PEPPM Buyer Portal: Easy Access to Pre-Bid Contracts
What is PEPPM?
PEPPM is a cooperative purchasing program of the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit - an educational service agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Offering piggybackable contracts that are competitively bid and awarded through an RFB and extended nationawide!
Click here for more information about PEPPM and our bidding process!
Technology Buying Made Easy
- - Awared contracts to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder
- - Conforms to state and federal bidding statues
- - Includes terms for compliance with federal funds (Uniform Guidance)
- - Contracts awarded & managed by an educational service agency: Central Susquehanna Intermeidate Unit (CSIU) & Kern County Superintendent of Schools (KCSOS)
- - Retains top-flight legal counsel
- - Reduces procurement time and cost of acquisition
Register for FREE on the PEPPM website!
When you register on the PEPPM website, the contracts available to your agency are scoped and visible to you on the Contracts page. Awarded Vendors have the option to extend their contracts to any state and/public agenncy type.
Registration gives you access to contract pricing (for unit of 1), ordering instructions (identifying vendor contact information and authorized PEPPM resellers), and the contract and bid documentation (including terms & conditions, signed contract, and proof of advertising).
Check out our Top 3 Resources on the PEPPM Website & How to Find Them article! To learn more the information available for your on the PEPPM website and where to find it. For example, did you know PEPPM has dynamic pricing? The PEPPM contract price is showing the ceiling price based on the awarded vendor's pricing structure, but awarded vendors have the option to provide greater volume discounts to PEPPM buyers.
Click here to register and create your log on for the PEPPM website!
PEPPM Order Process
- 1. Reach out to the PEPPM Awarded Vendor or one of their Authorized PEPPM Resellers listed on their Ordering Instructions
- 2. Get a PEPPM pricing quote from the vendor or reseller - remember to ask about volume discounts!
- 3. Your quote should reference the PEPPM contract - such as “As per PEPPM Contract ######-###”
- 4. When you are ready to place an order, email your PEPPM pricing quote and PO to orders@peppm.org
More information about the ordering process can be found in the "How to place a PEPPM order and ensure bid protection for your technology purchase" article.
Additional Resources
Download the Buyer Guide Reference Guide (PDF) here!
Our PEPPM Library contains multiple resources.
What is PEPPM? - This PDF contains a high level overview of the PEPPM Cooperative Purchasing Program
The School Business Official’s Checklist
Best Interest Requirements for Piggybackable Bids - California specific
Agencies Eligible to use PEPPM Contracts Include:
- - Public school districts
- - Area Vocational Technical Schools (AVTS units)
- - Intermediate Units (IUs)
- - Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES)
- - State-approved private schools
- - Public libraries
- - Nonpublic schools
- - State-approved charter schools
- - Colleges and Universities
- - Other Local Educational Agencies (LEAs)
- - Other tax-exempt, nonprofit educational institutions or organizations
- - County governments, local municipalities, county/municipal/public authorities, and special districts
- - State agencies
- - Other political subdivisions
- - Other tax-exempt, nonprofit public health institutions or organizations
- - Other tax-exempt, nonprofit fire companies, rescue companies, or ambulance companies
- - Other entities, including a council of governments or an area government, which expends public funds for the procurement of supplies, services, or construction
The PEPPM staff is a group of experienced public sector employees of the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit in Milton, Pennsylvania. They are leaders in educational purchasing and information technology. As purchasing agents, the group solicits bids, evaluates responses, and recommends awards to the agency’s board of directors.
