The Fort Thomas Unified Business Department manages the business operations of the district. Some of our services include purchasing, payroll, budget management, food services, and transportation. We are dedicated to providing good customer service to the schools by making sure we meet our district fiscal responsiblities by managing the district budget in such a way as to make the best use of our educational funds.

At Fort Thomas School District we make every effort to help vendors obtain the information they need to respond to our Requests for Proposals (RFPs). We will help vendors stay informed by posting current RFPs at the bottom of this page as they become available and we encourage interested vendors to check back frequently for open RFPs. We also encourage those interested in being placed on our vendor list to review the vendor instructions below.

If you are a vendor who would like to be placed on the bid list for potential consideration for bids and Requests for Proposal (RFP) with Fort Thomas Unified School, we have provided the necessary instructions and forms below.

1. Register as a vendor. We will need your business number or social security number for tax purposes. This also allows you to receive notice of our competitive sealed bids and proposals for the appropriate category.
2. Respect our policies and procedures. In many instances we are doing what is required by law. There are usually good response for requesting the information required in the bidder registration, quotation, or bid forms. Be thorough and neat in responding to our requests. Remember that we may not have time or be allowed to decipher poor penmanship, request missing information, or permit a correction.
3. Deliver nothing until a purchase order is issued. Chapter 10 of the Arizona Administration code says we are not responsible for payment if a purchase order is not issued. To get a purchase order issued, it takes the approval of the department head, the finance clerk, and the superintendent. Please give our purchasing department at least a week to issue it.
4. A purchase order number must be on all documents.
5. MSDS sheets must accompany all products if applicable.
6. Mail invoices to: 
   
   Fort Thomas Unified School District #7 
   P.O. Box 28 
   Fort Thomas, AZ 8553
7. Send them to the attention of Accounts Payable.
8. 40 days net payment.
9. Please notify us of incomplete shipments.
10. Payment will be made on complete orders only.
    Remember, purchasing is a public process, public information, with public funds. Please call Fort Thomas Unified School Purchasing at (928) 485-2427 if you have any questions.

District Vendor Forms & Open RFPs (Bids)

• Call for Bids - High School Irrigation System Renovation

To download a copy of the vendor instructions and registration form or to view any current RFPs, please see the PDF forms above. If you do not have a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, you may download a free version by clicking here.

The Annual Financial Report (AFR) is a report of expenditures made and revenues received for the School Year beginning July 1st and ending June 30th of the following year. The report is put together by our Business Department and approved by the Governing Board. You are welcome to view it on the Arizona Department of Education Web site's School Finance page.