Find the right contract

We search across the country’s largest network of shareable contracts, from national purchasing cooperatives to your neighbor’s filing cabinet, to show you the best results for your needs.

Expedite due diligence

Download or view solicitation and contract documents directly in your browser to understand pricing, specifications, scopes of work, and more.

Streamline supplier interactions

Connect with the right supplier contact and get a fast response. We'll start an email thread directly between you and the supplier and provide hands-on support on next steps.

Instantly access the experience of your peer public servants

Pavilion’s technology aims to empower the public sector’s spirit of collaboration. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Pavilion is purpose-built to help public servants like you find, use, and share contracts with your peers across the country, for free.

Map of public servants dotting the country.

“It was literally a 5 or 10 second check to find a contract, as opposed to spending extended time researching or discussing with the supplier.”

John Tigert

Assistant Purchasing Manager
Virginia Beach, VA

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Resources for public entities

Learn more about cooperative purchasing and piggybacking, explore procurement collaboration case studies, and participate in upcoming events and educational opportunities.

Guides

December 7, 2022

A due diligence checklist for shareable public entity contracts

Using shareable contracts can save government staff time and achieve cost savings. But if you’re new to cooperative purchasing in government, navigating the diligence process can be tricky. Here’s a general due diligence checklist that can help you quickly evaluate whether or not you can use a shareable contract.

Guides

November 17, 2022

How can public entities share contracts? A cooperative purchasing overview

Maybe you’ve heard of cooperative purchasing, shareable contracts, or piggybacking. Here, we cover an overview of these concepts, plus joint solicitations, interlocal agreements, and participating agreements, too.

Guides

September 14, 2022

Actionable steps for advancing equity in government contracting

Public procurement is big business: state and local governments spend $2 trillion taxpayer dollars. To promote equity using these dollars, we must consider the impact of procurement on delivering fast, high-quality public services and the distribution of government funds to businesses.

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Case Studies

February 3, 2023

Region 18 ESC Purchasing Cooperative and Pavilion help school districts connect with approved suppliers through shareable contracts

With Pavilion’s free platform, the Region 18 ESC Purchasing Cooperative is enhancing the member district experience by making it easier to find Region 18 ESC-approved supplier contracts and supporting documents, plus shareable contracts from across the country.

Case Studies

December 16, 2022

Orange County, CA is strengthening procurement operations and supporting local businesses with Pavilion

Orange County, California, is the 6th largest County in the U.S. Over 250 County deputy procurement officers procure more than $2 billion of goods and services annually. Learn how Orange County uses Pavilion to share local contracts and discover contracts from entities across the nation with a single search.

Case Studies

October 12, 2022

Arizona's SAVE says goodbye to spreadsheets and hello to shareable contracts on Pavilion

‍The Strategic Alliance for Volume Expenditures (SAVE) is a model for what public entities can accomplish by working together. SAVE is a self-organized group of more than 320 public entities across Arizona with a shared goal: to lower procurement costs by aggregating public purchasing power and reducing administrative redundancies.

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Product Updates

Feb 17, 2023

A more personalized experience on Pavilion

Now public buyers with accounts on Pavilion will have a more purpose-built experience—seeing more useful, tailored information that matches your contract discovery needs, right from an updated homepage.

Product Updates

Jan 24, 2023

Making it easier to find and buy from certified diverse and small businesses with Pavilion

Starting for public entities in Oregon, Texas, California, Virginia, and Arizona, Pavilion has made it easier than ever to see state and federal business credentials for suppliers alongside shareable contract information, all in one place.

Paul Brennan

Director of Purchasing

County of Rockland, NY

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Lourdes Coss

Retired Chief Procurement Officer

City of Houston, TX; Cook County, IL

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Ken Desowitz

Retired Director of Supply Services

City of Los Angeles, CA

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Denise Finn

Procurement Manager

City of Fort Myers, FL

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Darren Muci

Retired Division Director, Operations

Wichita Public Schools, KS

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Diane Palmer-Boeck

Retired Director of Procurement

City of Plano, TX

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Mike Wenzel

Retired Chief Procurement Officer

State of Maine

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Frequently asked questions
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Pavilion is purpose-built to help public servants work smarter through collaboration.

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Find the right contract

Expedite due diligence

Streamline supplier interactions

Instantly access the experience of your peer public servants

“It was literally a 5 or 10 second check to find a contract, as opposed to spending extended time researching or discussing with the supplier.”

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