News | February 9, 2023

SUNY Westchester Community College Joins Community Of Local Buyers With The Empire State Purchasing Group

Today, SUNY Westchester Community College announces it has joined the Empire State Purchasing Group, a regional purchasing community by Bidnet Direct.

Valhalla, NY (PRWEB) - Today, SUNY Westchester Community College announces it has joined the Empire State Purchasing Group, a regional purchasing community by Bidnet Direct. Local government agencies throughout New York State utilize the purchasing group for bid and vendor management. SUNY Westchester Community College invites all potential vendors to register online with the Empire State Purchasing Group to access its upcoming solicitations by visiting https://www.bidnetdirect.com/new-york/sunywcc.

SUNY Westchester Community College joins the Empire State Purchasing Group and the community of over 300 participating local government agencies located throughout New York. Along with a variety of bid and vendor management solutions, SUNY Westchester Community College gains access to a bid library to help with bid creation, a shared pool of vendors, and association with like-minded purchasing professionals in the area.

“Collaboration is important to us,” says Stewart Glass, Director of Contracting & Procurement for SUNY Westchester Community College. “We look forward to being able to improve our efficiency and reach additional potential vendors by using the Empire State Purchasing Group. In addition to our time savings, our valued vendors can now access not only our open bids, but those from other municipalities, counties and school districts throughout the state. We invite all of our current vendors to register,” he continued.

Vendors interested in doing business with SUNY Westchester Community College and other nearby government agencies are encouraged to register at https://www.bidnetdirect.com/new-york/sunywcc. Benefits of joining the Empire State Purchasing Group include:

  • Centralized location for bids from over 300 participating agencies
  • Bid alerts customized to the vendors’ products or services
  • Reliable and timely delivery of notifications, addenda and documents
  • Advanced notice of Term Contract expiration
  • E-Bid and E-Quote Submission

The Empire State Purchasing Group is one of Bidnet Direct’s regional purchasing groups throughout the country. It provides SUNY Westchester Community College a bid and vendor management solution, document and addendum distribution, and tracking of all activity throughout the procurement process.

About SUNY Westchester Community College:
Westchester Community College is more than just the county’s largest educational institution. It is a living, breathing part of Westchester that goes beyond the influence of a typical college and affects the lives of all who enter its doors.

Westchester Community College was founded in 1946 as the New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences in White Plains. In 1957, the County of Westchester bought the 360-acre John Hartford estate in Valhalla and designated 218 acres for the community college.

About Bidnet Direct:
Bidnet Direct, powered by mdf commerce, is a sourcing solution of regional purchasing groups available at no cost to local government agencies throughout the country. Bidnet Direct runs regional purchasing groups, including the Empire State Purchasing Group, across all 50 states that are used by over 1,600 local governments. To learn more and have your government agency gain better transparency and efficiency in purchasing, please visit https://www.bidnetdirect.com/buyers

Source: PRWeb

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