How is EdBuy different from contracts offered through U.S. Communities?
U.S. Communities is a buying program created by associations that primarily deal with cities and counties. As such, some of its bids are geared more to municipalities than to schools. EdBuy’s contracts are focused primarily on schools. EdBuy’s methodology is different; we believe that bids and contracts should be driven by data and the real needs of districts and county offices. Thus, an outcome may be that we may have multiple awards or contracts specific to a geographic region of the state. For many items, our prices will be lower. In short, EdBuy is narrowly and clearly focused so that we can provide best-value contracts. Study EdBuy contracts and see if they are your best alternative.
