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Procurement manager briefs committee on VPPA, city code and bidding thresholds

Lynchburg Finance Committee · December 10, 2025
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Procurement manager Stephanie Suter told the finance committee Dec. 9 that Lynchburg's five-person procurement team handles city and school purchasing under the Virginia Public Procurement Act and city code section 18.1, described procurement methods and protest rights, and flagged a planned code update.

Stephanie Suter, Lynchburg's procurement manager, gave a high-level overview of the Procurement Division and the Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA) at the finance committee’s Dec. 9 meeting.

Suter said the five-person procurement team manages purchases for both the city and Lynchburg City Schools, emphasizing staff training and a 100% first-time pass rate on required certification exams. She outlined procurement…

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