What TexBuy does

TexBuy is a statewide purchasing cooperative hosted by Region 16 Education Service Center (Region 16 ESC), a Texas governmental education entity, and headquartered at 5800 Bell Street, Amarillo, Texas. It serves as the Texas state representative of the national purchasing organization AEPA (Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies). TexBuy's core function is procurement aggregation: it solicits vendors through formal RFP processes and makes pre-negotiated contracts available to member K-12 schools, school districts, education service centers, and other public agencies across Texas. Many of its contracts are solicited nationally by AEPA, giving members access to competitively bid pricing without running their own procurements.

The cooperative's product surface is a portfolio of pre-negotiated vendor contracts spanning more than a dozen categories, including Job Order Contracting (JOC) for construction and facility maintenance, cybersecurity and training, security/access-control solutions, IT and cloud services, custodial supplies, athletic equipment, instructional materials and digital resources, roofing, HVAC, school health and wellness, audio-video products, and vehicles. The vendor network exceeds 200 partners. TexBuy is not a technology platform in the conventional sense — its "technology" is the cooperative governance and contracting infrastructure supported by an Edlio-powered website — there are no APIs, mobile apps, or proprietary software products disclosed.

TexBuy's revenue model combines membership fees paid by participating schools and districts (recurring) with administrative fees embedded in vendor contracts (transaction-based). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; specific contract terms are available only to members. Distribution is entirely B2B/government, delivered through direct relationships with school districts and ESCs, supplemented by attendance at industry events such as the TASA/TASB Conference and a modest digital presence (website, Facebook, Twitter). TexBuy has no external investors, no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no management team page — it operates as a government-hosted member-services cooperative rather than a venture-backed business.

Name

TexBuy

Legal name

TexBuy

Website

https://texbuy.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

TexBuy is a Texas statewide purchasing cooperative hosted by Region 16 Education Service Center, serving as the state's AEPA representative. It aggregates buying power for K-12 schools and public agencies through pre-negotiated vendor contracts across more than a dozen procurement categories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Cooperative Procurement Services

akta.pro primary industry

Procurement Platforms, Catalogs & Contract Purchasing (Co-ops, GPOs, eProcurement) (EDAEAIAO)

Keywords

• Purchasing cooperative services
• Educational procurement contracts
• Cooperative purchasing agreements
• Government procurement solutions
• Vendor contract management

Headquarters

HQ city

Amarillo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: TexBuy generates revenue through membership fees charged to participating schools and districts. Members pay to access cooperative contracts and pricing.
2. Administrative Fees on Contracts: Vendor contracts through the cooperative may include administrative fees that support cooperative operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TexBuy operates a statewide purchasing cooperative that aggregates collective buying power for Texas K-12 schools and public agencies, providing members access to pre-negotiated vendor contracts solicited through RFP processes and through its national partner AEPA. Members pay to access competitively priced contracts across categories such as construction, IT, custodial, instructional materials, security, athletics, vehicles, and healthcare.

