We are 100% focused on student nutrition solutions.
We service no other markets, period. Our students, parents, and district staff, get our full attention. Our product offering includes prepayments on the web, free and reduced application processing, meal accountability, claims reporting, menu nutrition analysis, food purchases and inventory control, custom forms and workflows, plus services including project management, training, webinars, continuing maintenance, upgrades, and support.
Our People are our most valuable asset.
We are a team of food service professionals, dietitians, engineers and computer scientists dedicated to creating high tech, easy to learn and use cloud based business solutions for the K-12 Nutrition community.
Our mission is to provide a consistently high level of customer satisfaction by delivering quality, audit proven systems.
We provide software, hardware, and services appropriate to every type of user and task. Many of our customers have been with us over twenty five years, due to our ongoing commitment to protecting the investment they have made in our products.
Our team of professionals turn today’s technology into tomorrow’s time and money saving innovations.
Through continuing contact with our customers we endeavor to improve our products and services, generating best of breed technology solutions while complying with state and federal regulations. Each day provides a fresh opportunity to sharpen our customer focus through project management, training on-site and online, seminars, user groups, and technical support so that the help you need is there when you need it.
Robert Petersen
Director of Sales
(800) 247-3061 extension 1172
With a solid foundation in sales, client relations, and account management, I am eager to contribute my expertise towards serving our customers and identifying innovative solutions for prospective clients. Joining a company dedicated to fulfilling the nutritional requirements of school children is a source of pride for me. My objective is to consistently surpass your expectations.
As an Army veteran, I bring a disciplined approach to my work and a commitment to excellence. Residing in Florida with my family, I prioritize engaging with diverse recreational activities, including visits to various theme parks, as well as participating in sports like basketball and enjoying board games.
Linda Garza
Account Executive
(800) 247-3061 extension 1170
I am an Army veteran and come to PCS with over 25 years of experience in sales, customer service, and account management. I’m excited to be a part of the PCS family, working with a team of seasoned professionals who care about each other, our clients, and every student. I love working with the many exceptional people dedicated to making child nutrition a priority in our communities. I look forward to working together with you to find the technology solutions that are best for you.
My husband and I live in Corpus Christi, Texas. We have four children and two grandchildren. We enjoy the ocean and the warm weather here and also love to travel. We have been to almost every state in the U.S. and many countries abroad.
Mark Moore
Account Executive
(800) 247-3061 extension 1171
Mark Moore comes to PCS with a mix of sales and distribution experience in service and technology within the education market. Having worked with the K-12 community in both areas allow him to have the insight to offer Technology Solutions for K-12 School Nutrition needs.
He has enjoyed working with Kern County Superintendent of Schools, and the Tulare, and Fresno County Office of Education.
Born and raised in California, Mark has served on the Library Foundation Board and School Site Councils as his children were attending the public school system.
Mark and his wife enjoy family, outdoor activities, music, and traveling throughout their beautiful state.
Buying Co-ops
PCS has contracts with several Buying Co-ops. You may be able to purchase PCS products and services and avoid the RFP/Bid process.
BuyBoard
A program of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and several State School Boards Associations, BuyBoard was developed to comply with state laws which require government entities to make purchases from an approved list of vendors who have gone through a competitive procurement process.
The Cooperative is governed by an 8-member Board of Directors composed of staff from the districts which formed the cooperative and representatives appointed by each of the four School Boards Associations which collaborated to enable the cooperative to be created.
BuyBoard is administered by staff at the National School Boards Association and at the Texas Association of School Boards under the terms of service agreements with the Cooperative Board of Directors.
