@kcpublicschools.org

Connie Fuimaono – Procurement Operations Specialist
cfuimaono@kcpublicschools.org

Phone: 816-418-7300