Product overview

TexBuy is a statewide purchasing cooperative hosted by Region 16 Education Service Center in Amarillo, Texas, serving as the Texas representative of the national purchasing organization AEPA (Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies). The cooperative offers a portfolio of pre-negotiated vendor contracts across multiple categories including Job Order Contracts (JOC), Cybersecurity & Training, Security Solutions, Technology Products, Custodial Supplies, Athletic Equipment, Instructional Materials, Roofing Services, HVAC Services, Health & Wellness, Promotional Products, Audio Video Products, and Vehicles. TexBuy aggregates purchasing power for K-12 schools, government agencies, and other public entities, providing competitive pricing through nationally solicited AEPA contracts and state-specific TexBuy RFP contracts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Job Order Contracts (JOC) Pre-negotiated construction and facility maintenance contracts enabling TexBuy members to procure services quickly without individual bidding processes.
• Cybersecurity & Training Contracts Vendor contracts for cybersecurity solutions and training services including ActZero, Caetra.io, CDW-G, Forward Edge, ResoluteGuard, SHI International, and Two Trees Technologies.
• Security Solutions Contracts for security products including access control systems, CCTV cameras, doors, frames, door hardware, and bathroom partitions through vendors like Zed Security and SAS HALO.
• Technology Products and Solutions IT solutions catalog including cloud migration, virtualization, software development, AI-driven innovation, cybersecurity, and scalable infrastructure through vendors like VCloud Tech, Tuatara Consulting, and SourceNow.
• Custodial Supplies & Equipment Janitorial supply contracts including Wagner Supply and UniPak for commercial trash liners and plastic bags.
• Athletic Supplies & Equipment Sports and athletic equipment contracts through vendors like S&S Worldwide, Riddell, and Sport Surfaces Distributing.
• Instructional Materials & Digital Resources Educational curriculum and digital learning resources including Teaching Strategies, Savvas Learning, Sirius Education Solutions, SchoolsPLP, and The OrganWise Guys.
• Roofing Services Commercial roofing installation, replacement, and repair through vendors like Coryell Roofing, Tremco/Weatherproofing, Tecta America, and Texas Traditions Roofing.
• HVAC Services Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services through Way Mechanical, Way Engineering, and TDIndustries.
• School Health & Wellness Health supplies, sports medicine equipment, first aid, emergency response, and nursing supplies through School Health Corporation, School Nurse Supply, and TinyEYE Therapy.
• Promotional Products Customizable promotional items and marketing materials through World of Promotions and Stan Miller & Associates.
• Audio Video Products Audio and video solutions, presentation systems, and installation services through Square Technology and Rexel USA.
• Vehicles Vehicle procurement contracts for cars, SUVs, light duty trucks/vans, emergency, fuel, hybrid, and electric vehicles through Schmelz Countryside VW.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AEPA (Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTexBuy is the Texas representative of the national purchasing organization AEPA. Many awarded contracts through TexBuy were solicited nationally by AEPA, providing the most competitive pricing available. This partnership enables TexBuy members to access nationally bid contracts while maintaining local cooperative governance.
• Region 16 Education Service CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTexBuy is hosted by Region 16 Education Service Center in Amarillo, Texas. Region 16 ESC provides administrative support and infrastructure for the cooperative purchasing program.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BuyBoard: BuyBoard is a Texas-based purchasing cooperative serving school districts, municipalities, and other public entities. It is the most direct competitor to TexBuy, operating in the same state and the same K-12 procurement category with a similar cooperative contract model.
• NCPA (National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance): NCPA is a national cooperative purchasing alliance that competitively bids contracts for government and education entities including schools. It is comparable to TexBuy in the cooperative K-12 procurement model, though NCPA operates nationally rather than at the state level.
• Sourcewell: Sourcewell is a Minnesota-based cooperative purchasing organization that competitively solicits contracts for government, education, and nonprofit entities. It is comparable to TexBuy in the cooperative procurement model, though it serves a broader geographic and sector base.
• TIPS (The Interlocal Purchasing System): TIPS is a Texas-administered purchasing cooperative that provides competitively solicited contracts to schools, government agencies, and nonprofits. It is a direct peer because it competes head-to-head with TexBuy for Texas public-sector procurement contracts.
• PEPPM: PEPPM is a Pennsylvania-based cooperative purchasing program historically serving K-12 schools and public agencies with technology and supplies contracts. It is comparable to TexBuy as an education-focused cooperative purchasing platform.
• E&I Cooperative Services: E&I is a national education-focused purchasing cooperative serving K-12 and higher education institutions with competitively bid contracts. It is comparable to TexBuy because both target education procurement, though E&I operates at a national rather than state scale.

Broad incumbents

• OMNIA Partners: OMNIA Partners is a large national purchasing cooperative serving public agencies including schools, government, and higher education. It is comparable to TexBuy as a public-sector cooperative purchasing platform, but at much greater scale and with broader category coverage.

Others

• AEPA (Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies): AEPA is the national association of state-level educational purchasing agencies through which TexBuy accesses nationally solicited contracts. It is comparable as the umbrella cooperative organization that structures TexBuy's underlying contract pipeline.
• Gordian Group: Gordian is a provider of Job Order Contracting solutions and is a contracted vendor through TexBuy's JOC offering. It is comparable as an ecosystem participant in cooperative-driven K-12 construction procurement, though Gordian is a vendor rather than a competing cooperative.

Regional players

• Purchasing Cooperatives of Region 4 ESC: Region 4 Education Service Center hosts its own purchasing programs serving Texas school districts. It is a comparable ESC-hosted cooperative purchasing entity operating in the same Texas geography with a similar member base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Region16ESC
• Facebookfacebook.com/region16esc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/region-16-texbuy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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