The Oakland County School Business Officials (the “OCSBO”) is an organization comprised of many of the business officials of the public school districts, public school academies and private schools in Oakland County, Michigan. The OCSPO is a cooperative of those public school districts; public school academies and private schools located in and around Oakland County, Michigan that choose to participate and such participants are listed below.
The OCSPO, through the authority granted to it by each of its Members, combines the requirements for selected supplies, materials and equipment of its Members into cooperative invitations for bids, in an effort to secure the selected supplies, materials and equipment in a cost-effective manner for all its Members. Oakland Schools, the intermediate school district for Oakland County, Michigan, acts as the liaison between the OCSBO and the OCSPO and issues the invitations for bids for selected supplies, materials and equipment desired by its Members, on behalf of, and as a service for, the OSCPO. Oakland Schools only assists the OCSPO in issuing the invitations for bids; Oakland Schools is NOT responsible for Bid evaluation, determining the lowest responsible bidder, selecting the awarded vendor(s) or awarding contracts which may result from this IFB.