Responsibilities

The Division of Purchasing and Materials Management is responsible for the procurement of all state required supplies, materials, equipment and professional or general services except for those agencies exempted by law. The division transacts monetary commitments and contracts or authorizes such transactions by state agencies; executes procurement functions in accordance with applicable statutes and maximizes competitive procurement and awards on all contracts; develops programs to expand business with minority business enterprises; provides for statewide cooperative procurement by local government; and maintains responsibility for the statewide in-house recycling program. The Materials Management section is responsible for transfers and disposal of state surplus property and acquires donable property declared excess by federal government agencies for the distribution of such property to public supported entities.

A fee based vendor/bidding registration system was implemented on January 4, 2006. Effective March 3, 2006, only premium vendors will receive email notices of bid opportunities and have access to other features as described in the FAQ. To see the FAQ regarding this fee based registration, please click here. All other registered vendors will convert to a standard registration until such time a Premium registration is chosen.

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• . . . how RSMo. Section 34.040.6 - Vendor Use/Sales Tax will affect me, as a vendor
• . . . where to register as a vendor
• . . . where to find current bidding opportunities
• . . . where to find awarded bid results
• . . . where to find other agency bidding opportunities
• . . . where to review awarded bids files and contract files
• . . . where to find statewide contracts
• . . . where to locate delegated bidding opportunities for state agencies (< $25,000)
• . . . where to apply for Minority Business Enterprise/Woman Business Enterprise certification
• . . . how to register for notification of available federal and state surplus property
• . . . how to transfer available state property to Missouri State Agency for Surplus Property (state agencies)
• . . . where to find Missouri product/service providers
• . . . information on Executive Order 04-09 (disclosure of offshore services by vendors)