The 2013 Purchasing Cooperative assists member districts in reducing costs and improving the quality of technology-related purchases. The cooperative solicits bids for Year 2000 compliant items. Product categories include: Apple microcomputer products, MS-DOS microcomputer products, business office equipment, educational software, network hardware services, and other educational technology products and services requested by member districts and approved by the Executive Committee.
General Supplies
The 2013 Cooperative assists districts in reducing costs and improving the quality of the products purchased. The cooperative solicits bids for office and computer supplies, paper supplies, art supplies, PE supplies, custodial supplies, reproduction supplies, lawn and garden supplies, fire extinguishers, graphing calculators and floor care products and machine pads. The general supplies bid cover the areas of athletic equipment, band instruments, carpet/flooring, first aid and medical supplies, maintenance, merchandise, playground equipment, and uniforms.
2013 Product Show
This is an annual event which hosts vendors and manufacturers from across the nation. District staff are invited to attend, view and sample new products and determine new items for the following school year.
TCPN (The Cooperative Purchasing Network) is available for use by all public and private schools, colleges, universities, cities, counties, and other government entities in the State of Texas.
