Jacqueline Saunders, Director
2597 Avery Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38112 Room 126
(901) 416-5376
saundersjc@mcsk12.net
For those vendors who may require
the use of a computer in order to review any
prospective bid opportunities, MCS Procurement
Services will provide time to use our Computer
Corner for our vendors. The Computer Corner
is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through
Friday. Get more information about the Computer
Corner here.
Please call 901.416.5376 to sign
up to review upcoming bids.
Note: We ask that all vendors
who wish to use this free service sign up for
a 20 minute block of time.
MISSION and VISION:
Procurement Services exists to serve the
needs of all schools, offices, teachers
and staff
of the Memphis City Schools. The role of
Procurement Services is to ensure that
our customers have
the appropriate tools to teach our children
and to lead them into the 21st century. Divisional
Goals are to: Lead in Customer Service, Lead
in Efficiency through Technology and to Lead
in Accountability.
The Memphis City Schools
Procurement Services Division is responsible
for the purchase
of all goods and services for over 185
elementary, middle and high schools, various
offices,
and
outlying sites. The division serves over
118,000 students in the Memphis area. The
Procurement
Services Division is committed to the purchase
of all commodities at the best value within
an environment of fair and open competition.
The Procurement Services Division
is a member of the Tennessee Association of
School Business
Officials, and we subscribe to the standards
of the National Association of Purchasing
Management as well as the National Institute
of Governmental
Purchasing.
The Procurement Services Division operates under the Department of Contract
Services. Procurement
Services staff are governed by Federal
and State laws, city ordinances, and
Memphis City Schools Policy. The purchases
of all
products
and services are handled with the best
interests
of Memphis City Schools in mind, and
appropriate records are maintained
of all purchases.
Memphis City Schools Procurement
Services is committed to working within the
community
to
increase levels of spending with Local
Small Business Enterprises as well
as all Local
Vendors.
Local Vendor Preference
In compliance with the resolution requiring
the establishment of a Local Preference
Purchasing Program adopted by the
Board of Commissioners
at the regular meeting of June 6,
2005, Memphis City Schools has determined
that it is in
the best interest of the city to
give
a Local Preference
to Local Businesses in Shelby County,
Tennessee.
Local Preference means
that if the lowest responsive bidder is a regional
or non-local business, then all bids received
from responsive Local Businesses shall be decreased
by five (5) percent. The original bid is not
changed; the five (5) percent decrease is calculated
only for the purposes of determining the Local
Preference. The Local Preference cost differential
is not to exceed $100,000.00.
Open
Door Policy for Vendors
The Procurement
Services Division maintains an open door
policy for vendors. Our
business hours are 7:30 a.m. until
4:45 p.m. We
welcome vendors from 8:00
a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Vendors who would like to review any bids or proposals
are encouraged to call ahead and
talk with the appropriate buyer prior to
arriving in Procurement Services. This will
afford us the opportunity to serve our
customers more quickly by having
all documents
ready for review.
Vendors may call
on our schools, given that the Principal
has agreed to see
the salesperson before the salesperson
arrives
at the school. Please remember,
schools
are busy places, with the most important task of all-educating our
children.
Vendors are encouraged to call
on the Procurement Services division before
visiting a school-we
may save the vendor a trip by answering
any questions
that arise.
The Procurement Services Division
is located at 2597 Avery, Memphis, Tennessee.
38112. Room 126.
We are housed in the Frances E. Coe
Administration Building
between Union and Central.
