Davenport Community Schools Purchasing and Central Receiving Departments

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Purchasing and Central Receiving Departments is to obtain the highest quality products and services while ensuring the lowest cost for our staff and students.  We pride ourselves in providing great customer service.

CONTACT INFORMATION

The Purchasing Department is located on the third floor; Suite 318:

• JB Young Opportunity Center – ASC
  1702 N Main St.
  Davenport, IA 52803

Purchasing and Warehouse Supervisor:   

• Dawn Kimmel , (563) 336-7804

The Warehouse is located at:

• 1008 W. Kimberly Road
• Davenport, IA 52806

Textbook Manager and Supply Manager:

• Samantha Phillips, (563) 336-7843

OFFICE HOURS

Purchasing and Warehouse  hours of operation are from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday with the exception of legal holidays.

ARE YOU A VENDOR INTERESTED IN DOING BUSINESS WITH DAVENPORT SCHOOLS?

In order to better serve our customers, we require all those wishing to do business with us to fill out the form below.

NEW VENDOR FORM

We have recently partnered with IONWAVE for hosting all of our bids/quotes/RFP processes.  Please visit here to register and view our bids:

https://davenportschools.ionwave.net/VendorRegistration/PreliminaryInfo.aspx

 Here are a few things you need to know:

PURCHASING POLICIES

Our Board of Directors and the laws of the State of Iowa guide the purchasing policies for the Davenport Community School District. It is the policy of the school district to:

1. Conduct all purchasing in accordance with Federal and State laws and in compliance with the policies of the Davenport Community School District.
2. Award of the contract: The contract will generally be awarded on the basis of the lowest responsible bid and bidder, taking into consideration the price, quality, delivery and ability, past work history, and any other factors the District determines to be relevant. The decision to award the Contract shall be final. Our Board of Directors reserves the right to reject any and all bids if it is in the best interest of the School District.
3. Provide all qualified vendors the right and the opportunity to sell their products and services to the Davenport Community School District.
4. Treat all responsible vendors equally and fairly.
5. Maintain the integrity of the purchasing process and protect the public interest.

TAXES

The District is exempt from all Federal, State of Iowa and other States taxes on the purchase of materials and/or services purchased or rented to complete their contract.  If you need tax exempt certificates please follow the following link to process your request.  You must fill out the form for each of the contractors that will need a tax exempt form.  Please contact Dawn Kimmel with any questions.

State of Iowa Contractors Tax Exemption Request

If you are inquiring about tax exemption certificate other than construction, please contact the DCSD Accountant Kerry Weinbrandt through the email link or at (563) 336-7409

• VIEW CURRENT BID OPPORTUNITIES:  

  We have recently partnered with IONWAVE to host our formal Bid, RFP, Quote process.  You must be registered in order to view our current bids.  You can do that at the following link:
• https://davenportschools.ionwave.net/VendorRegistration/PreliminaryInfo.aspx

• VENDOR INFORMATION DISCLOSURE FORM: Vendor Disclosure

Are you a Davenport Schools Staff member?

Need to order something – Click here for the latest form – PURCHASE REQUEST FORM

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