Responsive to this request, the following publicly available reports containing HCPSS purchasing information:
• The Board of Education of Howard County awards contracts over $50,000 regularly through Bids and Contracts Reports: https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/hcpssmd/Board.nsf/files/DLMGKA442698/$file/09%2025%202025%20%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 $50,000 are reported quarterly: https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/hcpssmd/Board.nsf/files/DKJHT549FAC2/$file/08%2021%202025%20FY25%20Q4%20Procurement%20Report%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
HCPSS MPIA Request #2026-075
Requestor
CT Mills
Requested Information
Contract register, summary list, database export, or equivalent record maintained by the school district showing all contracts, agreements, or purchase orders entered into between January 1, 2024 and the present (through 2025, as available). Please include the following fields if available: Vendor/Contract name, Total dollar amount, Effective date, and Expiration date. I am requesting only the compiled list/report used for tracking purposes, not full copies of the contracts. Please provide the records as electronic copies (Excel, CSV, or another available format).
Date Received
Status
Complete
Response Notes
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