Purchasing and Bid Information
The Office of Purchasing Services received a 2006 Excellence in Achievement Award by the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP). Virginia Beach City Public Schools is one of three school divisions nationwide
to earn this distinction.
Purpose Statement
The purpose of Virginia Beach City Public Schools’ Office of Purchasing Services is to manage the procurements of essential goods and services by developing and maintaining the most efficient, cost-effective processes.
Vendors: Doing Business with Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Virginia Beach City Public Schools welcomes the opportunity to do business with vendors in the community. Our Office of Purchasing Services is interested in fostering participation by all qualified businesses offering commodities and services utilized by the school division. The purchasing office has the responsibility of making the most economical acquisition of quality goods and services to ensure efficient operation of the school division.
It is essential for interested business persons to have access to the School Board's purchasing policies and procedures to serve as a general guide. Specific questions and concerns not addressed here should be directed to the school division’s director of purchasing kbeardsl@vbschools.com.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools has a contract with DemandStar.com for the maintenance of an automated bidder's list and an electronic bid board. Vendors register by commodity code for goods and services offered by the vendor. Vendors who have subscribed to the bidders list are notified by either fax or email whenever a formal sealed bid has been issued for the commodity or service offered by the vendor.
Add Your Business to Virginia Beach City Public Schools Bidders List
To have your firm placed on the bidders list, contact DemandStar.com for details on the $30.00 per year subscription. An application must be completed that requires general information about your firm and lists the commodities and services that you wish to sell.
Purchasing Policies
Purchasing Services Staff Directory and Areas of Responsibility
Telephone: 757.263.1175
Fax: 757.263.1147
J. Kevin Beardsley, CPPO, CPPB
Director
E-mail: kbeardsl@vbschools.com
Area of responsibility:
- Consulting Contracts
- Automated Systems
- Instructional Technology Systems
Thomas
H. Pollock, CPPB
Procurement Specialist II
E-mail: tpollock@vbschools.com
Area of responsibility:
- Athletic Equipment and Supplies
- Choral Equipment and Supplies
- Drafting Tables
- Furniture (cafeteria, classroom, library, science, office, Early Childhood)
- Musical Instruments (supplies and repairs)
- Physical Education Equipment and Supplies
- Playground Equipment and Supplies
- Uniforms (athletic, band, choral, physical education, etc.)
- Stage Curtains
- Window Shades and Blinds
John A.
Manzella, CPPB
Procurement Specialist II
E-mail: jmanzell@vbschools.com
Area of responsibility:
- Actuarial Services
- Air Cleaners
- Athletic Field Re-lamping
- Asbestos Abatement Services
- Brick and Concrete Repair
- Building Fire Extinguishers
- Building Maintenance and Repair
- Chalkboards
- Chiller Maintenance
- Consulting Services
- Custodial Supplies and Equipment
- Dehumidifiers
- Dental Insurance Services
- Door Replacement
- Drafting Supplies
- Duct Work
- Dust Collectors
- Electrical Supplies and Services
- Emergency Generators
- Environmental Areas
- Fire Alarms
- Fire Suppression Services
- Flexible Benefits Administration
- Folding Gates
- Food Services Supplies and Paper Products
- Forklift Maintenance
- Grease Trap Maintenance
- Gym and Bleacher Seating
- Gym Floor Repair
- Heating Maintenance
- HVAC Supplies and Services
- Indoor Air Quality
- Industrial Hygiene Services
- Lamps (A/V and fluorescent)
- Locks
- Lockers
- Lumber
- Master Clock and Fire Alarm Systems
- Material Handling Equipment
- Medical Insurance Services
- Metal Detectors
- Motor Rewinding Services
- Metal Shelving
- Mechanical Systems Repair and Maintenance
- Medicaid Reimbursement Services
- Painting Services
- Platform Lift Maintenance
- Plumbing Supplies and Services
- Portable Classrooms
- Procurement Card Program
- Refrigeration Repair Services
- Restroom Partitions
- Roofing Services Sprinkler System Maintenance
- Safety Eyewear
- Technology Education Modules
- Tile (ceiling, ceramic and quarry)
- Tools (power and hand)
- Trailers
- Uniform rental services
- U.S. tanks (testing and replacement)
- Water Treatment Services
- Waste Disposal Services
- Welding Gases
- Wheelchair Lift Maintenance
- Window Replacement
- Workers Compensation Administration
Amy Upson,
CPPB, VCO
Procurement Specialist I
E-mail: aupson@vbschools.com
Area of responsibility:
- Appliances
- Art and Classroom Supplies
- Art Equipment
- Audiometers
- Auto Parts (miscellaneous)
- Batteries
- Beverages
- Books (library and instructional)
- Brakes
- Bread
- Bus Fire Extinguishers
- Calculators (instructional)
- Caps and Gowns
- Clinic Furniture and Equipment
- Clinic Supplies (medical)
- Diplomas
- Drug and Alcohol Testing
- Elementary Rhythm Instruments
- Engines
- Filters (automotive)
- Flag Sets
- Food (general) Flatware
- Food Services Equipment
- Ice Machines
- Instructional Materials
- Kilns
- Magazine Subscriptions
- Math Manipulatives and Supplies
- Maps and Globes
- Motor Oil
- Microscopes
- Milk and Ice Cream
- Office Equipment and Supplies
- Paper products (clinic)
- Pizza
- Presses (offset printing)
- Produce
- School buses
- School Bus Parts and Equipment<
- Science Equipment and Supplies
- Small Cafeteria Wares
- Snack Vending
- Service Awards
- Tires
- Transmissions
- Uniforms (food services)
- Upholstery (materials and services)
- Vehicles
- Vision Testers
- Wheelchairs
Steven
T. Miller, CPPB, VCO
Procurement Specialist I
E-mail: stmiller@vbschools.com
Areas of responsibility:
- Audio/Visual Equipment and Parts
- Audio/Visual Cabling Services
- Commencement (video services)
- Computers/Peripherals/Software
- Computer Printers and Supplies
- Computer Maintenance and Cabling Services
- Fax Machines
- Furniture (computer and A/V related)
- Laminating Machines and Material
- Language Labs
- Letter Machines
- Portable Radios
- Videotapes (blank)
- Scanners
- Security Systems (surveillance)
- Technology Related Consulting Services
Carla A.B.
Smith
Procurement Systems Specialist
E-mail: cabsmith@vbschools.com
Areas of responsibility:
- Automated Systems
- BuySpeed
- BuySpeed Online
- E-commerce
Sandra
A. Inks
Procurement Assistant III
E-mail: sinks@vbschools.com
Areas of responsibility:
- Cash
Registers
- Collators
- Copiers
- Digital Duplicators
- Folders
- Furniture (administrative/office area)
- School Safes
- Sewing Machines (for classroom use)
- Shredders
- Small Office Equipment (i.e., desktop calculators)
- Typewriters
How To Contact Us
If you have any
questions or comments with regards to the school division’s Office of
Purchasing Services, contact the school division’s Director of Purchasing
Services J. Kevin Beardsley, CPPO, CPPB,
at kbeardsl@vbschools.com or contact the purchasing office at:
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Office of Purchasing Services
2512 George Mason Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
757.263.1175
757.263.1147 Fax
800.711.1712 - DemandStar.com
