The Highest Quality Products for Students
at the Lowest Price

Membership in CSD’s Cooperative Purchasing Program can save your district hundreds of dollars each year! Stretch you educational dollar with:

• Discounts of up to 50% off list price
• Back-to-school specials with extra discounts
• Vendors that meet or exceed all state bidding requirements
• More than 40,000 quality products from over 300 different vendors
• CSD beongs to AEPA(Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies) a 23 state buying group which offers special pricing in many products. Click on AEPA on this web site for more information on this offering.

Click here to go to SchoolSupplies.org and take a test drive.

   The Cooperative Purchasing program is an economic partnership enabling school districts to purchase more than $12 million a year in educational products and services.

   BSD manages the program, providing services to schools across Missouri, including most public, private, and parochial schools in the four counties surrounding St. Louis and for the Cooperating School Districts of southwest Missouri.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Get discounts up to 50 percent and special promotions
• Purchase more than 40,000 high-quality, high-technology products from more than 300 vendors
• Shop at one stop and in one step

MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR EDUCATIONAL FUNDS

   Here are three ways you can save money with the Cooperative Purchasing program.

1. Because program participants buy in larger volumes than individual schools and school districts, you can order products anytime during the year and receive discounts up to 50 percent.
2. The program also sponsors a one-time, high-volume coop purchase. If you order between February and June and take delivery between July 1 and August 15, discounts frequently exceed 50 percent. Many schools use this opportunity to order their inventory for the coming school year. Even though orders are placed February thru June orders are not billed until after July 1.
3. You can also save money during the year with special one-time promotions on individual products and product lines.

WHAT YOU NEED IS WHAT YOU GET

   You can buy everything from computer diskettes and transparent tape to office furniture and science equipment.

   The professional staff at Business Services works with more than 100 vendors, including established companies with well-known brand names and companies with new, innovative products. Business Services partners with these vendors who work hard to keep the BSD staff up-to-date on new products, the latest technology for students plus new resources to make your job easier.

YOUR ONE-STOP, ONE-STEP EDUCATION MALL

   Just make your selection from a straightforward, easy-to-use catalog. Then, you can phone, fax or mail orders using one simple form. Orders are shipped in two working days. And you can place a rush order if you need something in 24 hours.

   You can get all your supplies from one source instead of dealing with many vendors and many catalogs. Not only are these supplies at the best price, but each vendor meets or exceeds all state requirements for bidding.

   You won't have to deal with all the hassles. Business Services handles all the problems, including defective products, refunds and exchanges, short shipments, shipments to the wrong address and pricing discrepancies.

For More Information about the Cooperating Purchasing,
call Tom Post at 314-692-1234