ALL NEW Contract Categories Awarded for 2012-13!...in addition to the DOZENS already saving schools $$...

Kitchen Supplies and Equipment
Mobile Learning Solutions
Scoreboards and Marquee Signage
Musical Instruments

Check out the full catalog/vendor list including all the new contracts under "Montana Cooperative Services" above.

Since 2001 MCS through its participation in the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA); www.aepacoop.org has competitively bid and awarded contracts to national vendors in accordance with purchasing procedures mandated by state law. MCS contracts are available to: public and private schools, colleges and universities as well as cities, counties, all non-profits.

MCS in partnership with MREA accomplishes an important goal: Saving school districts time and money.

We believe cooperative purchasing means fiscally sound procurement and ensuring that you’re getting a good value for every dollar spent. When public entities come together to share services, they reap benefits in cost savings and time. When utilizing a MCS contract to procure goods and services, you can feel confident that the contract was awarded not only for the best-value based on quality but, also proven performance, customer satisfaction, and most importantly pricing. Utilizing a MCS contract means that you deal directly with the vendor, just as you would normally when using the MCS contract as your own. We’ve already done the hard part, and we’ll be with you every step of the way to help increase your efficiency, shorten your delivery time & control freight cost.

You save the soft costs associated with the competitive bid process and reap the benefits of nationally leveraged pricing with locally owned contracts...now that’s working smart!

In challenging budget times, as we are all experiencing now, this is a way that all of our districts in Montana can ensure that they are accessing all of the opportunities for savings that are available to them!

All MCS programs and services can be accessed by clicking on the MCS Link (gold bar above)  and we encourage our members to watch our MREA-MCS communications (website, newsletter  and state listserv ) for additional information and details about this growing and expanding partnership.

MCS....Over 25 states bidding nationally together with contracts awarded locally here in Montana!