Program Description
Procurement Services
The Procurement Services section provides for departmental direction, oversight, and support for the Contract Review Committee, analysis, budget preparation, and monitoring. This section also manages contract scanning activities for documents, contracts, and subsequent contract actions, manages archiving standards, and provides departmental customer service assistance. Additionally, it centrally coordinates departmental training and tracking including national certifications and re-certifications, expenditure control, escrow management, human resources activities, management of departmental Knowledge Base Articles and service requests, and coordination of interpreter services for departmental activities or customer needs.
The Information Technology (IT) staff provides support to develop and maintain information systems for the department's business operations. This includes purchase and maintenance of IT equipment, and service and support for major end-user systems on a Countywide basis. IT management of applications, databases, systems, and department website design and maintenance is included in this program, as well as coordination with the County's Department of Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions (TEBS).