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Board authorizes district purchases through master contracts and piggyback bids for 2025–26
Summary
Trustees approved Resolution No. 2025-05 allowing the district to use master contracts, piggyback bids and multiple award schedules (U.S. Communities, WSCA, Cal‑Save, GSA MAS, CMAS) for 2025–26 purchasing of furniture, technology and supplies.
The Richland School District board voted to approve Resolution No. 2025‑05, authorizing staff to purchase furniture, technology equipment, general supplies and other items through established master contracts, piggyback bids and multiple award schedules for the 2025–26 fiscal year.
Chief Business Official Martin Rodriguez described the procurement options under consideration and said using contracts and master agreements negotiated through the U.S. General Services Administration or the California Department of General Services "provides a lower cost solution and is in the District's best interest to do so." The board approved the resolution by roll call vote (Ayes: Aguirre, DeWitt, Maldonado; Absent: Criswell, Rodriguez‑Root).
The resolution explicitly references cooperative purchasing mechanisms including U.S. Communities, Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA), Cal‑Save, the GSA Multiple Award Schedule and the California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS). The minutes record the board’s approval; staff will pursue vendor agreements and contract orders under the newly authorized authority.
