Board Approved Contracts
Spring Branch Independent School District (“SBISD”) contracts for the purchase of goods and services, except contracts for the purchase of produce or vehicle fuel, valued at $50,000 or more in the aggregate for each 12-month period shall be made by one of the procurement methods stipulated in Chapter 44, section 44.031 of the Texas Education Code and approved by the SBISD Board of Trustees.
To qualify as a contract vendor, a vendor must have either been:
- awarded an SBISD bid, quote, proposal, or professional service contract, or
- awarded a contract by a cooperative purchasing program of which SBISD is a member.
SBISD Cooperative Memberships
| Co-op | Description |
|---|---|
| BuyBoard | Administered by the Texas Association of School Boards |
| Choice Partners/HCDE | A division of Harris County Department of Education |
| Region 5 ESC | Southeast Texas Cooperative Purchasing Organization |
| TIPS | Region 8 Education Service Center |
| OMNIA Partners | OMNIA Partners, Public Sector (subsidiaries National IPA & US Communities) |
| HGAC | Houston-Galveston Area Council |
| TXMAS | Texas Multiple Award Schedules |
| DIR | State of Texas Department of Information Resources |
| PACE | Purchasing Association of Cooperative Entities |
| NJPA | Sourcewell (formerly National Joint Powers Alliance) |
| TETPC | Region 11 Education Service Center |
| MRPC | Region 10 Education Service Center |
| EPIC 6 | Region 6 Education Service Center |
| TexBuy | Region 16 Education Service Center |
| GSA | U.S. General Services Administration |
| NCPA | Region 14 Education Service Center |
| CTPA | Central Texas Purchasing Alliance |
| TDCJ | Texas Correctional Industries |
| Region 1 ESC | Region 1 Education Service Center |
| GoodBuy | Region 2 Education Service Center |
| PCA | Region 3 Education Service Center |
| ASC | Region 19 Education Service Center |
| E&I | E&I Cooperative Services |
| Region 18 ESC | Region 18 Purchasing Cooperative |
| 1GPA |
1 Government Procurement Alliance |