Bid Laws

State law requires that any good/service the District purchases within a 12-month period totaling $50,000 or more must be bid or purchased through a cooperative purchasing group. The procedures and bidding requirements vary depending on the total aggregate amount that the ENTIRE DISTRICT will spend on a particular item (account code) within any 12-month period.

Bid Procedures

All contracts for the purchase of goods and services, except contracts for the purchase of produce or vehicle fuel, valued at $50,000 or more in the aggregate for each 12-month period shall be made by a method that provides the best value to the District, in accordance with Texas Education Code 44.031. To begin the process of getting on COCISD bidders list, please complete and submit the one of the following vendor packages.

Competitive Procurement Methods

As directed in Education Code, Section 44.031, Subchapter A, with the exception of produce or fuel, all District contracts valued at $50,000 or more in the aggregate for the 12-month period must be procured by one of the following methods:

• competitive bidding;
• competitive sealed proposals;
• a request for proposals;
• an interlocal contract;
• a method provided by Chapter 2269, Government Code, for construction services;
• the reverse auction procedure as defined by Section 2155.062(d), Government Code; or
• the formation of a political subdivision corporation under Section 304.001, Local Government Code.

When determining which competitive process will be required for the purchase of goods or services, all expenditures are looked at in the aggregate. That is, all locations in the District are considered as one unit.