Business Services

Moody’s general obligation rating of Aa1 and outstanding lease revenue bond rating of Aa3

Association of School Business Officials Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for past 13 years

Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Award for the past 14 years

Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Award for past seven years

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Leadership Circle Award for past six years

Association of School Business Officials Meritorious Budget Award for past seven years

Government Finance Officers Association Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting Award (PAFR) for past nine years

Government Treasurers’ Organization of Texas Certification of Investment Policy for past eight years

The Internal Purchasing Division is responsible for converting approved requisitions into purchase orders, creating RFP, RFQ, and RFI documents for the formal procurement process, training requisition generators, processing HCDE contracts, overseeing the P Card program and advising HCDE staff on compliance with purchasing laws.

The management of the Purchasing division is dedicated to making ethical and lawful choices by providing a structured code of ethics for its personnel to follow. Purchasing division employees shall model and promote ethical behavior to all HCDE employees through their behavior. View the Code of Ethics for Business Support Services and Purchasing Division Employees. 

HCDE continues to improve transparency. We have created public information on our webpage which includes the following:

1. The total value of contracts per business sector
2. The total authorizations versus actual expenditures for the last five years per capita
3. The listing of all purchase orders to include vendor, category, PO Amount, Check Amount and Account Code (for the last seven fiscal years).
4. A link to Current bids and proposals
5. A link to awarded bids and proposals
6. A link to closed bids and proposals
7. Check Registers (Accounts Payable) Link
8. The Vendor Packet
9. A link to applicable procurement statutes
10. A link to the annual budget
11. A link to the Financial Operations Guidelines

HCDE uses the HCDE eBid System; a web-based, e-Procurement system that includes an electronic process for vendor registrations, automatic vendor notification of bid opportunities, and electronic vendor bidding.

Existing and potential suppliers wishing to do business with HCDE can register online in the HCDE eBid System. Please note that all vendors/suppliers must register online in this system whether or not they are currently awarded vendors or have formerly registered with HCDE.

Unless otherwise indicated below, sealed solicitation documents will be received at the following address in accordance with the instructions and specifications contained in each solicitation request listed below.

Harris County Department of Education
6300 Irvington Blvd.
Houston, TX 77022
purchasing@hcde-texas.org

Formal solicitations are advertised in the Houston Chronicle in the Legal Notice section of the Classifieds. If you would like a copy of any of the solicitations listed, click on the links below, stop by the Purchasing Office at the address indicated above, or call (713) 694-6300.

Financial Operations Guidelines are up-to-date information on guidelines, forms and procedures for processing financial information from HCDE divisions and Business Services employees. The guidelines are reviewed and updated annually and is available in-house electronically. It is unaudited, but an invaluable source of internal control and accountability information for use by the external independent auditor. It includes updates of all functions in the business office including purchasing, accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, investments and debt.

• 2020-2021 Financial Operations Guidelines
• 2019-2020 Financial Operations Guidelines
  
  

Internal Purchasing

• RFP 18/078YR CASE for Kids Consultants and Trainers

Choice Partners 

Conflict of Interest Questionnaires

CIQ forms are kept on file according to standard document retention policies.

New Vendors

New vendors should register through the HCDE eBid System in order to receive electronic notification of bid opportunities. Contracts are only awarded through the competitive bidding process or RFP.

New Vendor Packet

Any vendor wishing to do business with HCDE should complete the New Vendor Packet and submit to HCDE as per the instructions on the cover page.

Certificate of Interested Parties (HB 1295)

All vendors responding to any HCDE proposal must file a Certificate of Interested Parties form (HB 1295) through the Texas Ethics Commission.

Utility Bills for HB 3693 Compliance:

FY 2013, FY 2014, FY 2015, FY 2016, FY 2017, FY 2018, FY 2019, FY 2020, FY 2021

Below is the list of Prospective Vendors or view the consolidated list.

Acosta, Alana
Alwes and Associates, LLC
American Latino Center for Research Education and Justice Incorporated
Atlas Fence Company Inc.
Ball, Deborah
Boss and Hughes, LLC
Boykins Youth Foundations
Brainchild Corporation
Bryant Heritage, LLC
CCC Communications, LLC
Comp-U-Dot
Cutler, Carrie S
De Bellis, Michele
Deal, Margaret
Decoste, Denese C
DeLa Garza, Ryan
Dyson, Cassandra Leon (BRIGHT IDEAS)
E3 Texas Special Instruments
Early Childhood Specialties, LLC
Education Foundation of Harris County
Educator Collaborative, LLC (Christopher Lehman)
Everett, Susan
Fellowship of Purpose Early Childhood Learning Center dba Purpose Kids
Fifth Ward Enrichment Program Inc.
Fisher, Shyesha M
Five Star Life
Forge for Families
Fork, Andrew
Gateway Community Church dba Project Press
Goodwill Industries of Houston
Grace Academy Learning Center
Greater Northside Plaza CDC Incorporated
Greensheet
Gruener, Barbara
Guest Communications Corporation
Hansco Heating A-C & Refrigeration, LTD
Helping Hands Fitness and Nutrition
Hernandez, Traci L
Horizon Intertainment dba Teen Truth
IgnitED
Intelligent Minds Development Center
Irvin, Erin
Jazz at Lincoln Center Incorporated
JJ's I'm Me Foundation
J & M Supply Inc.
Kent, Melba
KIG Ready Society Incorporated
Kijo Consulting, LLC
Killen, Kimberly
Kool Kids Daycare
Korem and Associates
Krause, Mary Ann
Langone, Ashley
Launch Point CDC, Inc.
Let's Learn Christian Learning Center, Inc.
Leung, Patrick
Life Anew Restorative Justice
Liquid Environmental Solutions
Little Scientists Inc.
Logotech
Lone Star Furnishings, LLC
Maker Education Incorporated
Makit Supply Incorporated
Martinez, Jennifer
National Literacy Professional Development Consortium
New Beginnings Consulting, LLC
North East Partners in Power (PIP) Inc.
Nypolite Jr., Clifton J
Ondi Love Center Ministries (Jorge Casco)
Orange Show Center for the Visionary Art
Pamela Printing Company
Parr, Christine
PeopleAdmin, Inc.
Peoples United Summit
PowerSchool Group, LLC
Premiere Speakers Bureau
Progressive Amateur Boxing Association Incorporated
Prudhomme, Eunisha
Quick Start Intelligence (360training.com, Inc.)
Roadrunner Charters, Inc.
Safari Tumbling Adventure
SEWA International Incorporated
Social Studies Success (Dawn Marie Vinas)
SpyGlass Group, LLC
St. Peter the Apostle School
Sterling Mobile Services, Inc.
Stream of Life Christian Academy
Teen Truth
Teran, Frank
Thompson, Bob
Walsh Gallegostrevino Russo Kyle PC
Weathers, Desa Makeida Dow
Weaver, Laurie
Webb, Taylor
Westat Inc.
Wild Things Zoofari, Incorporated (Courtney Cortina Pineda)
Willeford, Suzanne
XLOGOTECH INC.
Yates III, Lucian
Young Women's Christian Association of Houston
Youth Building Success Enhancement