Director's Office

Kelvin L. Walton, CPPB – Director
Telephone:  (404) 371-7051
Fax:  (404) 371-7006

Debra Brewer, Esq. – Assistant Director
Telephone:  (404) 371-7051
Fax:  (404) 371-2511

Administrative Operations Division

Jeff Allen - Deputy Chief Procurement Officer
Telephone:  (404) 371-7051
Fax:  (404) 371-7006
pcadmin-ops@co.dekalb.ga.us

The Administrative Operations Division is under the direction of Jeff Allen, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer, and is responsible for:

• Preparing bid advertisements, agenda items, and updating both the internal catalog and the P&C web page.
• Processing bidders’ registration applications.
• Maintaining the Oracle Automated Procurement System applications and files.
• Conducting public bid openings and abstracts the bid results.
• Maintaining supplier files on distributors, manufacturers, architects, engineers, and consulting firms for all County departments.
• Issuing commodity / service contracts.
• Processing all incoming mail, stamps and seals all outgoing mail, and processes all interoffice mail.
• Providing Courier Service to deliver mail to outlying County departments.
• Providing Copy Center for use by DeKalb County departments.
• Mailing Sealed Bids, RFPs and formal contract notices for Contract Administrators and Buyers.

Contracts Administration Division

Nathan Knight - Deputy Chief Procurement Officer
Telephone:  (404) 371-6400
Fax:  (404) 371-6327
contractsreview@co.dekalb.ga.us

The Contracts Administration Division is under the direction of Nathan Knight, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer, and is responsible for:

• Review and analysis of all formal, two-party agreements executed by the Chief Executive Officer and approved by the Board of Commissioners.
• Review and analysis of formal construction bid packages, Request for Proposals (RFPs), standard revisions, change orders, contracts, plats, certificates of insurance and performance and payment bonds to insure that they adhere to federal, state and local laws.
• Pre-bid conferences related to RFPs and Formal Bids.

Contract Compliance Division

Sharon Walker - Deputy Chief Procurement Officer
Telephone:  (404) 371-4795
Fax:  (404) 371-2511
contract@co.dekalb.ga.us

The Contract Compliance Division is under the direction of Debra Brewer, Esq., Deputy Chief Procurement Officer, and is responsible for:

• Certifying businesses as Local Small Business Enterprises, Minority Business Enterprises, and Woman Business Enterprises.
• Small Business Outreach Program through workshops, seminars and conferences for small business growth.
• Assisting business owners in completing vendor list applications.
• Promoting small business involvement and positive relationships with internal County departments.
• Oversight on Selection Committees and bid openings.
• Review of sealed bids and RFPs prior to award.

Purchasing Division

Talisa Clark - Deputy Chief Procurement Officer
Telephone:  (404) 371-7051
Fax:  (404) 371-7006
pcbuyers@co.dekalb.ga.us

The Purchasing Division is responsible for:

• Providing centralized procurement services to support the function of all DeKalb County departments.
• Preparing formal and informal solicitations for awards to vendors for all non-catalog products and services up to $50,000.
• Processing non-catalog purchases and Blanket Agreements for commodities and services through the formal sealed bid process that exceed $50,000.00.
• Issuing emergency purchase orders.
• Issuing standard purchase orders for commodities and services.
• Purchasing commodities and services available on various State Wide Contracts (SWC) and Federal (GSA) contracts.
• Organizing Annual Auction.