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🕓 STARTING AT 4:05PM EST Please mute your microphone and disable webcam. Visit info.procurek12.com/procurement101 and download the “Quote Instructions & School Uniform Quote Request templates.” School Uniforms: Choosing a Vendor and Engaging Your Community Presented by Emily Eapen, ProcureK12
School Uniforms: Choosing a Vendor and Engaging Your Community Presented by Emily Eapen, ProcureK12
About Procurement 101 • Goal: To share best practices and purchasing resources with educators of today, empowering compliant methods and improved outcomes.
Agenda • Review of Purchasing Checklist • Background Information for School Uniforms • Engaging Your Community • Vendor Selection – How do you find the best fit? • School Uniform Quote Request • School Uniform Vendors
Background Information for School Uniform Bid • Estimate of Student Enrollment • Timeline • Budget • Plans for Family Engagement • Develop a Distribution Plan
Engaging your Community • Family Participation • Pricing • Design/Materials • Enforcement • Day to Day Needs • Different PE uniforms • Uniforms per household • Venues for Community Participation • PTA Meetings • Social Media • Flyers • School Bulletins
Vendor Selection – How do you find the best fit? • Provider Type • Reseller • Manufacturer • Retailer • Full service e-commerce platform • Styles • Do they accommodate for special needs, such as sensory issues, allergies, etc. • References • Has the vendor worked with other schools/organizations in neighboring areas • Pricing • Any hidden fees • Ordering process
Quote Request Instructions • Download from info.procureK12/procurement 101 • This will be your reference guide for every type of quote request
School Uniform Quote Request Templates Type 1 – Supporting Verbiage Type 2 – Listing of Data Requests
School Uniform Vendors • Download from info.procureK12/procurement 101 • Educators are not limited to this vendor list. These are all vendors currently registered on our ProcureK12 site • You have ability to add local and other vendors onto the quote request
Next Steps • Compile data for School Uniform Bid • Download Quote Request Instructions, School Uniform Quote Request templates, and Vendor List • Create and submit School Uniform Quote Request • Update Purchasing Checklist
Procurement 101: Dates to Know What’s the Law? Purchasing Compliance: Thresholds and Quote Request Basics (Webinar) Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at 4pm EST The Purchasing Checklist for Founders: The Zillion Things You Need to Buy Before You Open (Training) Thursday, January 17 at 4pm EST Furniture Outreach for Founders: Let’s Do Our First Quote Request Together. (Training) Tuesday, January 22 at 4pm EST Supplies Shopping: Where You Can Lose Money (Webinar) Monday, January 28, 2019 at 4pm EST School Uniforms: Choosing a Vendor and Engaging Your Community (Training) Tuesday, February 5 at 4pm EST Easing Out-of-Pocket Spending for Your Teachers (Webinar) Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 4pm EST
Contact • info.procureK12.com/procurement101 • Brent Lomas, blomas@procurek12.com • Emily Eapen, eeapen@procurek12.com