Policy Group
7000 Financial Management
Jerome Joint School District No. 261
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 7407
Public Procurement of Goods and Services
The District shall at all times adhere to the bidding requirements for the procurement of goods and services as set out in State law.
$75,000
No bidding requirements
IC 67-2803(2)
$75,000 TO $150,000
Semi-formal bidding: Issue written requests for bids describing goods or services desired to at least three vendors. Allow three days for written response, unless an emergency exists; One day for objections. Keep records for six months when impractical to obtain three bids. Accept low bid, or reject all bids.
IC 67-2806(1)
$150,000 and above
Formal bidding: Publish bid notice at least two weeks in advance of bid opening and again at least seven days before the opening. Make bid specifications available; written objections allowed. May request bid security/bond. Can reject all if able to purchase more economically in the open market.
IC 67-2806(2)
Exemptions to Public Procurement of Goods and Services Bidding
Personal Property
Already competitive bid (piggy-backing)
IC 67-2803(1)
Less than $75,000
Contracts or purchases of goods or services
IC 67-2803(2)
Any Amount
Payments of Wages
IC 67-2803(3)
Any Amount
Personal or professional services performed by an independent contractor. (Refer to info on qualifications in I.C. 67-2320)
IC 67-2803(4)
Any Amount
Procurement of an interest in real property – lease or purchase
IC 67-2803(5)
Any Amount
Procurement of insurance
IC 67-2803(6)
Any Amount
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Costs of Joint Powers participation
Procurement of used personal property
Procurement from federal government general services administration (GSA) schedules or federal multiple award schedules (MAS)
Procurement of personal property or services through contracts entered into by the division of purchasing of the department of administration of the state of Idaho
Procurement of goods for direct resale
Procurement of travel and training;
Procurement of goods and services from Idaho correctional industries
Procurement of repair for heavy equipment
Procurement of software maintenance, support and licenses of an existing system or platform that was bid in compliance with state law
Procurement of public utilities
Procurement of used equipment at an auction if authorized by the governing board
IC 67-2803(7)
IC 67-2803(8)
IC 67-2803(9)
IC 67-2803(10)
IC 67-2803(11)
IC 67-2803(12)
IC 67-2803(13)
IC 67-2803(14)
IC 67-2803(15)
IC 67-2803(16)
IC 67-2803(18)
Any Amount
Emergency Expenditures
IC 67-2808(1)
Legal Reference: I.C. § 67-2801 et seq. Purchasing by Political Subdivisions
Policy History:
Adopted on: 11/28/2017
Revised on: 07/23/2024