PURCHASING
Our Purpose...
The La Porte ISD Purchasing Office is responsible for the organization and administration of procurement/purchasing for the District in accordance with the authority delegated by the Superintendent and the Board of Trustees.
The goal of the purchasing office is to provide, at the time and place needed in the proper quantity and of the proper quality: all materials, supplies, tools, and services required for the District's operations at best value while maintaining a reputation for fairness and integrity.
This District operates a procurement system that allows site-based management with a central location for purchasing. Although purchasing is directed to a central location, the budget managers are responsible for their departments and, based on state and local purchasing policies, may make determinations on which vendors bring the best value to meet the needs of their department/campus. Having a system where the purchasing takes place in a central location allows for a more efficient process having a central contact with vendors and the business community.
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DESCRIPTION
SPECS AVAILABLE AT
PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
CLOSED BIDS/CSPs/RFPs
CLOSED 2025-26 BIDS/CSPs/RFPs
BID #
BID NAME
OPENING TIME
DUE DATE
RFP 26-001 E-Rate Category 2 – Network Equipment 2:00 PM 3/20/2026 RFP 26-002 Supplemental Professional Development, Consultants & Related Services & Materials 2:00 PM 4/15/2026 RFP 26-003 Special Education Contracted Services 2:00 PM 5/13/2026 RFP 26-004 Food & Catering Services 2:00 PM 5/27/2026 CLOSED 2024-25 BIDS/CSPs/RFPs
BID #
BID NAME
OPENING TIME
DUE DATE
RFQ 25-001 Construction Related Professional Services 2:00 PM 10/16/2024 RFP 25-002 Depository Services 2:00 PM 1/22/2025 RFP 25-003 E-Rate Category 2 UPS 10:00 AM 3/17/2025 RFP 25-004 E-Rate Category Switches/APs 10:00 AM 3/17/2025 RFP 25-005 Supplemental Professional Development, Consultants & Related Services & Materials 2:00 PM 4/25/2025 RFP 25-006 Supplemental Food & Catering Services 2:00 PM 5/14/2025 CLOSED 2023-24 BIDS/CSPs/RFPs
BID #
BID NAME
OPENING TIME
DUE DATE
RFP 24-001
Property, Boiler & Machinery, and Crime Insurance (Two Step)
2:00 PM
Step 1 - 10/25/2023
Step 2 – 1/22/2024
RFP 24-002
E-Rate Internet Access Services
2:00 PM
1/24/2024
RFP 24-003
E-Rate Leased Dark Fiber/Lit Fiber
2:00 PM
1/24/2024
RFP 24-004
E-Rate Wireless Access Points
2:00 PM
1/24/2024
RFP 24-005 Contracted Painting Services 2:00 PM 4/3/2024 CSP 24-006 Armored Car Services 2:00 PM 4/17/2024 RFP 24-007 Supplemental Food & Catering Services 2:00 PM 5/15/2024 RFP 24-008 Supplemental Special Education Contracted Services 2:00 PM 5/22/2024 RFP 24-009 Supplemental Professional Development, Consultants & Related Services & Materials 2:00 PM 6/26/2024 CLOSED 2022-23 BIDS/CSPs/RFPs
BID #
BID NAME
OPENING TIME
DUE DATE
CSP 23-001
E-Rate Dark Fiber/Lit Fiber Services 2:00 PM 2/6/2023
CSP 23-002 E-Rate Data Connections 2:00 PM 2/6/2023 CSP 23-003 E-Rate Wireless Access Points 2:00 PM 2/6/2023 RFP 23-005 CMAR Services for 2023 Bond Projects 2:00 PM 4/11/2023 RFCQ 23-004 Multi-Function Copier Equipment & Service 2:00 PM 4/17/2023 RFP 23-006 Supplemental Food & Catering Services 2:00 PM 5/30/2023 RFP 23-007 Professional Development, Consultants & Related Services & Materials 2:00 PM 6/21/2023 CLOSED 2021-22 BIDS/CSPs/RFPs
BID #
BID NAME
OPENING TIME
DUE DATE
RFP 22-001
Food and Catering Services
2:00 PM 9/23/2021
RFP 22-002 Excavating, Hauling, & Dumping Services 2:00 PM 11/3/2021 RFQ 22-003 Annual Financial Audit Services 2:00 PM 1/25/2022 RFP 22-004 E-Rate WAN/Dark Fiber Services 2:00 PM 3/8/2022 RFP 22-005 Supplemental Special Education Contracted Services 2:00 PM 5/23/2022 RFP 22-006 Supplemental Food & Catering Services 2:00 PM 5/25/2022 CLOSED 2020-21 BIDS/CSPs/RFPs
