Procurement
Procurement works with schools, departments, vendors, and stakeholders to provide goods and services of the highest quality and value for the district.
We are dedicated to meeting our goal through competitive pricing while adhering to relevant laws, Board of Education rules, policies, and procedures.
Procurement Manual
CPS Procurement Manual July 2019
For Schools and Departments
Visit the Knowledge Center to access Procurement information for schools, networks and other departments.
Purchase Order Inquiries
If you have a question or a discrepancy about a PO please contact the school or department who created the PO. The school or department contact information is located on the upper right side of the PO under the FOR DELIVERY TO section. For all other PO questions, please complete the Procurement Customer Service Request.
Invoicing or Payment Inquiries
If you have a question about invoicing or payment, please contact the Accounts Payable department at 773-553-2760 or accountspayable@cps.edu. Be advised that as of April 15, 2015 CPS central office will fully transition to a paperless invoice processing system and will no longer accept paper invoices. See the memo here for more information. Please send all invoices directly to Accounts Payable at cpsinvoice@cps.edu.
Invoicing or Payment Inquiries
If you have a question about invoicing or payment, please contact the Accounts Payable department at 773-553-2760 or accountspayable@cps.edu. Be advised that as of April 15, 2015 CPS central office will fully transition to a paperless invoice processing system and will no longer accept paper invoices. See the memo here for more information. Please send all invoices directly to Accounts Payable at cpsinvoice@cps.edu.
Department of Procurement
773-553-2280
773-553-2251 (Fax)
Office of Business Diversity
773-553-2980
773-553-2998 (Fax)
Customer Service
For purchase order inquiries, contact the school or department who created the order directly.
For invoicing or payment inquiries, contact Accounts Payable at 773-553-2760 or accountspayable@cps.edu. Send all invoices directly to Accounts Payable at cpsinvoice@cps.edu.
For all other questions, submit a customer service request with the procurement department below.