HCG Home Page: Office of Purchasing

OFFICE OF PURCHASING

Thank you for your interest in the Howard County Office of Purchasing. Last year, the Office of Purchasing was responsible for the expenditure of over $145 million of taxpayer funds.

Our mission...

Professional staff obtains
Utmost value for taxpayers' dollars. We provide
Rapid response while promoting
Competition.
Howard County maintains a "can do"
Attitude and operates with
Superior customer service and
Integrity to meet the
Needs of the agencies delivering
Goods and services to the citizens.

Informal solicitations (less than $30,000) and awards may be posted on eMaryland Marketplace.

For additional information regarding the Howard County Office of Purchasing, please take a few moments to review the other areas of our website, or call us at (410) 313-6370, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Equal Business Opportunity (EBO)

It is the policy of Howard County to encourage participation in the Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Program by minority-owned businesses, women-owned businesses and businesses owned by disabled persons.

Please click on the Equal Business Opportunity tab on the left side of this page to learn more.

Disclaimer: In preparing this material, every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is correct. The information is being provided as a public service and Howard County assumes no liability for any inaccuracies that it may contain.

OA4 Award

The Office of Purchasing received the prestigious "Outstanding Agency Accreditation Achievement Award" from the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, Inc. through June 2012. Additionally, the Office received the National Purchasing Institute’s Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award in 2009 and 2010.

FYI...

ADDRESS
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive
Suite 501
Columbia, MD 21046

OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday
8:00 am to 5:00 pm

PHONE
(410) 313-6370

FAX
(410) 313-6388

E-MAIL
Purchasing Administrator
Darla Herbold, CPPO

Assistant Purchasing Administrator
Diane George, CPPB

Senior Buyers
Helen Ashley, CPPB
Gary Sightler

Buyers
Ina Caplan, C.P.M.
Michael Decker
Evangeline Bolder, CPPB
Shelley Liby, CPPB

Interm EBO Program Coordinator
Diane George

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