Paxton/Patterson LLC, Industrial Arts and Career & Technical Education Contract AEPA 026.5-A

• Labs
• Supplies and Equipment
• Furniture
• Professional development training
• Related services for K-12 schools

Learning Systems – turnkey, custom labs to schools through a highly consultative process.

Tools for Schools – supplies equipment, tools, and consumables to established CTE labs and shop classes, primarily in woodworking and construction.

HOW TO ORDER

• Members: Please confirm your organization's membership with KCDA on our members page.
• Non-members: If you are not a current KCDA member, please contact KCDA Customer Service at 800-422-5019 or by email customerservice@kcda.org.

If you are unsure of your membership status with KCDA, please contact KCDA Customer Service at 800-422-5019 or by email customerservice@kcda.org.

Members interested in receiving a quote for services should contact the vendor representative listed above. They will work to provide a quote or proposal to you. A valid quote or proposal provided to you must:

• Be signed and dated.
• State the KCDA contract number.
• Identify the approving member’s contact name, e-mail address and phone number

The quote/proposal from the vendor must include the information listed above to avoid delay of the order process. If necessary, please work with the vendor to ensure this information is included in the proposal/quote provided to you.

Upon review of the vendor quote or proposal, please draft and submit a purchase order to the vendor representative on behalf of your school district or public agency. Your purchase order must include or attach the quote/proposal that was provided to you. They will work directly with KCDA on PO approval and a copy of the order will be kept on file at KCDA.

• The vendor will not commence delivery, services, or installation from the KCDA contract without receiving KCDA’s approval.
• During the member PO review process, the KCDA Contract Specialist may request additional information from the vendor, such as scope of work or item/part number along with pricing for each line item as needed. This may cause a delay in the order process if this information is not included in the quote or proposal.
• If pricing has been negotiated due to volume purchasing, the price must be noted as negotiated and the negotiated price must be less than the firm price quoted. KCDA contract specialists will validate pricing during the review process.
• For warranty or service, please contact the vendor representative listed above.
• KCDA reserves the right to revise this ordering process above at its discretion, if deemed necessary for contract management or audit purposes. An implementation for change will be coordinated with the vendor.
• Orders processed against this contract by customers who are not KCDA members or without e-mailed approval from KCDA are in violation of contract specifications. Vendors not following proper procedures may be removed from consideration for future awards.
• Pricing available upon request.

Initial Contract Award Letter 2026

AEPA (the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies) was founded in the year 2000 with the goal of bidding and awarding national contracts on behalf of its’ members states.

KCDA is one of the founding members of AEPA. KCDA represents AEPA in the states of Washington, Idaho and Alaska. AEPA is represented in the state of Oregon by the InterMountain Education Service District.

Our Pacific Northwest KCDA members enjoy the following benefits through our association with AEPA:

• AEPA is made up of multiple state Education Cooperatives with a goal of bidding and awarding national contracts for the benefit of our collective members.
• AEPA bids attract national vendors that offer a variety of products and services to our Pacific Northwest members.
• AEPA contracts are nationally bid and locally awarded. All AEPA contracts adopted by KCDA are state bid law compliant for our Pacific Northwest members.

For more information about AEPA, visit www.aepacoop.org or contact Bart Powelson or Randi Michie at KCDA 800-422-5019.