Midwest Regional Procurement Meeting Day 2

AEPA vendors will present their products/services to the group today.

• Corporate Express-A Staples Company: All existing Corporate Express/AEPA contracts will be honored by Staples. 40% of a school buildings' budgets goes to art supplies, according to market research by Corporate Express.
• Corporate Express has a line of "green" cleaning products for schools. These products are comparable in price to non-green products.
• Konica Minolta: 90% of their 60 Midwest dealers are using AEPA contracts. AEPA is their largest contract in the U.S. Their security systems sets them apart from the competition.
• Robert Cohen: Have both indoor athletic flooring and running tracks. They offer Mondo, Fisher Tracks, and Aacer Flooring. Kiefer Flooring serves Midwest; Ron DeMeyer is Kansas' representative. Brent Davidson is the Aacer representative for Midwest.
• Tremco: Plan is to work with Dave Adams, Tremco, to develop a customized marketing brochure for Kansas or the Midwest. Their Asset Management program has much potential for Kansas school districts.