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06/01/2009
 		Equipment and Tool Rental Services Contract

U.S. Communities is pleased to announce that North Carolina State University has awarded Hertz Equipment Rental the U.S. Communities Equipment and Tool Rental Services contract. The contract was awarded to Hertz Equipment Rental on April 8, 2009 and is available for use by participating agencies nationwide effective immediately.

Hertz Equipment Rental has more than 200 locations in the U.S. and more than $1.8B in fleet. Hertz’ fleet consists of large and small earthmoving equipment, electrical generators, aerial work platforms, air compressors and tools, material handling equipment, pumps, and trucks and trailers of various sizes. Small tools and supplies are also available. Rental programs can be established for short or long-term needs and delivery and pick up is available.

The Hertz contract allows U.S. Communities participants the ability to secure the services of a national equipment rental company at rates far below what would otherwise be offered to government agencies, nonprofits and schools.

Click here to access the new Equipment and Tool Rental Services contract.
05/13/2009
 		Zep products and flu prevention techniques can be used to combat Swine Flu

The World Health Organization recently raised its epidemic and pandemic alert level to Phase 4, which indicates “sustained human to human transmission.” It’s clear that we all need to measures to prevent Swine Influenza A (H1N1) from spreading throughout our communities and workplace. Zep through the U.S. Communities offers a number of highly effective, alcohol-based hand sanitizers, hand soaps and hard surface disinfectants. The more you know about Swine Flu, the better you can protect yourself, your employees, customers, students, guests, and anyone else in your workplace or facility. Please see attached for more information.

For more information, please visit www.zep.com.
05/12/2009
 		New Technology Products/Equipment and Technology Services/Solutions Contract

The new U.S. Communities Technology Products/Equipment and Technology Services /Solutions contract is available to all registered participants effective May 1st, 2009. U.S. Communities would like to thank Fairfax County, Virginia for its leadership in acting as the lead public agency for the solicitation of the contract.

The contract was awarded to three technology providers, as listed below. Participants may choose to utilize any one or all of the suppliers’ contracts issued as a result of this multi-vendor award.

  • Tech Depot: Technology Products/Equipment
  • GTSI: Technology Services/Solutions
  • Insight Public Sector: Technology Products/Equipment and Technology Services/Solutions


    • For more information on our Technology Products/Equipment and Technology Services/Solutions contract, please visit www.uscommunities.org/contracts.
    04/29/2009
         		Price Reduction on 30% Recycled EnviroCopy Paper!

    Though the LA County/USC program agencies are able to purchase truckload quantities of paper (840 cases). By ordering a truckload on the top selling paper item (Office Depot Red Top, item 348-037), a agency could save over four dollar per case.

    Office Depot has also lowered the price of the Office Depot brand 30% recycled EnviroCopy Paper for all U.S. Communities customers. The new sell price for item number 940-650 will be $34.55, effective on May 17, 2009. Per the LA County Master Agreement (#42595, Exhibit A), LA County was given 30-day notice and has approved this price reduction. The current sale price of $36.05 will remain consistent until the new pricing takes effect.

    04/24/2009
         		The mystery on “how to order” with U.S. Communities supplier partners has been solved!

    In response to feedback received from our participant, U.S. Communities has added some new features to the Contracts section of the website. With the release of the updated Contracts section, you can now select a contract of interest and click on the supplier name to access a dedicated supplier partner page which includes specific instructions on " How to Order" and much more! Please check out the new webpage(s) and let us know what you think.

    02/26/2009
         		Office Depot and U.S. Communities Announce Simplified Pricing Structure on Office Supplies Contract Administered by U.S. Communities

    Office Depot will introduce a simplified pricing plan for the more than 16,000 office supply items currently offered to public agencies nationwide through the Office Depot contract administered by U.S. Communities. The lead agency on this contract is Los Angeles County.
    While the Office Depot contract today provides great value to public agencies, it offers customers two plans to choose from, each with different pricing structures, which can sometimes cause confusion and misunderstanding for participating customers. In cooperation with U.S. Communities, Office Depot is proactively implementing a simplified pricing structure to alleviate potential confusion and enable customers to more easily determine the value of this program.

    Office Depot’s new pricing plan is intended to eliminate any confusion that may result from existing options, tiers and product categories and instead provide fixed contract prices for Office Depot catalog items for a set period of time, helping customers to easily verify purchases against the fixed contract pricing for enhanced transparency and accountability. There will also be a fixed discount for certain special order items and any items not contained in Office Depot’s catalog. Under the new plan, every customer will pay the same price for each contracted office supply item.

    U.S. Communities participants purchasing office supplies through Office Depot will transition to this fixed pricing plan effective approximately March 30, 2009. During the transition period leading up to March 30th, U.S. Communities participants will receive additional information from Office Depot to answer questions about this new plan and ensure a seamless transition.
    02/19/2009
         		Latest Innovation from Zep

    The U.S. government has declared zero tolerance for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes on ready-to-eat meat products and in food preparation areas. Many pathogens have proven all too capable of eluding regulators and processors alike. Most recently, headlines have been filled with stories about food borne outbreaks caused by poor procedures causing cross-contamination issues to occur.

    Remove biofilm from your food preparation areas with Zep’s latest innovation BIOFILM DRAIN PURGE! Find out more at http://www.zep.com/biofilm1.html.
    01/20/2009
         		Educational Contract First Quarter Promotion

    Virco is pleased to inform Wichita Public School’s that effective immediately Virco will lower all Virco 2009 Retail List prices by 5% for all zones included on our contract through the US Communities program. This promotion is only for registered US Communities participants and still includes the already deep discounts for volume purchases through our contract.

    This promotional is only for Virco items found in the 2009 Equipment for Educators catalog. All vendor partner prices remain as is. This offer will be in effect through April 30, 2009.

    This promotion is due in part to the reduction in raw material costs in steel, petroleum based products and transportation. Virco will review raw material costs as well as other economic indicators as we move through the first quarter and will notify you of our pricing intentions for the second quarter no later than April 15, 2009.
    01/01/2009
         		New! U.S. Communities Elevator Maintenance and Service Contract

    U.S. Communities is pleased to announce that City and County of Denver, CO. has awarded Kone Inc. a contract for Elevator Maintenance and Service. The contract was awarded through U.S. Communities and is available for use on January 1, 2009.
    Click here for more information.
    11/12/2008
         		The Maintenance and Hardware Supplies contract is extended through Nov. 30, 2011.

    Click here to download the documents.
    HD Supply extension
    The Home Depot extension
     

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