ExamSpark has been awarded a contract through the Region 10 EdTech Exchange in the category of Curriculum and Assessment Authoring and Distribution Platform. This contract enables Texas school districts and others nationwide to streamline procurement of ExamSpark’s educational technology through a compliant, competitive process.
With EDGAR compliance, districts can ensure fair and transparent purchasing, making ExamSpark a trusted solution for innovative curriculum and assessment needs. ExamSpark is committed to delivering effective, affordable educational tools to enhance teaching and learning across the U.S.
About the EdTech Exchange Purchasing Cooperative
The EdTech Exchange purchasing cooperative was formed to address district procurement requirements for Educational Technology Products and Services while leveraging the aggregate volume of Region 10 districts to provide the lowest possible pricing for member districts.
The EdTech Exchange Purchasing Cooperative is designed to facilitate the procurement process between the “Members” (public school districts, private schools, charter schools, colleges, and universities, cities, and municipalities, counties, state agencies), and the “Vendors” through pre-negotiated contracts enabling the “Members” to receive better value.
School districts are authorized to use purchasing cooperatives by the Texas Education Code, and as a local government entity by the Texas Local Government Code. The Texas Education Code, Section 44.031, authorizes districts to enter into inter-local agreements with other government entities, including purchasing cooperatives that are managed by a government entity, for aggregate purchases of $50,000 or more, instead of using competitive bidding. An inter-local agreement is a contract between a local government such as a school district and another local government, a state agency, or another state, that can be used to procure goods or services. The Texas Local Government Code, Section 271.102, authorizes a local government, including a school district, to participate in a cooperative purchasing program with a local government or cooperative organization of Texas or another state. By doing so, a local government entity automatically satisfies any requirement to seek competitive bidding.