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Save Time and Money using our Contracts

How far can your money go? Easily identify your school or district’s savings with Cooperative Programs.

Our mission is to assist Indiana member school districts in the procurement and purchasing process of goods and services they need from top vendors at the best price.

We are consistently securing new partnerships and contracts based on industry trends and school districts’ needs while maintaining compliance with State and Federal procurement regulations.

If you are not finding a contract in our portal that fits your needs, please reach out—we’d love to find a contract that works for your school. We do the research, so you don’t have to.

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Child Nutrition Coop

We procure necessary food items and services at the lowest market prices. The best part? It’s free to all CIESC Members.

CIESC’s Cooperative Programs ensure all USDA regulations are being followed and serve as a single point of contact with awarded vendors.

We are approved by the Indiana Department of Education as a School Food Authority Cooperative and audited by the State Board of Accounts to make district audits more efficient.

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K12 Indiana Purchasing Portal

Streamline your purchasing process from beginning to end.

K12Indiana successfully bids products and services in a wide range of areas. This partnership between the State of Indiana and Educational Service Centers (ESCs) offers every K-12 public school the purchasing advantage of statewide-negotiated contracts.

K12Indiana puts the best online software and technology right at your fingertips. Search thousands of products conveniently organized in catalogs by category and vendor, all on one user-friendly website.

Your access to K12Indiana has already been paid for by the State of Indiana! Get more contracts to choose from and more savings. It’s easy, efficient, and cost-effective purchasing at its best.

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Cooperative Programs Contracts Portal

Save time and money by eliminating complexity. With our Contracts Portal, districts can take a look at what contracts are readily available to your school—without the need to do any additional work.

Districts can buy with confidence, knowing that our contracts meet all federal and state purchasing requirements and offer competitive pricing with top vendors across a wide range of categories.

Gain flexibility in bid participation to meet the needs of your program. We help simplify the purchasing process for items to improve and maintain facilities for school districts.

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Bus Purchasing

Bus buying made simpler. Get a bus that fits your district’s needs and meets all state requirements. Through our web-based bus purchasing program, all school districts can benefit from group purchasing, no matter the order size.

CIESC’s software makes it easy to share bid specifications and see side-by-side comparisons across school bus manufacturers in real-time. All school bus manufacturers and bus styles, including electric, are available.

In fact, $1 billion in buses have been purchased by school districts through CIESC in the past 17 years, proving it is the most efficient way to buy buses!

CIESC’s online Bus Bidding is available at no additional cost to any Indiana school district.

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ESC of I Partnerships

The Education Service Centers Indiana (ESCI) offers a wide variety of vendor partnerships that do not require formal procurement.

Vendors are vetted by our partnerships team for quality, service, and ROI with a focus on software, curriculum, and service solutions.

All districts that are members of one of the nine educational service centers in Indiana receive special discount pricing that can be up to 50% off the regular price.

ESC of I Partnerships

Questions? Connect with Us!

Kelly Taylor
Cooperative Programs Director
ktaylor@ciesc.org

Sonia Carver
Cooperative Programs Coordinator
scarver@ciesc.org

How far can your money go? Easily identify your school or district’s savings with Cooperative Programs.

Our mission is to assist Indiana member school districts in the procurement and purchasing process of goods and services they need from top vendors at the best price.

We are consistently securing new partnerships and contracts based on industry trends and school districts’ needs while maintaining compliance with State and Federal procurement regulations.

If you are not finding a contract in our portal that fits your needs, please reach out—we’d love to find a contract that works for your school. We do the research, so you don’t have to.

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