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Purchasing

About Us

The Purchasing Department conducts purchases in support of the mission of education. We serve seven campuses including: LSC-CyFair, LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, LSC-Houston North, LSC-Tomball and LSC-University Park, as well as the System Office. We strive to provide superior value added customer service, while meeting the requirements of state law and college policies and procedures.

Conflict of Interest Questionnaire Forms

Effective January 1, 2006, Chapter 176 of the Texas Local Government Code requires that the Conflict of Interest Questionnaire (“CIQ”) be completed and filed with the College by any vendor that enters or seeks to enter into a contract with the College. It is respectfully requested that you acquaint yourself with the appropriate code provisions. All vendor’s bid responses must include a signed CIQ, or the vendor must have an updated CIQ on file with the College.

If you have any question regarding the questionnaire please refer to the attached Texas Attorney General Opinion or contact the Texas Ethics Commission at 201 East 14th Street, 10th Floor, P.O. Box 12070, Austin, TX 78711-2070, (512) 463-5800. This commission promulgated the questionnaire and instructions. The College is now implementing this statutory requirement.

Local Government Code 176.003 (PDF)

Supplier Requirements

We conduct best value procurement in accordance with the provisions of several applicable Texas State laws, including Texas Education Code 44.031 and Government Code 2267, Board Policy D for Purchasing and Acquisitions.

We have established dollar value thresholds that apply to each purchase method. All transactions, such as purchase requisitions and contracts are done electronically in the People Soft ERP System (iStar).

Become a Supplier

Becoming an approved supplier is a required part of doing business with Lone Star College. The procurement system in the People Soft ERP (iStar) is based on categories (commodities) determined for each type of goods or services that LSCS procures. Each Commodity Manager is assigned a number of categories and they are the main contact in purchasing for requestors and users for their assigned commodities.

Current Suppliers

The purchasing department issues purchase orders for the acquisition of equipment, services and supplies for the college system. Questions concerning the purchasing policies and procedures including the bidding process, supplier selection, supplier files, and legal requirements related to a purchase should be addressed to this department.

Viewing Available Events

To view Lone Star College active bid events, click on the iStar Vendor Portal hyperlink located in the Documents section of this page. On the main page in the portal, click on the See all of my events link in the My Sell Events section to display a listing of all active bids. To view additional information on a specific bid, click on the Event ID hyperlink. To view documentation associated with a specific event, click on the Bid on Event button. Click OK, then Click Yes to the messages that follow. This will open the bid. Once you are in the bid, click on the View/Add General Comments and Attachments link.

To place a bid, please sign in using your Bidder or Supplier ID and Password. If you are not already registered, please refer to the iStar Registration & Bid Submittal Guide located in the Documents section of the Purchasing homepage for registration instructions.

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