Purchasing & Vendor Information

To become a registered vendor and to download bids/proposals from the Tempe Elementary School District, please visit the following website:  www.azpurchasing.org

Tempe Elementary School District is requesting vendors to complete an on-line registration at the above link in order to be notified of open solicitations.  Arizona Purchasing is a website dedicated to Arizona school districts for the purpose of developing a central and statewide prospective bidder’s list and posting solicitations on-line. 

Registration is not necessary if you have completed a Vendor Registration Application at azpurchasing.org.  However, please be sure to indicate Maricopa County to receive Tempe Elementary School District’s solicitations.

Tempe Elementary School District will only be using this on-line system for its notification of solicitations. 

Tempe Elementary School District encourages participation by all businesses in our solicitation process, including but not limited to: local businesses, small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women's business enterprises. 

The Purchasing Office will not accept electronic or fax bid submittals. Bidders are required to submit original bid packets to the Purchasing Office in person or via mail before the solicitation bid opening date and time.  

Daylight Saving Time is not observed in Arizona.  In the summer, local time in Arizona is the same as Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). In the winter, Arizona is on Mountain Standard Time (MST).

Bid packets must be submitted in a sealed envelope with the solicitation number, vendor name and address clearly indicated on the envelope. Mail or hand deliver your bid packet prior to the specified time and date of solicitation opening to the following address: 

Tempe Elementary School District No. 3
Purchasing Office
3205 South Rural Road
Tempe, AZ  85282

Purchasing is responsible for developing and implementing Tempe Elementary School District's purchasing policies as well as enforcing all applicable state and federal procurement laws. 

Our goal is to make the purchasing process as competitive and objective as possible, while striving to promote high standards for all business relationships. Our objectives are to obtain, on a timely basis, quality products and services as economically as possible.  We strive to ensure that our schools and various operating departments receive the best value for the tax dollars that are expended.

HELPFUL LINKS:

• Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.)
• School District Procurement Rules in the Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.)
• 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
• I.R.S. W-9 form (Request for Taxpayer I.D. Number) 

The School District Procurement Rules authorize and govern intergovernmental procurements. Cooperative Purchase Agreements have been signed with several organizations to reduce administrative duplication, to promote "best value" purchasing and to obtain economies of scale. Currently, the Tempe Elementary School District is a member of the following purchasing consortiums:

• Arizona State Procurement Office (AzSPO)
• Mohave Educational Services Cooperative (MESC)
• Greater Phoenix Purchasing Consortium of Schools (GPPCS)
• 1Government Procurement Alliance (1GPA)

Uniform General Terms & Conditions

Terms and conditions associated with ALL Contracts issued by the District

Documents References:

You may access a copy of the documents referenced within District’s Bids at the following web addresses:

• Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.)
• The Arizona School District Procurement Rules in the Arizona Administrative Code
• I.R.S W-9 Form (Request for Taxpayer I.D. Number)
• Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) and Other Applicable Grant Regulations