Procurement Process

U.S. Communities is the leading national government purchasing cooperative, helping agencies navigate the government procurement process. U.S. Communities provides procurement resources and solutions to local and state government agencies, school districts (K-12), higher education institutions, and nonprofits. Agencies have access to the best overall supplier government pricing on a broad selection of top-brand products, services and solutions.

Save Time on State, Local and Nonprofit Procurement Process by eliminating RFPs

If you are required to issue a request for proposal (RFP) as part of your local or state procurement process, U.S. Communities can shorten the purchasing process for your organization.

U.S. Communities allows agencies to utilize competitively solicited contracts to save time and resources while still meeting purchasing requirements set by the local, national or federal government. All contracts from U.S. Communities have been competitively solicited by a lead public agency in accordance with its established procurement process. Each solicitation contains language allowing public agencies to purchase from any U.S. Communities contract and access the best government pricing and other benefits.

More Ways U.S. Communities Improves the Procurement Process

• No User Fees – no costs or fees to participate.
• No Obligations – buy as little or as much as you need, with no minimum purchasing requirements.
• Best Overall Supplier Government Pricing – by combining the potential cooperative purchasing power of up to 90,000 public agencies, your agency is able to access the best overall supplier government pricing.
• Quality Brands –thousands of the best brands in a wide variety of categories, services and solutions.
• Integrity and Experience –U.S. Communities is a procurement organization founded by 5 national sponsors and over 70 state, city and regional associations.
• Oversight by Public Purchasing Professionals –third party audits are routinely performed on contracts to ensure that program pricing commitments are met and participants receive the best overall value.

Get started with U.S. Communities Today!

Register now to participate with the U.S. Communities cooperative purchasing organization – it’s quick, easy and completely free – and learn how U.S. Communities can provide value to your local procurement process today.