Purchasing and Materials Management

"The mission of the Materials Management Department is to provide friendly, courteous and professional service for our students and staff. We are dedicated to obtaining quality products and services in a timely manner at the best prices."


Purchasing Department

Objective
The Purchasing Department of the Fort Bend Independent School District is a member of the of Business and Finance Division and is responsible for the organization and administration of procurement/purchasing for the District in accordance with the authority delegated by the Board of Trustees and Superintendent.

Hours of Operation
Office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office is closed on designated holidays.

How do I get on the District's bid list?
Please send a letter, on your company letterhead, to: Director of Purchasing, Fort Bend ISD Purchasing Department, 555 Julie Rivers Drive, Sugar Land, TX 77478. Request that your company be added to our bid list and include a specific list of products and/or services for which you would like to receive bid invitations. Be sure to include a contact person, mailing / email address, webpage address, telephone number and fax number.

You may also register here DoingBusiness@FortBendISD.com.

Click here for FBISD general Terms and Conditions for purchase orders.

In accordance with Section 176.006 of the Local Government Code:
Effective January 1, 2006 any vendor that “contracts or seeks to contract for the sale or purchase of property, goods, services with a local governmental entity; or is an agent of a person in the person’s business with the local governmental entity”, must complete the attached questionnaire.

Click Here for Questionnaire

Completed questionnaires should be mailed to:
Fort Bend ISD
Conflict Questionnaire
555 Julie Rivers Drive
Sugar Land, TX 77478

To View Conflict of Interest Questionnaires (CIQ) that have been submitted, please click on the link below:
http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/purchasing/pur_coi_list.cfm

There you will find all CIQ forms submitted in PDF format and in alpha order by company name with the following notations:

  • CIQ - NO (means they have reported no conflict of interest)
  • CIQ - YES (means that they have reported a conflict of interest)
  • CIQ - Letter (means that they have responded by letter that according to the new law they are not required to file a CIQ)

Contact Information
Main Telephone: 281-634-1801
Fax: 281-634-1825 and 1829 (Please do not send any unsolicited facsimiles)

Purchasing Staff
Alfonso Saldivar, Director of Purchasing and Materials Management, 281-634-1828
Robert Langston, Asst. Director of Purchasing and Materials Management, 281-634-1804
Michele Leach, Asst. Director of Purchasing and Materials Management, 281-634-1854
June Williford, Secretary to the Director, 281-634-1841

Responsible for:

  • Audio-Visual Equipment & Supplies
  • Band/Orchestra Instrument Repairs
  • Broadcasting Equipment & Supplies
  • Career and Technology Ed.
  • Charter Bus Services
  • CISV Purchases
  • Classified Advertisements
  • Computer Hardware
  • Computer Software
  • Electronic Audio
  • Electronic Test Scoring
  • Industrial Technology
  • Life Management
  • Mail Services
  • Music Equipment
  • Music Instruments & Supplies
  • Sheet Music
  • School Buses
  • Theatre/Drama Equipment & Supplies
  • Vehicle Rentals
  • Vehicles- Trucks and Cars Purchase
  • Wireless Communications (telephones and pagers) 

Debbie McElroy, CTSBS, 281-634-1845

Responsible for:

  • Books - library, curriculum, on-line, database, miscellaneous
  • Books - binding
  • Books - textbooks, state adopted and used
  • Food - child nutrition, catering, luncheons, concessions, and disposable paper products
  • Food - storage and distribution
  • Furniture - classroom, computer, cafeteria, science, drafting, art
  • Furniture - library, clinic, outdoor
  • Furniture - repair, upholster, TDC
  • Furniture - office
  • Library Supplies
  • Magazines & Periodicals
  • Portable Buildings - canopies, awnings, ramps and railings
  • Portable Buildings - purchase and relocation
  • Prepared Media - All Types
  • Safety Equipment & Supplies
  • Science Equipment & Supplies

Gloria Truskowski, Buyer, 281-634-1803

Responsible for:

