Procurement Services HOME CITY STORE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS CONTACT INFO Chhunny Chhean, Director Danielle Thompson, Assistant Director - Purchasing Agent RaKeba Gordon, Assistant Director - Contracting Agent City Hall 1500 Marilla St. Room 3F North Dallas, Texas 75201 Phone: (214) 670-3326 Procurement Services The Office of Procurement Services (OPS) is responsible for purchasing the City's goods and services. OPS is committed to strategic and innovative purchasing that maximizes taxpayer spending power. Additionally, OPS sells City surplus property, including impounded vehicles, City fleet, and unclaimed confiscated goods. We are open! The Office of Procurement Services is still operating, but to better serve our community during this time, will be performing systems online and remotely. For any questions please email askprocurement@dallascityhall.com. We look forward to serving you. New Supplier Information Register to become a PPE Supplier We appreciate your willingness to help support the response effort to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please submit all offers of products or services through Bonfire https://dallascityhall.bonfirehub.com/login. Please do not reach out to staff directly. Business Registration To be considered for award, a business entity must be registered to do business in the state of Texas with the Texas Secretary of State. Procurement Portal The City of Dallas utilizes Bonfire as its electronic procurement platform. For a listing of current procurement opportunities, to register as a Supplier, or to submit bids electronically, please visit Bonfire. If you have questions regarding the bidding process with Bonfire, please visit our FAQs section. Supplier Information Click here to update supplier payment information. Bid Openings Bid openings will be publicly read and available online. Due to COVID-19 precautions, bid openings will not be open for in-person viewing at City Hall at this time. You may view bid openings live by going to www.dallascityhall.com. Click on “watch city meetings online”, and it will be played live on DCN 95 Live. You may choose either audio, or video player, if you have video capability. Previous Bid Openings For previous bid openings please click here Openings are held on Friday at 2pm at the Express Business Center located at Dallas City Hall 1500 Marilla L2ES Electronic Invoice Submissions City of Dallas is centralizing its invoice intake process. Invoices may be: Electronically submitted to the City via CODAccountsPayable@DallasCityHall.com Mailed to: City Controller’s Office, Accounts Payable Division City of Dallas City Controller’s Office 1500 Marilla Street, Room L2F South Dallas, TX 75201 Help Us Pay You! It is imperative that all invoices reference the correct PO#’s/DO#’s, and the financial information as this will expedite processing time. Electronic Construction Bid/Proposal Submission The Office of Procurement services is working towards electronic construction bid/proposal submission citywide. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we are unable to accept paper copies of bids or proposals. Please submit all bids or proposals as pdfs in Bonfire at: https://dallascityhall.bonfirehub.com/login. For any questions please email askprocurement@dallascityhall.com. Thank you for your understanding. Procurement Services & Resources Procurement Quarterly In an effort to increase transparency and equity, the City of Dallas has created a quarterly report of upcoming solicitations. It is the City's intention that the Procurement Quarterly will provide advance notice of bidding opportunities, increasing vendor submissions, encouraging M/WBE participation, providing ample time for planning and preparing competitive bids and proposals and increasing accountability. Procurement Quarterly: Provides a 3-month forecast for all upcoming solicitations of goods, services, and construction over $50,000. Includes solicitations from all City of Dallas departments Provides information on the contract type, description, term, estimated value and sub-contracting opportunities. For open solicitations go to Bonfire to register as a Supplier and submit bids and proposals. Disclosure for viewing pdf: **For best viewing of pdf, it's recommended to use Internet Explorer which has control options for viewing. If using Edge or Chrome, control options should be utilized to view the complete document.** Quarter 1 (October 2021 - December 2021) Procurement Quarterly Report - PDF Procurement Quarterly Forecast of FY22 Q1.pdf Buyer Contact Information Procurement Specialists Assignments - PDF FY 22 - Procurement Assignments.pdf How to Request a Debrief The OPS provides debriefs as a service to provide suppliers with valuable insight and a developmental opportunity to learn the factors that hindered the successful awarding of the solicitation. If you would like to request a debrief, simply email the buyer listed in the solicitation or email Danielle Thompson, Assistant Director at danielle.thompson@dallascityhall.com Local Preference The City’s Local Preference Program values the participation of companies who have their principal place of business in the City of Dallas and who hire City of Dallas residents. For more information please see the Affidavit, and the list of Frequently Asked Questions below: Affidavit FAQ Living Wage On November 10, 2015 the Dallas City Council passed Resolution 15-2141 which requires suppliers awarded general service contracts valued greater than $50,000 to pay their employees rendering services on the contract not less than the “living wage” rate. The current living wage rate is $12.38 Living Wage Form FY22 -Living Wage Requirements Poster.pdf Living Wage Requirements Poster - Spanish.pdf Code of Ethics All consultants, contractors, or persons doing business with the City are required to follow Chapter 12A of the Dallas City Code the City's Code of Ethics Hi, I am DalBot! How may I help you ?