Welcome to the Purchasing Office for AACPS. Please explore our site then contact us with further questions. We look forward to doing business with you.

Appointments are required when hand-delivering a bid.    Please call or email the Purchasing Office well in advance of the bid due date to make an appointment for delivery. 

Electronic bid submissions are encouraged. Please see the solicitation for specific instructions on how to submit bids electronically. If you intend to submit a bid electronically, it must be submitted through the bid portal on the AACPS website.  E-mailed or faxed bids will not be accepted.

If you have questions regarding the solicitation or the bid submission process, please email the buyer named in the solicitation.

Bid openings are live, but attendance may be limited because of capacity constraints. Please refer to the individual Request for Bids for more information on bid submissions and attendance at prebid meetings and bid openings. Please note that proposals received in response to requests for proposals (RFPs) are not opened publicly.

Please remember to check Current Bid Solicitations (below) for changes to bid due dates or prebid meetings. 

AACPS comprises 130 schools and more than 84,000 students. The operating budget for FY 2025 is $1.69 billion. The Board of Education and the Superintendent have authorized the Director of Purchasing to award contracts for services, construction, maintenance, commodities and equipment, leases, and architectural/engineering services.  The Board must approve most contracts exceeding $100,000. This flexibility allows us to quickly respond to the needs of our schools.  All qualified businesses are encouraged to bid on AACPS contracts.