Cooperative Purchasing

Your Trusted Partner in Procurement

Providing our members the opportunities to purchase quality products & services at the lowest price possible.

In its 5th decade of operation, ESUCC Cooperative Purchasing represents 17 Educational Service Units statewide which in turn service Nebraska school districts with over 300,000 students. We are authorized to coordinate purchases for public school districts, nonpublic school systems, other ESUs, and other public agencies, including any county, city, village, school district, or agency of the state government, any drainage district, sanitary and improvement district, or other municipal corporation or political subdivision of the State of Nebraska.

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Ordering, price comparisons, and supply requisitions from our partnered vendors are simple.

$8.2M
Member Savings in 2025!
165 Schools
Participating in ESUCC Food Program
134 Vendors
Contracted with ESUCC
Plus
20 Municipal Members
City, County, State, and Higher Education

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Cooperative Purchasing Team

craig peterson
Craig Peterson
Coop Purchasing Director
Holdrege Office
412 West 14th Ave
Holdrege, NE 68949
Priscilla Quintana
Priscilla Quintana
Business Manager
Ainsworth Office
1292 East 4th Street
Ainsworth, NE 69210
Jenny Ciancio
Jenny Ciancio
Coop Project Assistant
LaVista Office
6949 South 110th Street
LaVista, NE 68128

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