U.S. Communities is proud to be the only government cooperative purchasing organization
to be founded by 5 leading national organizations, including the
U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM). As a founding sponsor,
USCM connects city governments
nationwide searching for USCM-supported city purchasing programs with U.S. Communities
to obtain the best overall supplier government pricing.
How Can U.S. Communities Help My City?
U.S. Communities works closely with U.S. Mayors purchasing officials to provide
the most favorable government pricing and purchasing resources. Benefits include:
- Best Overall Supplier Government Pricing – by combining the potential cooperative
purchasing power of up to 90,000 public agencies, cities can access the best overall
supplier government pricing.
- No User Fees – U.S. Communities contracts are available to all public agencies on
an optional and non-exclusive basis, at no charge, with no minimums.
- Meets Legal Requirements – U.S. Communities contracts meet the legal requirements
for competitively solicited government contracts as well as government agency “piggybacking”
requirements in most states and counties.
- Safe and Reliable – As a USCM-founded and sponsored government cooperative purchasing
organization, city leaders can rest assured U.S. Communities is committed to forging
ethical, courteous and mutually beneficial relationships with participating agencies
and supplier partners.
Get Started with U.S. Communities Today
Register your city to participate with the USCM-sponsored U.S. Communities government
purchasing cooperative now – it’s quick, easy and free – and begin purchasing under
any of our competitively solicited contracts.
About USCM:
The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities
with populations of 30,000 or more. There are 1,204 such cities in the country today.
Each city is represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the mayor.
The primary roles of The U.S. Conference of Mayors are to:
- Promote the development of effective national urban/suburban policy;
- Strengthen federal-city relationships;
- Ensure that federal policy meets urban needs;
- Provide mayors with leadership and management tools; and
- Create a forum in which mayors can share ideas and information.