Co-op Solutions

Sustainable product options may increase in co-ops

• 29th February 2016

Cooperative purchasing helps drive green purchasing

• 17th February 2016

Scot Case outlines a variety of ways that green buys fit in the cooperative purchasing framework. Case is a sustainability consultant and green thought leader.

New program announced for opioid overdose treatment

• 1st February 2016

State and local leaders have announced an expansion of efforts to facilitate public agencies’ access to potentially lifesaving opioid withdrawal medication. The product, available at a discount, is used for opioid overdose treatment.

Tips on partnering with suppliers

• 19th January 2016

SupplyWorks, a custodial products vendor, went the extra mile in its cooperative purchasing contract, said Jeff LaPorta, Supervisor of Purchasing at the Harford County (Md.) Public Schools. LaPorta spoke recently as part of a U.S. Communities webinar series on cooperative procurement pacts.

Cooperative purchasing trends – Part 2

• 4th January 2016

Cooperative purchasing trends in 2016 – Part 1

• 14th December 2015

Marcheta Gillespie is director of procurement in Tucson, Ariz. She offers her views to GPN on cooperative purchasing trends in the coming year.

When to use cooperatives

• 7th December 2015

This webinar series answers key questions about cooperative purchasing. Public procurement officials outline features and characteristics of cooperative purchasing in the webinar series.

More vendors may rely on cooperative purchasing

• 1st December 2015

Onvia predicts continued growth of cooperative purchasing through 2016. The firm has issued a report that highlights a variety of cooperative purchasing trends.

U.S. Communities awards contract to Democracy Live (with related video)

• 16th November 2015

Democracy Live has been awarded a multi-year contract to provide balloting tools to the public sector through U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance. U.S. Communities is a national cooperative purchasing program.

Sustainable social equity anyone?

• 26th October 2015

There’s plenty of room for improvement in the availability of sustainable products through cooperative purchasing, says Darin Matthews.