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OFFICE OF PURCHASING

Thank you for your interest in the Howard County Office of Purchasing. Last year, the Office of Purchasing was responsible for the expenditure of over $145 million of taxpayer funds.

Beginning April 9, 2008, the Howard County Office of Purchasing will discontinue sending individual postcard notification of solicitations. Solicitations for purchases over $30,000 will be announced on the Internet at: http://www.howardcountymd.gov/Purchasing/ Purchasing_CurrentSolicitation.htm or the Current Solicitation Tab on the left.

Our mission...

Professional staff obtains
Utmost value for taxpayers' dollars. We provide
Rapid response while promoting
Competition.
Howard County maintains a "can do"
Attitude and operates with
Superior customer service and
Integrity to meet the
Needs of the agencies delivering
Goods and services to the citizens.

For additional information regarding the Howard County Office of Purchasing, please take a few moments to review the other areas of our website, or call us at (410) 313-6370, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Equal Business Opportunity (EBO)

It is the policy of Howard County to encourage participation in the Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Program by minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses and businesses owned by disabled persons.

Please click on the "Equal Business Opportunity" link on the left side of this page to learn more.




Disclaimer
In preparing this material, every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is correct. The information is being provided as a public service and Howard County assumes no liability for any inaccuracies that it may contain.

FY 2007 Facts & Figures...

Commodity/Service
Expenditures...
$42,077,465

Capital Project
Expenditures...
$103,662,343

FYI...

ADDRESS
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive
Suite 501
Columbia, MD 21046

OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday
8:00 am to 5:00 pm

PHONE
(410) 313-6370

FAX
(410) 313-6388

E-MAIL
Purchasing Administrator
Darla Herbold, CPPO


Assistant Purchasing Administrator

Capital Projects Coordinator
Helen Ashley, CPPB

Buyers
Evangeline Bolder, CPPB
Margie Foster
Sandra Fox, CPPB
Shelley Liby, CPPB

EBO Program Coordinator
Sandra Fox, CPPB

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