Amazon Business sets out every day to innovate and disrupt the status quo. They stand at the intersection of tech and retail in the B2B space developing innovative purchasing and procurement solutions to help businesses and organizations reimagine buying.
The Amazon Business team is dedicated to developing solutions inclusive of an expanded online store that combines the selection, convenience, and value, which customers have come to know and love from Amazon. Amazon Business provides new features and unique benefits tailored to business customers in the public sector.
Choice Partners national purchasing cooperative offers procurement and contract solutions to meet government purchasing requirements. As of Aug. 17, 2022, Amazon Business was awarded a competitively solicited contract, which offers state-level and agency-level public sector organizations a compliant contract vehicle.
By utilizing the Choice Partners contract, public sector organizations can reduce the need for multiple quotes, and in many cases eliminate a lengthy request for proposal process. When members create an Amazon Business account and purchase through the Choice Partners contract, they create an avenue for their organization that allows for a purchasing process with the efficiency and speed for which Amazon is known.
Categories of products that members can use include (but not limited to):
- Agriculture
- Apparel
- Art, Classroom
- Athletic
- Books
- CTE/Vocational Teaching Materials
- Food Service
- Health/Medical
- Musical Instruments
- Office
- Technology
Amazon’s mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company and with a free Amazon 
Business account, customers can streamline their procurement, allowing districts, governmental entities, higher education centers and not-for-profit entities to use Amazon’s familiar interface.
Customers can also enjoy business-only pricing across 11 categories with quantity price breaks reserved for Amazon Business accounts. Additionally, public sector customers can take advantage of the Amazon Tax Exemption Program (ATEP).
If you would like to know more about the Choice Partners Amazon Business contract, send all inquiries to the dedicated CP email at choicepartners-publicsector@amazon.com. You can also contact CP contract manager Kristi Nichols at 713-696-1337 or kristi@choicepartners.org.
