Welcome to Purchasing

  • Purchasing Department

    All Washoe County Schools, District Warehouses and most Administrative buildings are accepting deliveries.  If you need to contact a person at the site, there should be a Contact Person and their phone number listed at the entrance of the location.

    Mission Statement

    The Purchasing Department of Washoe County School District recognizes and embraces its responsibility to provide the highest level of support with continuous effort for improvement to Washoe County School District schools and departments in accordance with federal, state and local statutes and regulations.

    WCSD's Public Works solicitations and awards click here.

     
    Winner of the National Procurement Institutes' Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award

    1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019

    Our Commitment

    • To provide superior customer service and satisfaction.
    • To develop contractual avenues that provide the greatest value in products and services.
    • To collaborate with other government agencies to develop contracts leveraging the maximum potential volumes.
    • To maintain an ethical and professional posture.
    • To develop mutually supportive partnerships with organizations and corporations.

    Environmental Preferable Purchasing 

    Washoe County School District's Purchasing Department embraces the responsibility to recognize environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP). To support the effort of EPP, the Purchasing Department will give preference to environmentally superior products where quality, function and cost are equal or better. In addition, when practical, the Purchasing Department will seek opportunities to increase sustainable and recycled product sourcing.

    Purchasing Department - Green Efforts Report - December 1, 2019

    Office Hours:

    7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Monday - Friday

    Purchasing-Warehouse Organizational Chart

     

    Location:

    14101 Old Virginia Road
    Reno, Nevada 89521
    Phone: 775-850-8025
    Fax: 775-857-3175
    purchasing@washoeschools.net

    Purchasing Staff
     
    Andrea Sullivan, CPSM, C.P.M.
    Director of Procurement and Contracts
    775-850-8056
     
    Layne Clarkson
    Administrative Assistant
    775-850-8034
     
    Monica Schuerr-Howden, CPPB, MBA
    Assistant Purchasing Supervisor
    775-850-8024
     
    Victoria Plants
    Buyer II
    775-789-3824
     
    Jenny Perry
    Buyer II
    775-850-8055
     
    Aprile Anderson
    Buyer II
    775-789-3830
     
    Dawn Allshouse
    Buyer II
    775-850-8026
     
    Nancy Stauffer
    Program Technician
    775-850-8025
     
    Kate Price
    Procurement Technician II
    775-850-8033
     
     Directions:
    • From I-580 South, take the Damonte Ranch Parkway exit.
    • Turn west onto Damonte Ranch Parkway.
    • Turn left onto Old Virginia Road (first traffic light).
    • Follow Old Virginia Road until it ends.
    • The Brown Center is the red brick school on the right hand side.
    • Purchasing is just inside the main entrance.
    • Please check in at room 0 (first office on the right).

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