BID #
BID NAME
OPENING TIME
DUE DATE
RFP 21-001
Beverage Vending Services
10:00 AM
12/15/2020
RFP 21-002 E-Rate Wireless Access Points & Licenses 2:00 PM 1/5/2021 RFP 21-003 E-Rate Core Switches & Licenses 2:00 PM 1/5/2021 RFP 21-004 Special Education Contracted Services 2:00 PM 4/14/2021 RFP 21-005 Special Education Nonpublic School Placement Services 2:00 PM 5/12/2021 CSP 21-006 Armored Car Services 2:00 PM 5/19/2021 CLOSED 2019-20 BIDS/CSPs/RFPs
BID #
BID NAME
OPENING TIME
DUE DATE
RFP 20-001
CMAR Parking Lot LPHS
10:00 AM
9/15/2019
RFP 20-002
E-Rate Broadband Internet Service
2:00 PM
12/3/2019
RFP 20-003
E-Rate Leased Dark Fiber/Lit Fiber
2:00 PM
12/17/2019
RFP 20-004
E-Rate Wireless Access Points
2:00 PM
12/3/2019
RFP 20-005 E-Rate Broadband Internet Service 2:00 PM 3/10/2020 CLOSED 2018-19 BIDS/CSPs/RFPs
Bid No.
Bid Name
Opening Time
Due Date
RFP 19-001
Real Estate Brokerage Services
10:00 AM
7/24/2018
RFP 19-002
Special Education Transition Services
2:00 PM
7/24/2018
RFP 19-003
E-Rate Wireless AccessPoints and Licenses
11:59 PM
12/18/2018
RFP 19-004
E-Rate Wireless Controller and License
11:59 PM
12/18/2018
RFP 19-005
E-Rate Firewall and License
11:59 PM
12/18/2018
BID 19-006
District Sale of Real Property
10:00 AM
12/12/2018
RFQ 19-007
Annual Financial Audit
2:00 PM
3/26/2019
RFP 19-008
CMAR - Lomax Elementary and Administration Bldg. Lobby Renovations
3:00 PM
5/6/2019
CLOSED 2017-18 BIDs/CSPs/RFPs
Bid No. BID NAME Opening Time Due Date RFQ 18-001 Real Estate Appraisal Services 10:00 AM 8/7/2017 CSP 18-002 LPHS Gymnasium Flooring - Construction 10:00 AM 12/4/2017 RFP 18-003 Electricity 3:00 PM 1/11/2018 CSP 18-004 E-Rate FY 2018-19 Installation & Configuration of Network Switches and Cabling 11:59 PM 2/27/2018 CSP 18-005 Loafing Barn Construction 10:00 AM 3/7/2018 -
Most purchases are made from vendors who have been awarded bids through the bidding process managed by the District's Purchasing Department, as well as with vendors that have been awarded a contract through our Purchasing Cooperative (Co-Op) affiliations.
La Porte ISD Bidding Process:To begin the process of becoming an awarded vendor with La Porte ISD, please follow the link below to our Vendor Registration site. This does NOT make you an awarded vendor, it ONLY places you on the notification list for upcoming solicitations. Your company must still respond to a solicitation and be awarded a contract by the LPISD Board of Trustees.
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When a solicitation is advertised that matches the commodity you selected during your registration process, you will be notified via email of the bid opportunity.
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If you respond and are awarded a contract, then you become an awarded vendor.
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You can now do business with our district for the commodity you were awarded.
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You can find information on current bids opportunities in our Current Bids page, as well as a list of historical proposal information.
- Awarded proposals and tabulations can viewed by visiting our Procurement Tabs/Recaps page.
Cooperative Purchasing: In addition to being awarded a contract through a solicitation issued by LPISD, vendors can be awarded contracts by any of the cooperative programs in which we participate. Below is a downloadable spreadsheet listing all vendors that have a contract with one of our purchasing cooperatives.
For additional questions or concerns, please contact us at 281-604-7062 or send us an email.
