The Miami-Dade County Department of Procurement Management (DPM) was established in 2000 in an effort to streamline and standardize the County's procurement activities. Prior to the creation of DPM, the acquisition of goods and services was managed by a division of about 45 employees within the county's General Services Administration department.

Today, DPM is comprised of a staff of about 100 employees and purchases in excess of $900 million in goods and services each year.

There are three divisions within DPM including Administrative and Fiscal, Purchasing and Technical Services.

Vision
The role of procurement in government has changed. With less revenue and more needs, governments throughout our nation are looking at procurement professionals to be more strategic and less tactical. In the past, government procurement staff was perceived as purely process-oriented, transaction- oriented workers. Essentially, departments identified their needs and buyers went about the business of procuring the good or service for the department.
DPM is assertively engaged in this evolutionary process. Within Miami Dade County, DPM is a strategic partner, facilitating value-added purchasing, for every user-department. To that end, our staff must become project managers, leaders and business consultants to the user agencies.

Mission
DPM is dedicated to customer service and the timely acquisition of goods and services. Utilizing technology and sound business processes, we strive to bring the greatest value to Miami-Dade County with integrity, fairness, competition and community inclusion.