States in BuyBoard National Purchasing Cooperative:
- Idaho School Boards Association
- Illinois Association of School Boards
- Maryland Association of Boards of Education
- Missouri School Boards Association
- Ohio School Boards Association
- Oklahoma State School Boards Association
- Pennsylvania School Boards Association
- Rhode Island Association of School Committees
- Tennessee School Boards Association
- Texas Association of School Boards
- Washington State School Directors’ Association
For complete information and to become a BuyBoard member please visit their web site at: http://www.nsba.org/services/state-association-services/service-partnerships/buyboard/about-buyboard#sthash.dMoJdub5.dpuf
Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative (CKEC)
Membership in the Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative (CKEC) provides superintendents and staff of member districts with excellent opportunities to network with colleagues on a monthly basis at board meetings. Each month the members meet to discuss common issues that face their districts and learn about activities to enhance their school systems. Programs are designed with an emphasis on professional learning communities and delivered through scheduled sessions and C.E.O.-type cohorts.
CKEC also offers monthly meetings for professional development coordinators, food service directors, special education directors and other district leaders, to facilitate the continual development, implementation and assessment of activities aimed at enhancing student achievement and staff effectiveness.
CKEC also provides training opportunities for principals, counselors and teacher leaders. Other CKEC committees meet as required to address specific areas, needs or topics.
The mission of the Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative is to provide its member districts services in training, purchasing, diversity education, professional development, consulting and other specified services required for enhancing member districts’ effectiveness. Through this process, the Cooperative shall remove barriers and provide additional resources for school systems to improve student achievement.
We achieve this mission by providing quality, unique and diversified services as requested by each member system.
For more information please visit the CKEC web site at ckec.org
Cooperative Education Services
Cooperative Educational Services is a Purchasing Cooperative united by a Joint Powers Agreement to aid Public Schools in New Mexico.
CES is an organization comprised of New Mexico’s 89 school districts plus 81 other public education institutions, including charter schools, two and four-year post-secondary institutions, BIE schools and state schools.
Cooperative Educational Services aspires to be known as one of the best educational service agencies in the country and the program of choice in New Mexico.
What can CES do for you?
Provide peace of mind through greater value and convenience, exceptional customer service, personalized attention, and highly qualified vendors with ready-to-use contracts.
We make purchasing simple.
CES does the solicitation, evaluation, contract award and management so you don’t have to.
CES is LOCAL – COMPLIANT – EASY
CES does the solicitation, evaluation, contract award and management so you don’t have to.
CES is LOCAL – COMPLIANT – EASY
For more information visit the Cooperative Educational Services Web page at CES.ORG
PEPPM
PEPPM is a national technology bidding and purchasing cooperative administered by Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU), a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Authorized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for the past 32 years to take the responsibility for state bid law compliance for technology procurement, PEPPM aggregates buyers & demand in states across the country to get the lowest prices for technology products.
PEPPM currently has more than 280 product line contracts awarded to more than 200 different vendors in various technology areas such as Computers, Copiers, Networking Equipment, Telecommunication Equipment, Software, Furniture, Printers, And much more!
PEPPM solicits sealed competitive bids on popular lines of computer equipment, peripherals, software, audio-visual, and communication products. When you purchase through PEPPM, not only do you save time and money, but you can satisfy state competitive bidding requirements.
Since PEPPM began in 1982, schools, libraries, government and non-profit agencies have purchased more than $2 billion of technology products saving not only on the price of the products but also on the cost of bidding.
For complete information including the PEPPM Buyers Guide and availability in your state, visit the PEPPM web site at: http://www.peppm.org/
TIPs
Formerly known as TIPS/TAPS, TIPS is “a purchasing cooperative serving public and private school districts, colleges, universities, federal, state, county and city municipalities”
TIPS is an interlocal cooperative purchasing system that provides schools with the legally required competition for contracts on commonly purchased items while saving the cost of going through a competitive RFP process.
Schools (or other government entities) can purchase from Vendors with approved bids and bypass the RFP process altogether. This means that school Districts in TIPS/TAPS states DO NOT need to do an RFP; they can simply purchase directly from an approved bid
You can purchase PCS products and services through TIPS if you are located in any of the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington DC, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
For more details and to become a member of TIPs, visit their web site at http://www.tips-usa.com
PCS is an approved TIPs vendor for Cafeteria Point of Sale Software and Hardware (Contract Number 1111915 for cafeteria Point of Sale and 170402 for Food Service Management Tools. For more information click here.)
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