Purchasing
Contacts
Shakara Bray
Purchasing Director
Phone (636)584-6273
Meagan Johnson
Assistant Purchasing Agent
Phone (636) 583-6279
400 E Locust St. RM 004
Union, Mo 63084
Phone 636-584-6274
You will find included in this section all Bid opportunities and current Bid information for Franklin County Missouri. Franklin County Purchasing Department has a priority of fair and open competition in our competitive bid process.
Open Competition
It shall be the bidder's responsibility to ask questions, request clarification, or otherwise advise the Purchasing Department if any language, specifications or requirements of a bid solicitation appear to be ambiguous, contradictory, and/or arbitrary, or appear to inadvertently restrict or limit the requirements stated in the bid document to a single source. Any and all communication from bidders regarding specifications, requirements, competitive proposal process, etc., must be directed to the Purchasing Department, unless the bid solicitation specifically refers the bidder to another contact. Such e-mail, fax or phone communication should be received by the questions deadline stated in the Invitation For Bid.
Terms and Conditions
Follow the link below to download the current terms and conditions for Vendors/Contractors.
Franklin County Terms and Conditions
Purchasing Policy
The Purchasing Policy Manual was revised and approved on December 7, 2021 by Commission Order No. 2021-544. Follow the link below to download the current policy.
Forms
A copy of the forms you will need for the bidding process are located on this page in addition to the bid packets. You may print these forms and submit to the Purchasing Department by email as a scanned document or mail the original to our mailing address. All of our contact information is found on the home page for the Purchasing Department.
Current Solicitations
You will find in this section all of the current, open opportunities for Franklin County Government. This section of our site is updated regularly.
The email notification of bid issuance is given as a courtesy. It is the bidder's sole responsibility to check the Franklin County website for issuance of solicitations. The Purchasing Department shall not guarantee that by registering to be notified of solicitation issuance that such shall occur nor shall the Purchasing Department guarantee successful delivery of such email notification. The Purchasing Department shall have the right to officially amend or cancel a solicitation after issuance. It shall be the sole responsibility of the offeror to monitor the Franklin County website. It shall also be the sole responsibility of the offeror to obtain the solicitation document, any exhibits, attachments, and addendums thereto. Therefore, the offeror is cautioned to check the Franklin County website prior to submitting your response to ensure that you have a complete, up-to-date package to include all addendum(s) and or additional information.
Any and all communication from offerors regarding specifications, requirements, competitive proposal process, etc., must be directed to the Purchasing Department, unless the solicitation specifically refers the offeror to another contact. Such e-mail, fax or phone communication should be received by the questions deadline stated in the solicitation.
Franklin County utilizes the Vendor Registry platform for the County vendor list and posting of solicitations. ALL VENDORS are urged to use the link provided below to register their company as a vendor and receive solicitation notifications.
How do I become a vendor that can sell to Franklin County
To become a potential supplier for Franklin County, first you must register on the Vendor Registry website. Click here to register. Make sure that you select the "free" version. Then select all appropriate commodity codes.