- Purchase order number (or similar identifier)
- Purchase date
- End date of the purchase order (where available)
- Detailed description of the purchase made (including descriptions for each line item if applicable)
- Line item quantity
- Line item price
- Vendor name
Ideally, this information can be provided in Excel or .csv format by exporting it from an existing agency database.
Responsive to this request, please find the following records linked below:
• The Board of Education of Howard County awards contracts over $50,000 regularly through Bids and Contracts Reports: https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/hcpssmd/Board.nsf/files/DD7K7H4E1CE4/$file/01%2030%2025%20Bids%20and%20Contracts%20BR.pdf - this is an example of the most recent one, and there is typically one per meeting of the Board found on Board Docs: https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/hcpssmd/Board.nsf/Public.
• Contracts between $25,000 and $50,000 are reported quarterly: https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/hcpssmd/Board.nsf/files/DD8KJ352088B/$file/01%2030%2025%20Procurement%20Report%20FY%2025%20Q2%20BR.pdf – this is an example of the most recent report.
• A public contracts database was also recently adopted by the school system: https://hcpss.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities.
• Outside of contracts, total yearly payments by vendor over a threshold of $25,000 are also reported on this website: https://www.hcpss.org/f/vendors/index.html.
No clarification received from requester to continue response.