{"id":26519,"date":"2026-07-17T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rfpschoolwatch.com\/rfp\/?post_type=blog_post&#038;p=26519"},"modified":"2026-07-16T04:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T04:20:48","slug":"late-summer-k12-procurement-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"blog_post","link":"https:\/\/www.rfpschoolwatch.com\/rfp\/blog\/late-summer-k12-procurement-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Back-to-School Season: Capitalizing on Late-Summer Procurement Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26519\" class=\"elementor elementor-26519\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog_post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9dbd51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9dbd51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4dd9b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4dd9b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f5f54f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f5f54f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rfpschoolwatch.com\/rfp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/stephanie-peace-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-25094\" alt=\"Stephanie Black, APMP-CF\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rfpschoolwatch.com\/rfp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/stephanie-peace-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.rfpschoolwatch.com\/rfp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/stephanie-peace-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rfpschoolwatch.com\/rfp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/stephanie-peace-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rfpschoolwatch.com\/rfp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/stephanie-peace-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rfpschoolwatch.com\/rfp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/stephanie-peace-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rfpschoolwatch.com\/rfp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/stephanie-peace.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-500a28b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"500a28b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d58d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d58d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Written by Stephanie Black, APMP-CF<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d358d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57d358d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stephanie Black is a proposal strategist and founder of SPB Consulting, specializing in K-12 education contracting and non-profit grants.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f67a13 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"0f67a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/stephaniepeaceblack\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-linkedin\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652ec05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"652ec05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6f2cf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6f2cf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Back-to-School Season: Capitalizing on Late-Summer Procurement Opportunities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1708e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1708e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>August in K-12 sales tends to get written off. Districts are focused on getting students in seats, and proposal teams assume the year&#8217;s buying decisions are settled. However, late\u00a0 summer is a window where a fresh fiscal year, unspent dollars from the prior cycle, unexpected needs, and rapid procurement pathways can converge into real opportunities for vendors who know how to navigate it.<\/p><p>Most districts operate on a July 1 to June 30 fiscal year, which means the budget calendar resets right before students walk through the doors. The first weeks of school surface needs that the planning cycle missed: a curriculum that arrived late, staffing that fell through, technology that scaled differently than leadership expected. Vendors who understand how districts can move quickly during this window are positioned to capture work that competitors assume is off the table.<\/p><p><!-- notionvc: f576445c-0d6d-47d5-a792-66b710ff9260 --><\/p><p><!-- notionvc: 78675fc6-86a8-4468-8fe2-7db1780a516a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6029613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6029613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Read the Approved Budget<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d547a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d547a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A district&#8217;s adopted budget is a public document, and in most states it is posted directly on the district&#8217;s website. State transparency laws in places like Texas, Colorado, and Maryland require districts to publish budget summaries prominently, often on the homepage. The full line-item budget usually lives one or two clicks deep on the business office or board of education page.<\/p><p><!-- notionvc: ce05eb7c-ac51-4997-9579-47ab6651336c --><\/p><p><!-- notionvc: 78675fc6-86a8-4468-8fe2-7db1780a516a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b528681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b528681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Three things to look for:<br \/><!-- notionvc: cf8b5620-86ef-4558-815a-8cbda9bb83db --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d85c54 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1d85c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Year-over-year line item changes in your category.<\/strong> Increases signal where a district plans to direct new spending. Decreases tell you where you may need to defend your existing position or rethink your approach.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Funds tied to specific initiatives in the superintendent's letter or budget narrative. <\/strong>These typically carry their own procurement timelines and named owners, and they are often where the most strategic dollars sit.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><strong>Categorical and grant-funded line items.<\/strong> Title funds, IDEA dollars, and competitive grant awards often move on different schedules than the general fund and can be released later in the cycle.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c705ff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c705ff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Board agendas and minutes from May through July are the second layer. Approved purchases above the bid threshold appear there with vendor name, contract amount, and term. Reading the last three months of agendas tells you which contracts are expiring, where dollars remain uncommitted, and which decision-makers signed off on what.<br \/><!-- notionvc: fd05b14f-48d5-4f32-b8dc-6ce91dffd10e --><\/p><p><!-- notionvc: ce05eb7c-ac51-4997-9579-47ab6651336c --><\/p><p><!-- notionvc: 78675fc6-86a8-4468-8fe2-7db1780a516a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27fc11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d27fc11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understand How Emergency Purchases Work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a411a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a411a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every state defines an emergency procurement pathway, and the threshold for invoking it is narrower than vendors often assume. New Jersey law, for example, permits emergency contracts only when a situation affects the health or safety of school occupants and requires immediate action. Arizona, South Carolina, and most other states define it similarly. The phrase &#8220;an emergency cannot be created by inadequate planning&#8221; appears across multiple state procurement codes for a reason.<\/p><p>Real emergencies still happen in August. An HVAC system fails the week before students arrive, a staffing partner closes mid-summer, or a required curriculum gets delayed at the warehouse. When that happens, districts can award in days rather than months, and they almost always go to a vendor they have already worked with or one a peer district recommends.<\/p><p>Vendors already on the radar of business officials, curriculum directors, and operations leads thanks to Spring relationship-building are the ones that get the call when something breaks. Cooperative purchasing contracts work the same way. Sourcewell, OMNIA Partners, AEPA, BuyBoard, and state master agreements let districts skip the full RFP cycle and award through existing competitively procured contracts. If your organization holds any of these, late summer is the time to make sure district contacts know about them.<\/p><p><!-- notionvc: ce05eb7c-ac51-4997-9579-47ab6651336c --><\/p><p><!-- notionvc: 78675fc6-86a8-4468-8fe2-7db1780a516a --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3c6d3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3c6d3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Build Rapid Response Capability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c0eea6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c0eea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>August RFPs often land in response to urgent or emergent circumstances, which means turnarounds are short, sometimes ten business days or fewer. Teams that win on those timelines have done the preparation work in advance. They have:<br \/><!-- notionvc: cf8b5620-86ef-4558-815a-8cbda9bb83db --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46cadce elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"46cadce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">An intake process that produces a go or no-go decision within twenty-four hours of an RFP landing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A current, tagged content library with K-12-specific evidence, compliance language, and case studies ready to deploy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">A pre-approved pricing framework that lets your team quote within hours rather than days<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256c0 136.967-111.033 248-248 248S8 392.967 8 256 119.033 8 256 8s248 111.033 248 248zM227.314 387.314l184-184c6.248-6.248 6.248-16.379 0-22.627l-22.627-22.627c-6.248-6.249-16.379-6.249-22.628 0L216 308.118l-70.059-70.059c-6.248-6.248-16.379-6.248-22.628 0l-22.627 22.627c-6.248 6.248-6.248 16.379 0 22.627l104 104c6.249 6.249 16.379 6.249 22.628.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">SMEs who understand which questions require their input and which can be drafted from existing content<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fda45b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fda45b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vendors who win late-summer work start their preparation in spring. Their proposal operations were built for this exact moment, and that preparation is the difference between scrambling and submitting with confidence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a8898 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70a8898\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Window Rewards Preparation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbe2288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbe2288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Late summer rewards vendors who treat August through October as its own selling season. The buyers are looking for solutions, the dollars remain in motion, and the procurement pathways stay open well into fall. 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