Nebraska ESU Cooperative Purchasing

The goal of Nebraska Educational Service Units Cooperative Purchasing is to provide the schools of Nebraska the opportunity to purchase the best quality product at the lowest possible price.

The Nebraska Educational Service Units Cooperative Purchasing group is a project of the Educational Service Units Coordinating Council.  In an effort to serve the state of Nebraska's Schools K-12 in the most effective manner all of the statewide projects have been placed under the ESUCC to create a better network by which to serve the Schools we represent.

The Educational Service Unit Administrators and Boards appoint three ESU board members, three ESU administrators, and two ESU staff representatives to serve as the a  liaison for the ESU's of Nebraska.  

The Fiscal Agent for Nebraska ESU Coop is currently Educational Service Unit #17 located in Ainsworth, NE.  However, the Cooperative serves all of the Nebraska's Schools through the ESU network statewide.

The state wide purchasing agreement between service units and their school districts is coordinated by a chief executive office, The CEO manages the program with the guidance of the The Educational Service Units Coordinating Council.

Nebraska ESU Cooperative Purchasing serves 16 Educational Service Units, who provide a statewide network of educational opportunities to approximately 650 school districts and 300,000 students.