SLED Opportunity · MISSOURI · EDUCATIONPLUS
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EducationPlus seeks bids for custodial, food service supplies, and equipment to serve over 60 school districts and educational institutions in Missouri and Southern Illinois. One-year contracts starting June 1, 2026, with possible extensions. Bid due April 7, 2026.
We take great pride in the fact that EducationPlus provides a complete line of purchasing services to over 60 member school districts and hundreds of other educational institutions and governmental entities throughout Missouri and Southern Illinois. EducationPlus adds value to the purchasing process for customers because we handle bidding, invoicing, and customer service. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with EducationPlus, it is important to note that we serve approximately 600,000 students within our service area. EducationPlus was created in 1928 with its primary focus aimed at improving educational opportunities for all students. Our goal is to promote efficient use of educational dollars, and simultaneously provide an ongoing market for those vendors doing business with EducationPlus. EducationPlus arrives at its operating funds by adding a 2% mark-up to the cost of each product. Please refer to Bid Requirements, paragraph IB-21, for further information regarding this matter. The due date for submission of bids is April 7, 2026. We expect to be able to award bids on or about April 17, 2026. One-year contracts to begin June 1, 2026 will be awarded to winning bidders. There will be an opportunity for three one-year contract extensions. Submitted prices are subject to escalation and de-escalation as described in paragraph IB-12.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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