Cooperative Programs
SPEND SMARTER: Member districts save time and money by utilizing our competitively procured contracts with top vendors across a variety of categories for the classroom and supporting departments within the district.
- All
- Athletic Equipment
- Audio/Visual
- Carpet/Flooring
- Classroom Supplies
- Collection Services
- Copy Paper
- Custodial Supplies
- ERP Technology
- Furniture
- Library Supplies
- Lockers
- Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO)
- Medical Supplies
- Office Supplies
- Sourcewell
- Technology
- Transportation
- Waste Removal
- Zoom
School Buses
With cooperation from school bus vendors, the CIESC designed a web-based bus purchasing program in which all Indiana school districts can take advantage of group purchasing, regardless of the size of their order. A district ordering one bus gets the same price as a district ordering 20 buses. This program will save you time when ordering new buses.

K12Indiana e-Procurement Portal
Coop Purchasing’s K12Indiana e-procurement portal offers schools an easy and efficient one-stop shop for necessary technology, classroom, and office supplies. The online catalogs offer products like furniture, library supplies, A.V. supplies and equipment, janitorial products, and so much more. You can also integrate financials to save even more time. Our cooperative purchasing agreement services bring cooperative buying power together to allow us to help you with bids, RFPs, and more.
Child Nutrition
Our Child Nutrition program helps school districts through the process of procuring food for their students. This includes aiding them in selecting menu products per USDA/IDOE guidelines, bids and RFPs, and administering vendor agreements to ensure districts are receiving correct items. By buying in bulk, we save our ESC members money.
Our efficient and reliable bidding system guarantees our schools procure top quality products at the best market prices. Participating in Region 9 allows foodservice professionals to be more efficient with their time and provides regular networking and idea-sharing opportunities.
Current Bids Include:
- Bakery
- Dairy
- Direct To Manufacturer Commodities
- Smallwares
- Ice Cream
- Paper
- Primary Vendor
- Produce