Summary
Region 7 Education Service Center Purchasing Cooperative is accepting responses to SPE2628 – Special Education & Supplies. The official Region 7 purchasing site lists the opportunity as available, with responses due October 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM Central Time. The public procurement calendar shows an August 24, 2026 release date and an anticipated October 15, 2026 award date.
This is a cooperative catalog-discount procurement for school-sector special-education and assistive products and services. The public controlling pages do not state a guaranteed contract value, purchase quantity, or per-vendor spend.
Verified Opportunity Details
Issuer: Region 7 Education Service Center Purchasing Cooperative
Solicitation: SPE2628
Type: Invitation for Catalog Discount Bid
Release date: August 24, 2026
Deadline: October 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM CT
Anticipated award: October 15, 2026
Status: Open / Available Bid
Contract value: No verified guaranteed contract value, purchase quantity, or per-vendor spend is publicly stated.
Verified Public Scope
Region 7’s public commodity registry for Special Education & Supplies includes adaptive and special-needs equipment and services such as patient lifting devices, mobility and gait aids, hearing aids and hearing devices, speech-training equipment, communications systems for speech-impaired users, reading and vision aids, specialized school equipment for physically challenged students, adaptive physical-education equipment, ADA compliance consulting, educational advisory services, and special-education services.
The scope therefore creates a legitimate school-sector supplier opportunity, but it should not be treated as a general healthcare or telehealth procurement. Vendors should map only products and services that clearly fit the accepted commodity structure.
Procurement Controls
The Region 7 purchasing site requires a vendor account/login to access the complete solicitation packet and awards information. Before any response, vendors should review the complete portal-controlled SPE2628 packet and all posted addenda, discount/catalog requirements, vendor forms, references, insurance and certification requirements, delivery/freight terms, and exact submission mechanics. The live Region 7 bid record and portal-controlled documents govern if any summary differs.
Publicly listed purchasing contacts include Tambrea Everett, CTSBO, Purchasing Technician, 903-988-6932, and Martha Knight, CTCD CTCM, Purchasing Specialist I, 903-988-6859. Atlas does not invent an email address where the public rendering does not expose it reliably.
Atlas Fit Assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 84/100. Region 7’s cooperative purchasing structure can create reusable school-sector purchasing access, and the open response window allows time for proper vendor qualification and packet review.
N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 18/100, conditional. The verified public scope is primarily special-education and assistive equipment/services rather than telehealth or general medical equipment. N9+ should be pursued only if a specific offered configuration legitimately maps to an accepted SPE2628 commodity and the complete solicitation packet permits it. Atlas will not force fit or overstate allowability.
Official Sources
Region 7 ESC Purchasing Cooperative – Available Bids
Region 7 ESC Purchasing Cooperative – Bid Calendar and Contacts
Region 7 ESC Purchasing Cooperative – Vendor Registration and Commodity Registry
Source verified September 11, 2026.