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Procurement Title Bid Number Expiration Renewal Options Awarded Vendor 17-001 10/31/2018 Successive 1 yr terms MSB Consulting Real Estate Appraisal Services 18-001 11/30/2018 Successive 1 yr terms JLL Valuation Electricity 18-003 6/1/2030 N/A MP2 Energy dba Shell Energy Solutions Real Estate Brokerage Services 19-001 8/31/2019 Successive 1 yr terms Jones Lang LaSalle Brokerage District Sale of Real Property 19-006 Upon completion N/A Contech Control Beverage Vending Services, including Beverages for Athletic Concessions 21-001 2/28/2029 Two- 1 yr terms PepsiCo Annual Financial Audit Services 22-003 3/1/2027 Successive 1 yr terms Whitley Penn LLP WAN/Dark Fiber Services 22-004 6/30/2032 Successive 1 yr terms Crown Castle Fiber LLC Multi-Function Copier Equipment & Service 23-004 7/31/2028 One 1 yr term Function4 CMAR Services for 2023 Bond Projects 23-005 Upon completion N/A Tellepsen Professional Development, Consultants, & Related Services & Materials 23-007 6/30/2027 One 1 yr term 1st Class Educator LLC
Abydos Learning International LLC
Accelerate Learning Inc.
Black Orchids PR
Clearhope Counseling Center
Coaching Consultants Team
Comuniquemos, Inc.
E.L. Achieve Inc.
Gentle Minds Tutoring Education
Global VIDA
Harris County Department of Ed
Houston Education Leadership Partners
Institute for Multi-Sensory Education,
Istation
It’s Elementary Math Consulting, Inc.
Josh Shipp Productions, LLC
Kaplan Early Learning Company
Knowsys Educational Services, LLC
Lakeshore Learning Materials, LLC
Lead Your School
Lead4ward, LLC
Mallett & Company, ECS
N2 Learning
NEDRP, LLC
Rethink Autism, Inc.
Sandra Mercuri Educational Consultants
Scholastic Inc.
School Specialty, LLC
Seidlitz Education
Smith Curriculum and Consulting
Solution Tree
Stetson and Associates, Inc.
Studies Weekly, Inc.
The Master Teacher, Inc.
The Writing Academy, LLC
Transformative Connections LLC
Writing by DesignProperty, Boiler & Machinery, and Crime Insurance (Two Step) 24-001 3/5/2027 Successive 1 yr terms McGriff Insurance Services, LLC E-Rate Internet Services 24-002 7/1/2029 Successive 1 yr terms Crown Castle Fiber LLC E-Rate Firewall 24-004 7/1/2025 Successive 1 yr terms Datavox, Inc. Contracted Painting Services 24-005 5/31/2027 Two 1 yr terms AZTECA Designs and Construction
Smart Improvements LLC
Superior PT & Wallcovering Inc.
Armored Car Services 24-006 7/31/2025 Three 1 yr terms Garda CL Southwest, Inc. Supplemental Professional Development, Consultants and Related Services and Materials 24-009 6/30/2027 One 1 yr term Be A Waymaker, LLC
Brave Little Company
Children at Risk fka Houston A+ Challenge
Clutch Counseling, PLLC
ConnectEd Consulting LLC
Impulse Speech and Language Therapy, PLLC
Learning Without Tears
National Inventors Hall of Fame, Inc.
Personifying Excellence
The Penmanship Lab, LLC
The Teachers’ Teacher, LLC
WhyMaker
Construction Related Professional Services 25-001 11/12/2027 Two 1 yr terms Engineered Air Balance, Inc.
Huckabee
Tolunay Wong Engineers Inc.
Wylie Engineering
Depository Services 25-002 6/30/2027 Three 2 yr terms Wells Fargo E-Rate Category 2 Switches/Access Points 25-004 9/30/2026 N/A DataVox Supplemental Professional Development, Consultants and Related Services and Materials 25-005 6/30/2025 Two 1 yr terms Array Education (Teach Like a Champion)
Bailey Education Group, LLC
ETC Montessori
Foundations in Teaching
Grayson Counseling Educational Assessment & Consulting
InspirED
Instructional Coaching Group
LEAD Partners LLC
Lexia Learning Systems LLC
MRB Educational Consulting, LLC
Natasha Holden
Susan M. Catlett
Texas Teachers of Tomorrow – Simple K12
ThinkCERCA.com, Inc.
