Today, the Arlington Central School District announces it has joined the Empire State Purchasing Group, a regional purchasing community by Bidnet Direct. Local government agencies throughout New York State utilize the purchasing group for bid and vendor management. The Arlington Central School District invites all potential vendors to register online with the Empire State Purchasing Group to access its upcoming solicitations by visiting http://www.bidnetdirect.com/new-york/arlingtonschools.
The Arlington Central School District joins the Empire State Purchasing Group and the community of over 300 participating local government agencies located throughout New York. Along with a variety of bid and vendor management solutions, Arlington Central School District gains access to a bid library to help with bid creation, a shared pool of vendors, and association with like-minded purchasing professionals in the area.
“Collaboration is important to us,” says Peter Kalogris, Purchasing Agent for the Arlington Central School District. We look forward to being able to improve our efficiency by using the Empire State Purchasing Group. In addition to our time savings, our valued vendors can now access not only our open bids, but those from other municipalities, counties and school districts throughout the state. We invite all of our current vendors to register”.
Vendors interested in doing business with the Arlington Central School District and other nearby government agencies are encouraged to register at http://www.bidnetdirect.com/new-york/arlingtonschools. Benefits of joining the Empire State Purchasing Group include:
• Centralized location for bids from over 300 participating agencies
• Bid alerts customized to the vendors’ products or services
• Reliable and timely delivery of notifications, addenda and documents
• Advanced notice of Term Contract expiration
• E-Bid and E-Quote Submission
The Empire State Purchasing Group is one of Bidnet Direct’s regional purchasing groups throughout the country. It provides the Arlington Central School District a bid and vendor management solution, document and addendum distribution, and tracking of all activity throughout the procurement process.
About the Arlington Central School District:
The Arlington Central School District is located 75 miles north of New York City and is comprised of eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. Geographically, the district covers an area of 114 square miles and is situated to the east of both the Hudson River and the City of Poughkeepsie. There are approximately 8,200 students in the Arlington Schools. Student achievement is high. Approximately ninety percent of our graduates continue their education in college while ten percent enter military service or the work force.
