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Direct Shipping, Easy Ordering, Fast Delivery!  Combining volume needs, organizations obtain the lowest price and maintain quality of products and services through competitive bidding. Southeast Service Cooperative staff consult with members, surveys their needs, seeks and receives bids for the product, selects and approves the vendor, communicates prices to members, combines and processes orders from members, and receives and delivers merchandise and services. 
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To view our partners and contracts, please visit the Cooperative Purchasing Connection site, designed to be a one-stop resource. 
 
 
You will need to create an account before you can access the site.  Once logged in, you will be able to search through the Vendor List or browse the Online Catalog which include commodities and contracts available to Southeast Service Cooperative members.  Feel free to contact the vendors directly or call the Purchasing Department for more information.  
 
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Give your students the power to learn, Wirelessly!
Reason computers is offering SSC Members special pricing on Voyageur Mobile Labs through July 31, 2010.
 
{pdf} July 2010 Voyageur Mobile Lab Opportunity
 
For more information, contact Bob Dreis at bdreis@reasonco.com or 800-601-5250.
 
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Schoolwires is the nation’s first and only provider of community-based solutions that accelerate district and student success. Community-based solutions cater to the multiple communities that exist within a district, connect the technologies that support them and foster two-way interactive communication and collaboration among all district stakeholders. A community-based solution does more than simply connect K-12 communities, it activates them. The more actively engaged your staff, teachers, students, parents and community members are, the greater your ability to implement your critical initiatives and achieve your key goals.
 
{pdf} Schoolwires Company Information
 

 

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Schoolwires Centricity2 delivers the market’s leading website and community management solution, a breakthrough Community Engagement Engine™ and a future ready Technology Ecosystem in a single, unified platform. It provides your staff, teachers, students, parents and community members with single sign on access to the information, people and resources that are integral to their success.
 
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SSC Members receive 25% off list price on software license and hosting services.
 

Contact:       Bill Reynolds

Telephone:  814-272-5164

Cell:              618-335-2835

Email:          bill.reynolds@schoolwires.com

Website:     www.schoolwires.com

 
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Are your teachers and students getting the best digital resources?  netTrekker, a new partnered vendor of the Minnesota Service Cooperatives, is the leading educational search tool trusted by millions of K-12 educators and students every day. netTrekker connects you to a wealth of standards-aligned digital resources and technology tools specifically designed for engaging students in a learning experience that supports their unique needs.
 
{PDF}   netTrekker Brochure
{PDF}   netTrekker Resources
 
For more information, email Dale Walston at dwalston@ssc.coop or Katie Schmitt at kschmitt@ssc.coop.
 
 
 
Why Cooperative Purchasing?  The Cooperative Purchasing program offers a wide variety of high value products and services with excellent volume discounts to members.  By combining the purchasing power of the members of LCSC, we achieve volume pricing on quality products and services from reputable vendors.  All programs are a result of bids or negotiated contracts.

 

· Volume counts!  The combined purchasing power of SSC members creates substantial discounts on products available from our partnered vendors.

 

· Convenient ordering!  Purchase directly from the vendors and order only what you need, when you need it.  This eliminates the need to buy in large quantities and stockpile supplies.

 

· Expertise on your side!  The Cooperative Purchasing team is dedicated to providing you with the best price, quality and service available.  We ensure that you will receive the best experience possible when purchasing from our partnered vendors. Contact us for product quotes, price comparisons, and general purchasing assistance.

 

Satisfies MN Bidding Requirements!  Purchasing from the contracted vendors established through formal bids satisfies Minnesota competitive bidding requirements - no matter the amount of the purchase.  The ability to do so is outlined in Minnesota Statutes 123A.2 and 471.345.

 

Minnesota Statute 123A.2 is the enabling legislation of the service cooperatives.  It states that the service cooperative role is to provide programs and services that meet the needs of members.  Cooperative purchasing is one of those programs.  Membership is open to schools, cities, counties, governmental agencies, non-profit organizations and other partnership agencies.

 

Minnesota Statute 471.345 Subdivision 15 defines how service cooperative members can purchase from the contracted vendors while staying in compliance with the competitive bidding requirements.  This statute states:

 

“A municipality may contract for the purchase of supplies, materials, or equipment without regard to the competitive bidding requirements of this section if the purchase is through a national municipal association's purchasing alliance or cooperative created by a joint powers agreement that purchases items from more than one source on the basis of competitive bids or competitive quotations.”

 

The combination of these two statutes gives service cooperative members the ability to purchase from contracted vendors while staying in compliance with the Minnesota competitive bidding requirements.
 
 
What products do we provide and which vendors do we use?  
 
Program Contact:
Dale Walston
Phone: (507) 281-6675
Fax: (507) 288-7663

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What is MSC?  Minnesota Service Cooperatives, a joint-powers organization, has established state-wide contract pricing to offer the best prices to Service Cooperatives!  Visit their website.