U. S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance           What's New? The R.I. League of Cities and Towns along with the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO), the National Association of Counties (NACO), the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP), the National League of Cities (NLC), and the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) sponsors the U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance . The U.S. Communities program provides all local agencies in the U.S. with publicly competitively bid contracts for various products and services. Most local agencies may piggyback on a contract competitively solicited by another public agency, thereby eliminating the need to re-solicit. Through the buying power of large purchasers in the U.S. Communities program all local government agencies receive access to excellent pricing and contract terms. U.S. Communities offers local agencies: - Competitively bid contracts by a lead local agency - Most favorable local agency pricing - No cost to participate - National sponsorship by leading associations and purchasing organizations - A broad range of high quality products such as office/school supplies, office furniture, industrial supplies, electrical & data comm supplies, janitorial supplies, computer hardware/software, and procurement card. - The aggregate purchasing power of public agencies nationwide - Management by public purchasing professionals For more information , visit www.uscommunities.org or send an e-mail to info@uscommunities.org.