Supplier / Vendor Help
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Register for Bid Opportunities
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Purchasing Department posts its bid opportunities on two state supported purchasing systems. Companies interested in receiving bid notifications should register their company in both systems. Both systems transmit purchasing, contract, bid data, electronic bid notifications (via email) and bid opportunities electronically (via personal computer).
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Sales and Use Taxes
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education (CMBOE) is not tax exempt and is required to pay sales tax on tangible personal property used for storage, use, or consumption. The sales tax rate in Mecklenburg County NC is 7.25% (4.75% state, 2.00% N.C. County, .5% Mecklenburg County, NC).
Vendors must include the 7.25% sales tax on a separate line of their invoices. Out-of-state vendors are not required to collect North Carolina or MecklenburgCounty sales tax unless the vendor is registered with the Department of Revenue to collect and remit sales and use tax to the State.
By state statute, certain items purchased from suppliers are exempt from sales and use tax or have a different State tax rate. Please refer to the North Carolina Department of Revenue at for a list of exempt items and special sales and use tax rates.
Staff / Buyer Help
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Search for Companies and Commodities
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State of North Carolina Contract
Helpful Links
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Surplus Property Information
Contact Inventory Management at
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Electronic Shopping Agents
- Electronic shopper - provides price comparisons on products in several categories
Roboshopper
- Electronic shopping agent
Indices
- Bureau of Labor Statistics data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics data
International Business
- Currency Conversion Calculations
Product/Company Source LocatorsThe Industrial Resource Network
Professional
I.S.M.
- Institute for Supply Management
- National Institute of Governmental Purchasing
Reference
- Encyclopedia of World Wide Web words and phrases
Scam Alerts
National Fraud Information Center
- Help reports on frauds and scams
- Better Business Bureau
- Help report on toner scams
Search Tools
- Search engine for savvy shoppers
- USPS Zip code finder
Shipping Information
- Trace shipments
- Trace shipments
- Zip code finder and more
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Indices
- Bureau of Labor Statistics data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics data
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International Business
- Currency Conversion Calculations
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Product/Company Source Locators
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Professional
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Reference
- Encyclopedia of World Wide Web words and phrases
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Scam Alerts
National Fraud Information Center
- Help reports on frauds and scams
- Better Business Bureau
- Help report on toner scams
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Search Tools
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Shipping Information
- Trace shipments
- Trace shipments
- Zip code finder and more
