PAISPC
Commodities Purchasing Consortium

Objectives: The objectives of The Philadelphia Area Independent School Purchasing Consortium-PAISPC- are to achieve significant savings through the volume generated under a collective purchasing commitment without sacrificing quality. This will be achieved through documenting price and service standards, by saving staff 'shopping time' and by assuring dependable, consistent service for all schools, regardless of their individual size.

Products and Services: The scope and variety of products and services available through PAISPC and covered by agreements are broad and varied. Examples include-but are not limited to-copy paper, office supplies, electrical supplies, janitorial supplies, communication services (including internet), trash services, wireless telephone service, fuel oil, floor covering, and school supplies.

History: Inspired by the success of similar Consortia in Washington and Atlanta, PAISPC was founded in 1998 to build on the close cooperation of PAISIG members and the unusually large concentration of private schools in the Delaware Valley. Very few of these schools had a dedicated purchasing function. With an initial enrollment of 30 schools, the primary focus of the consortium was (and continues to be) to negotiate agreements for goods and services routinely purchased by schools. In the first year of operation the consortium achieved a volume of $514,000, and in the second year $1,865,000 for 41 schools. Savings on the initial 12 agreements ranged from 7% to 40%. The affairs of the consortium are managed by a Consultant with direction and support is provided by a Steering Committee and a Physical Plant Managers Advisory Committee.

Achievements: Currently, 67 schools take advantage of the economies provided by the 15 agreements negotiated for this consortium. Gross sales of the products available through PAISPC now total $4 million dollars a year. Savings to member schools currently average 15% to 20% annually, net of any fees.

Abington Friends School Academy of Notre Dame de Namur Agnes Irwin School Baldwin School Blair Christian Academy Buckingham Friends School Cedar Grove Christian Academy Center School Chestnut Hill Academy Church Farm School Cornerstone Christian Academy Country Day School of the Sacred Heart Crefeld School Delaware Valley Friends School Devon Preparatory School Episcopal Academy Fairville Friends School French International School of Philadelphia Friends School, Haverford Friends Select School Friends' Central School George School Germantown Academy Germantown Friends School Green Tree School Greene Street Friends School Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School Haverford School Hill School Hill Top Preparatory School Holy Ghost Preparatory School Hope Christian School Jack M Barrack Hebrew Academy Kimberton Waldorf School Lansdowne Friends School LaSalle College High School Meadowbrook School Media-Providence Friends School Miquon School Montgomery School New Horizons Montessori School Newtown Friends School Overbrook School For The Blind Penn Christian Academy Pennsylvania Institute of Technology Pennsylvania School For The Deaf Philadelphia School Plymouth Meeting Friends School Project Learn Quaker School at Horsham Reconstructional Rabbinical College River Valley Waldorf School Shipley School Springside School Spruce Hill Christian School Saint Basil's Academy St. Andrew's School of De., Inc St. Joseph's Preparatory School St. Peter's School Stratford Friends School United Friends School Upattinas School and Resource Center Walden School Waldron Mercy Academy West Chester Friends School Westtown School William Penn Charter School

Criteria for Participation: Membership in PAISBOA. Complete a formal application document, and endorse an agreement which pledges the applicant school's intention and commitment to purchase under the consortium agreements.

Costs and/or Fees: Members of PAISPC make an initial investment of $2.00 per student, The administrative cost of the consortium is covered by a 3% rebate, included in the pricing of all the vendors and remitted to the Treasurer of PAISBOA.

Membership Application

Please visit our Vendor List  to ensure that you are benefiting from your commitment to the consortium!

To view the PAISPC  Committee please use the following link:

PAISPC  Committee

For more information about PAISPC, please contact:

Hal   Davidow

(215) 844-3460 ext.116

(215) 849-6340  fax

Hdavidow@penncharter.com