Purchasing

The Purchasing Divisions oversees all procurement of goods and services for the City of Killeen in an open, fair, transparent, economically competitive and respectful process with the goal of maximizing tax payers’ dollars while staying in compliance with federal, state, local laws and internal control.

HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESS (HUB)

HUB's must register with the State, selecting the County their business resides in. Please click the link below to the Texas Comptroller's web page in order to obtain more information about becoming a HUB vendor. HUB designation requires at least 51% ownership of the business by a woman, minority and or service-disabled veteran. 

https://texashub.gob2g.com/

interested SUPPLIERS!  Register on opengov!

The City of Killeen has partnered with OpenGov and is excited to announce our transition to this new e-bidding platform starting October 2022.  Our new e-Procurement Portal will allow interested parties to do the following:

  • Register to bid and receive notifications of future opportunities in the e-Procurement Portal by selecting Subscribe to create an account.
  • Follow updates to existing solicitations by finding the solicitation and clicking the Follow button. This will allow all interested parties to receive amendments and addenda automatically.
  • Submit questions and receive answers for open solicitations.
  • Guide vendors through the process of responding electronically to RFPs, bids, etc. to ensure submissions have been accurately completed.
  • Ultimately, be your one location for all bid opportunities issued by the city of Killeen.

To get started, click here to sign up. You’ll receive an email to activate your account. For more information about how to register, please see our help file here.

THERE IS NO COST FOR VENDORS TO REGISTER WITH OpenGov.

MUNICIPAL ENERGY USAGE

The City of Killeen purchases natural gas from Atmos Energy.  In Calendar Year 2021, the City purchased a total of 75,744 hundred cubic feet (CCF) of natural gas.

The City purchases electricity from Cavallo and Bartlett Cooperative.  In calendar year 2021, the City purchased a total of 26,857,422 kilowatt hours.

The City of Killeen purchases water from West Bell Water Supply Corporation.  In calendar year 2021, the City purchased a total of 2,075,300 gallons of water. 

The City is a municipal water supplier and as a self-supplier, no municipal funds are expended to purchase water for municipal services.  In calendar year 2021, the City consumed a total of 37,875,000 gallons of water.

The total cost of natural gas, electricity, and water purchased by the City in the calendar year 2021 is $2,831,105.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For further information regarding solicitations, email Purchasing. Please include the following  verbiage in the subject line of the email, "Web Purchasing Inquiries".  Solicitations will be opened and read aloud through Zoom online video conferencing as indicated in the solicitation documentation posted on the City’s OpenGov e-bidding site unless otherwise stated. The general public will not be allowed inside the facility.  Vendors may register to view current solicitations at https://procurement.opengov.com/login.