Welcome to the Arizona Department of Education's
Procurement Home Page

Our mission is "to purchase and receive goods and services in the right quality and quantity from the right supplier to meet customer needs."

We support the Department by providing purchasing and contracts management services.

We purchase and contract for goods and services that are educationally oriented and related to the operation of the Department, such as:

• consulting services,
• public opinion surveys,
• audits of school food and nutrition programs,
• warehousing and distribution of USDA surplus foods for schools,
• student achievement testing, and
• AIMS testing

We purchase goods and services.

• From vendors that have been awarded state contracts by the State Procurement Office (SPO)
• From Department contracts developed for specialized goods and services that are not on state contracts, and
• From open market vendors

Arizona's State Procurement Office (SPO) maintains a bidder's list for all state agencies. When the Department (or any other State agency) performs procurements over $50,000, we use the SPO bidder's list. You do not have to register with SPO to do business with the Department, but you are more likely to hear of opportunities if you do. Registration is easy and free. Call SPO at (602) 542-5511 to get a registration form or go to their web site at http://www.azdoa.gov/spo.

This Hotline is provided for anyone who may have a question or concern about school procurement practices.

How to do business with us:

The Department maintains a file of interested prospective vendors. If you are interested in being included in this, please send us a letter stating what goods or services you provide and describe your capabilities. Our address is:

ADE Procurement Division 1535 W Jefferson Street Phoenix, AZ 85007

 

This page was last updated on
Monday, October 20, 2008.