The Purchasing Department attempts to purchase
the very best mix of product quality, price, and vendor performance.
Sometimes vendors feel that the process has unfairly eliminated
them from the competitive process. If you feel that you have
not been given a fair opportunity to do business with AJUSD,
please contact the buyer with your concerns. If you do not receive
satisfaction from the buyer, your next step is to file a formal
protest.
How to File a Formal Protest
We have provided via the link below
the current Arizona law regarding procurement in school districts.
A school district may adopt stronger or more restrictive language,
but cannot adopt policies which dilute this code. Warning, this
file is fifty-one pages in length.
Complete Article 10 School District
Procurement Rules (pdf format)