The Professional Services department assists schools and offices in acquiring various types of professional services that are necessary for the operation of school sites and central operations, ensuring services are obtained at competitive prices in a manner that guarantees fairness in the selection of contractors and minimizes opportunities for fraud, waste, and abuse. District policy requires that all professional services contracts be competed in order to ensure that interested vendors are given an opportunity to submit a proposal and to obtain fair pricing. 

See the Procurement Manual for Procurement policies and guidelines.  

Master Agreements for Professional Services

Various Master Agreements have been established for Professional Services. Visit Master Agreements for Professional Services to view the available contracts and to determine if the services offered will fulfill your requirements. 

Purchasing Policies and Guidelines

Schools and offices are encouraged to use P-card for purchasing goods and general services under $5,000.  However P-card cannot be used for purchasing professional services. Visit the Credit Card Unit for more information. 

Use the Procurement Job Aid to explore the the various purchasing methods available to procure different types of services, and the documentation needed in order to process procurement requests.

Please note that Procurement staff will review and oversee procurement processes, compete further as needed, and generate purchase orders after consulting with schools/offices.

To purchase professional services over $25,000, submit your completed and signed RFPA to psd-rfp@lausd.net. 

For Technology-related purchases, submit your request to psd-technologycontracts@lausd.net.