The Data Branch hereby submits a commercial records request under all applicable state open records laws. We request a complete file containing all purchase orders from January 1, 2020, to the present day.
Requested Information:
Spreadsheet containing all purchase orders from January 1, 2020, to the present day.
If easily accessible, please provide this info for each purchase order:
Purchase order number or equivalent
Purchase date
Vendor ID or equivalent
Vendor name
Line item details
Line item quantity
Line item unit price
Line item total price
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.