Comal County Purchasing Office
Welcome to the Comal County Purchasing Office.
Thank you for your desire to do business with Comal County. The Purchasing Office provides procurement services for the Comal County departments and offices.
The purchasing agent is the chief procurement officer for Comal County. By statute, the purchasing agent is responsible to direct and oversee the county procurment process for all elected and appointed officials and County departments. Your Purchasing Office is the "single point of contact" for doing business with Comal County. The Comal County Purchasing Office welcomes opportunities to do business with you!
Comal County has a centralized purchasing operation, which requires the release of purchase orders prior to the delivery of supplies or services over $299.99. The County is not responsible for verbal orders placed by employees outside the Purchasing Office.
We wish to invite all businesses to participate in the bidding/proposal process. The County procures supplies services in several ways.
Procurement Process:
- Verbal or written quotes for items over $3000.00
- Formal Bids or Proposals for items over $50,000.00 as required by Local Government Code, Section 262.
- State contracts and cooperative purchasing agreements. These contracts and agreements meet formal bidding requirements as outlined in the Local Government Code, Sections 262 and 271.
Ramona Womack, CPPO, CPPB
Comal County Purchasing Director
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:
- Provide the best service possible to all County departments in a fair and equitable manner
- Ensure an atmosphere of equality to all vendors without regard to undue influence or political pressures
- Protect the interests of the Comal County taxpayers in all expenditures
Bid Specifications may be obtained by clicking on the Comal County Bid Opportunities to the right or below.
Comal County has partnered with BidNet Direct as part of the Texas Purchasing Group and will post their bid opportunities to this site. As a vendor, you can register for free with the Texas Purchasing Group to be sure that you see all available bids and opportunities. By selecting automatic bid notification, with a paid subscription, your company will receive emails once Comal County has a bid opportunity that matches your company's business. In addition, the site handles bid opportunities, RFPs, and RFQs for other member governmental agencies, districts & authorities throughout Texas. Comal County looks forward to providing you with more bid information and simplifying the entire bid, proposal, and quote processes for everyone involved. We appreciate your cooperation and welcome your participation. If you need help registering, please call the Texas Purchasing Group support department toll free 800-835-4603.
Electronic bids will only be accepted through Comal County’s bidding portal as specified within the bid documents. Formal bids may not be submitted via email, fax, or any other electronic method not specified within the bid documents.
Sealed bids may be mailed or hand delivered to:
Comal County Purchasing Office
Attn: Ramona Womack
1297 Church Hill Drive
New Braunfels, TX 78130