  • Equipment Rentals
  • Elevators
  • Fire Alarms
  • General Grocery Contracts
  • General Building Materials and Supplies
  • Hardware and Supplies
  • Landfill Fees and Service
  • Maintenance Items
  • Maintenance Bids
  • Miscellaneous Tools
  • Operations Equipment
  • Outdoor Equipment
  • Pest Control
  • Police Supplies
  • Radios, Hand-held/Mobile
  • Security Equipment
  • Signs/Marquees
  • Transportation Service and Supplies

Kathleen Booker, Buyer, 281-634-1805

Responsible for:

  • Appliances
  • Athletic & P.E. Supplies
  • Awards (All kinds)
  • Award Jackets
  • Band Uniforms
  • Clinic Equipment & Supplies
  • Commercial Laundry Equipment
  • Flags & Banners
  • Medical & Training Equipment & Supplies
  • Name Tags
  • P.E. and Spirit Wear
  • Small & Large Kitchen Equipment
  • Uniforms/Supplies - choir and orchestra
  • Uniforms - cleaning and alterations
  • Uniforms/Supplies - dance, cheer and drill
  • Uniforms, Work - purchase and rental

Judy Burleson, Buyer, 281-634-1802

Responsible for:

  • Art Equipment & Supplies
  • High School Diplomas
  • Graduation Programs - Printing
  • Journalism Equipment & Supplies
  • Lettering and Poster Printer Supplies
  • Maps and Globes
  • Office Equipment
  • Office Machines
  • Office Supplies
  • Outside Printing
  • Student Planners-Printing
  • Teaching & Instructional Materials
  • Supplemental Materials
  • Testing Forms & Materials
  • Toner Cartridges (Copier/Fax)
  • Travel Management Services

Janett Rogers, Inventory Specialist/Expediter, 281-634-1864

Responsible for:

  • Operations Supplies for Inventory
  • Warehouse Inventory/Catalog
  • Other Departmental Services

    Distribution Center
    The district's Distribution Center is responsible for the receipt, inventory, order processing and delivery of goods, mail, textbooks and instructional testing materials used throughout the district.
    Phone: 281-634-1818

    Pete Diaz, Manager
    Joe Reyes, Assistant Manager

    HB 914 Form

    In accordance with Section 176.006 of the Local Government Code:

    Effective January 1, 2006 any vendor that “contracts or seeks to contract for the sale or purchase of property, goods, services with a local governmental entity; or is an agent of a person in the person’s business with the local governmental entity”, must download the form here.

    Completed form/questionnaires should be mailed to:

    Fort Bend ISD
    Conflict Questionnaire
    555 Julie Rivers Drive
    Sugar Land, TX 77478

    Textbook Department
    Manages all textbook activity within the district from receipt to requisition review and approval to inventory and issuance.
    Phone: 281-634-2947

    John Bridges, Textbook Coordinator

    Print Shop
    Provides all in-house printing for campuses and departments. Also manages the high-volume copier use throughout the district to insure efficient use of the district's overburdened copiers.
    Phone: 281-634-1816

    Matt Herring, Print Shop Coordinator

    Mail Room
    This department receives, sorts and delivers all U.S. and interdepartmental "pony" mail for the District.
    Phone: 281-634-1092

    Ken Brooks, Mail Room Manager

    Mailing address and directions
    555 Julie Rivers Drive
    Sugar Land, TX 77449
    A map will be faxed on request.

    From Highway 59 South:
    Exit 59 at Corporate Drive. Take Corporate Drive to its dead end at Julie Rivers Drive. Continue across Julie Rivers into the parking lot (do not turn). We face the railroad tracks in the back parking lot.

    From Highway 90:
    Turn North over the railroad tracks at Dairy Ashford. Take the first left onto Julie Rivers and proceed to the 4-way stop. Turn left at the 4-way stop (Corporate Drive) and go all the way to the back parking lot. We face the railroad tracks in the parking lot.

    Bids/RFP


Fort Bend Independent School District
16431 Lexington Blvd
Sugar Land, Texas 77479
281-634-1000