E-Rate Category 2 – Network Equipment 26-001 9/30/2029 N/A DataVox Supplemental Professional Development, Consultants and Related Services and Materials 26-002 6/30/2027 One 1 yr terms CORE Learning
Great Books Foundation
Great Minds PBC
Green Stripe Consulting LLC
Harry K. Wong Publications, Inc
KAMICO Instructional Media, Inc
Lamb Consulting LLC
Maker Maven, LLC
Marzano Resources LLC
ReadWorks
Summit K12 Holdings Inc
System for Education Empowerment and Success
Teacher Study Hall
Special Education Contracted Services 26-003 6/30/2027 Four 1 yr terms Sparkles TVI Contract Service LLC
Harris County Department of Education
National Recruiting Consultants
Delta-T Group, Inc.
Hunting Bayou Achievement Center
The Stepping Stones Group
Specialized Assessment & Consulting, LLC
ProCare Therapy
Soliant Health LLC
Sunbelt Staffing, LLC
Stetson and Associates, Inc
AMN Allied Services, LLC
Shiloh Treatment Center
Texas Global Language Network
Adelphi Staffing, LLC
American Medical Staffing, Inc.
Amerigis Healthcare Staffing, Inc
Assessment Intervention Management, LLC
Bilingual Speech Services LLC
Cross Country Education
Ace Therapy Services LLC
Agape Therapies & Educational Services
CareStaff Partners
Clearhope Counseling Center
CompHealth Medical Staffing
Customized Staffing Solutions, LLC
Epic Special Education Staffing
ESS Clinical, Inc.
IDR Healthcare, LLC
Liricare, Inc.
National Vision Services LLC
Novo Staffing LLC
Orange Tree Staffing
Sevn Workforce Solutions, LLC
Speech 101 Therapy Inc.
TactStaff
Food & Catering Services 26-004 6/30/2031 N/A Antonio’s Pizza & More
Aramark
Bullritos La Porte
Burger Libre
Chicken Salad Chick - Pasadena
Chick-fil-a – Baytown
Chick-fil-a – Deer Park
Colonial House of Sandwiches #4
Domino’s Pizza – MAC Pizza Management
El Ranchero Mexican Restaurant
El Toro Restaurants
Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen #2
Jason’s Deli
Jay Snowie Shaved Ice
Jersey Mike’s – Big Daddy Subs LLC
Kona Ice of San Jacinto Battleground
Kroger Texas LP
Little Caesars Pizza – Brandt Enterprises
Luna’s Mexican Restaurant
Marco’s Pizza 5180
Mornings Kolaches
Nothing Bundt Cakes – Pasadena
Panera Bread – Rolling Dough LTD
Papa John’s Pizza – DCT Texas
Pepi Corporation – Alonti Catering
Peter Piper Pizza
Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers
Savannah Café and Bakery
Southern Komfort Kitchen
The Lunch Box
Wingstop – Wing Daddy LLC
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CONTRACT FORMS & INFO
VENDOR FORMS
- Vendor Request Form (internal use)
- IRS W9 Form
- Conflict of Interest
- Felony Conviction Notification
- EDGAR Certifications
- Contractor Criminal Background Certification
- Sole Source Affidavit
eFINANCE "HOW TO" GUIDES
- Create a Requisition
- Approve a Requisition
- Copy a Requisition
- Add Attachments
- Create a Change Order
- Approve a Change Order
- Search for a Vendor
- Punchout Shopping Walkthrough
- Run Open PO Report
- Run Expenditure Audit Trail Report
MISCELLANEOUS
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Conflict of Interest Statements
Conflict of Interest Questionnaires (vendors)
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COMMODITY CODE LIST
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS AND COOPERATIVES
- BuyBoard (Texas Association of School Boards)
- Choice Partners (Harris County Department of Education)
- DIR - Department of Information Resources, Information and Communications Technology Cooperative Contracts
- ESC 5 - Southeast Texas Purchasing Cooperative
- GoodBuy - Administered by Region 2 ESC
- OMNIA Partners
- TIPS - The Interlocal Purchasing System, administered by ESC 8
- TXMAS - Texas Multiple Award Schedule established by The Texas Procurement and Support Services
- EPIC6 - Educational Purchasing Interlocal Cooperative at Region 6, administered by ESC6
- ASC - Allied States Cooperative, administered by ESC 19
- PACE - Purchasing Association of Cooperative Entities, administered by ESC 20
- Sourcewell
PURCHASING LAWS AND POLICIES
- La Porte ISD Policy Online
- Texas Education Agency
- Financial Accountability Resource Guide
- Procurement Ethics
CONSUMER INFORMATION
GOVERNMENT (LOCAL/STATE/FEDERAL)