Procurement Services
Securing Goods and Ensuring Compliance
Housed within the Office of the Vice President for Finance and Administration, Procurement Services secures goods and services for the university community, ensures compliance with The Texas A&M University System and the State of Texas procurement codes, administers contracts, and manages the Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program implementation.
Mission
It is the mission of Procurement Services to facilitate the procurement needs of the East Texas A&M University community. Our primary goal is to provide excellent customer service and products at the best value by the most efficient means possible.
Ethics
Procurement Services subscribes to and has adopted the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) Code of Ethics. It is the responsibility of any individual who purchases for the university to adhere to the following NAEP Code.
- Give first consideration to the objectives and policies of my institution.
- Strive to obtain the maximum value for each dollar of expenditure.
- Decline personal gifts or gratuities.
- Grant all competitive suppliers equal consideration insofar as state or federal statute and institutional policy permit.
- Conduct business with potential and current suppliers in an atmosphere of good faith, devoid of intentional misrepresentation.
- Demand honesty in sales representation whether offered through the medium of a verbal or written statement, an advertisement, or a sample of the product.
- Receive consent from the originator of proprietary ideas and designs before using them for competitive purchasing purposes.
- Make every reasonable effort to negotiate an equitable and mutually agreeable settlement of any controversy with a supplier; and/or be willing to submit any major controversies to arbitration or other authorized third-party review, insofar as the established policies of my institution permit.
- Accord a prompt and courteous reception insofar as conditions permit to all who call on legitimate business missions.
- Cooperate with trade, industrial and professional associations, and with governmental and private agencies for the purposes of promoting and developing sound business methods.
- Foster fair, ethical and legal trade practices.
- Counsel and cooperate with NAEP members and promote a spirit of unity and a keen interest in professional growth among them.
Contract Transparency
Government Code 2261.253 requires state agencies to post contracts on their websites from the purchase of goods or services from a private vendor valued at $15,000 or greater, regardless of funding source.
Vendors’ Information
East Texas A&M is constantly on the lookout for dependable suppliers to meet the university's purchasing requirements. Valuable information and procurement opportunities for both current and potential vendors can be found here.
Professional Associations
East Texas A&M is proud to promote the professional associations and cooperative buying networks listed below.
The Texas A&M University System Procurement Opportunities
East Texas A&M is one of 11 universities comprising The Texas A&M University System. Each university provides vendors with a wide range of procurement opportunities. For specific procurement opportunities, please select a system member below.
- Prairie View A&M University
- Tarleton State University
- Texas A&M International University
- Texas A&M University-Central Texas
- Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville
- Texas A&M University-Texarkana
- Texas A&M University-Galveston
- Texas A&M University
- West Texas A&M University
The A&M System is also represented by seven agencies, which are represented in 254 Texas counties. For procurement opportunities with these agencies, please select an agency below.
The A&M System maintains its own administration department to govern the various A&M System components. Explore procurement opportunities below.
About the VetHUB Program
VetHUB is Veteran Heroes United in Business. The program will focus on certification of service-disabled veterans (SDV) to facilitate their growth and development and increase HUB contracts and subcontracts with the state of Texas. For more information about VetHUB, visit the state website on VetHUB.
East Texas A&M University's VetHUB Program ensures the system's good faith effort to include VetHUB businesses in its procurement efforts. This good faith effort involves evaluating and determining subcontracting opportunities, participating in marketing and outreach efforts to promote contracting and subcontracting opportunities in an effort to achieve VetHUB participation, and reporting VetHUB expenditures to the Texas State Comptroller in accordance with statute.
East Texas A&M University Bid Opportunities are posted at www.txsmartbuy.gov/esbd
- Under the “Agency/Texas SmartBuy Member Name,” select “East Texas A&M – 751”
Find required and frequently used VetHUB forms at the Texas Comptroller's website.
Meet our Department
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Contact Us
- Procurement Services
- 903.468.3000
- McDowell Business Administration Building, 170
- P.O. Box 3011
- Commerce, TX 75429