The BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative helps save time and money while purchasing the products school systems use every day. Would you like to save time and money? BuyBoard is an online purchasing cooperative designed to streamline the purchasing process and help its members make confident buying decisions.
What is BuyBoard?
The BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative is a cooperative formed by governmental entities to streamline the buying process for public schools, municipalities, and other governmental entities.
Developed to assist members in complying with their purchasing legal requirements, BuyBoard vendors have been awarded contracts for products and services through a competitive procurement process, thereby giving members the opportunity for bulk discounts, combined with the ease of online, web-based shopping..
Currently endorsed by several state school boards associations and administered by the Texas Association of School Boards, the program’s purpose is to obtain reduced prices for its members through the benefits and efficiencies of a purchasing cooperative.
NCSBA membership entitles your district to become a BuyBoard member for FREE! Once you sign up for BuyBoard, your district has the ability to make purchases from an approved list of vendors that have gone through a competitive bidding process. Click here for BuyBoard NC FAQs.
Purchase with confidence
BuyBoard features many well-known vendors on its product list. The cooperative analyzes and makes award recommendations for products and services that have been submitted for competitive procurement. All awarded products and services are posted on BuyBoard’s secure website.
Save time
1. COMPLIANCE
BuyBoard members meet state and local purchasing requirements through the interlock purchasing agreement.
2. SIMPLIFIED PURCHASING
Vendors are competitively procured and vetted so members don’t have to go out for bid. BuyBoard is available throughout the United States, wherever use of purchasing coops is allowed.
3. COMPETITIVE PRICING
Combining the purchasing power of local governments allows members, big and small, the leverage to achieve better pricing through economies of scale and reduced RFQ administrative costs.
4. TRUST & TRANSPARENCY
BuyBoard is member focused and member governed by a board of directors and has been serving school districts and state and local governmental entities nationwide since 1998.
5. CHOICE AND VALUE
With a wide range of contracts, over 70 that are available, members will find almost everything needed to support their organization. Everything from pens and pencils to fire trucks are available on the BuyBoard. Our vendors are diverse and range from small regional based to large national vendors.
How to Join
To sign up for BuyBoard, visit https://www.buyboard.com/National/How-to-Join.aspx. Becoming a member of BuyBoard® requires only a few simple steps – and membership is free! A board resolution or board meeting minutes must be provided to join the program.
Questions? Contact
Whitney Wilson
BuyBoard/NCSBA Partnership Coordinator
919-747-6680
Jennifer Lansden
Assistant National Manager
512-483-7105 office
423-322-3765 cell
buyboard.com
Sample BuyBoard Board Resolution (downloadable word doc.)
