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Purchasing
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SUPPORTING BURLESON ISD
The Purchasing Department oversees purchases throughout our district to ensure we provide the best value goods and services. Burleson ISD, as well as all other school districts in the State of Texas, is governed by federal, state and local competitive procurement statutes, regulations and polices in accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC) 44.031.
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BISD General Terms & Conditions
Please see the BISD General Terms and Conditions
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Conflict of Interest
Section 176.003 of the Local Government Code requires that persons or agents who enter or seek a contract with a local government entity shall file a completed conflict of interest questionnaire, if they have an employment or other business relationship with an officer or family member of an officer of the entity or have given the officer or family members gifts. Please see the posted Disclosure Statements.
If you need to complete a conflict of interest questionnaire, please download Here
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Purchase Orders
In accordance with District policy, all purchasing commmitments are communicated to vendors via purchase order. Please do not provide goods and/or services without an approved purchase order. The approved purchase order specifies what the District is committing to and ensures that funds are set aside to pay for such commitments. A valid district purchase order must appear on all itemized invoices. Sales tax should not be included on the invoices.
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Staff Resources
BISD staff members looking for resources can refer to the Business Department folder.
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DOING BUSINESS WITH BISD
TO BE NOTIFIED OF FUTURE BIDS, REGISTER AT IONWAVE
Burleson ISD uses an online electronic bidding system called IONWAVE.You must register with IONWAVE to be notified via email of when BISD issues a bid matching your selected commodities. If you choose to participate, you must complete and submit the bid package in IONWAVE by the deadline outlined in that bid.
To register with IONWAVE, please visit https://burlesonisd.ionwave.net/.
***Note: registration with IONWAVE does not make you an awarded vendor. Your registration only provides information to notify you when a new bid opportunity for your services/products is available.
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Tips for E-bidding
Vendor pays no fees for utilizing the online bidding system.
Tips for e-bidding:
- All information can be submitted electronically. It is not necessary to print any forms and fax to the purchasing department.
- When entering Tax ID number, do not enter any dashes, only numeric.
- Passwords can be reset by using the “Forgot Your Password” function. If the original user is no longer associated with your organization, contact BISD’s purchasing staff.
- It is understood that all bid notifications will be sent to the email address on file.
- It is imperative that the vendor information be kept current. Otherwise, bid notifications will not be received by the vendor and the opportunity for the bid submittal will be lost.
- You must submit a supplier registration form on this site (IONWAVE) to access all online bidding opportunities and to receive any purchasing notifications.
The Supplier Registration is used to identify vendors who desire to participate in the competitive bidding process. This registration is not intended to add a vendor to the approved vendor list, but to make sure all those that desire to be part of the process get notified of bid opportunities. Vendor approval status is based on the awarding of bids and proposals. Submittal of the Supplier Registration does not imply or guarantee to the submitted the receipt of any invitation to bid or request of proposal released.
