The application includes a Contractor Disclosure Form, which must be updated annually. In order to be designated as a minority or women-owned business, you must be certified. Chicago Public Schools accepts Class 1 minority certification from the City of Chicago and Class 2 minority certification from any other recognized agency, including the Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Regional Purchasing Council, the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Metropolitan Transit Authority, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the Women's Business Development Center. Current and potential vendors are encouraged to attend. Vendors also must comply with the Chicago Public Schools' Ethics Policy and Indebtedness Policy.
Insurance is required for every contract that is bid.
Vendors must comply with all applicable laws, ordinances and statutes. Once you become a CPS vendor, you are eligible to market your services to individual schools and CPS departments. Vendors may apply to join a pre-qualified pool through a competitive process, the Request for Qualification. Watch this web site for opportunities. However, a business which is not already registered as a CPS vendor must register as a CPS vendor as one condition of being awarded a contract.