Cooperative Purchasing
Selecting the Right Cooperative Contract
Here are three elements to consider in addition to price when determining which cooperative contract to use....
'Piggybacking' on the Law (of Piggybacking)
In the case of Accela v. Sarasota County, the state court and an appellate court disagree on whether the county could piggyback on a contract by the State of Wisconsin....
Food for Thought
U.S. Communities partners with Premier Inc. and U.S. Foodservice....
Cooperative purchasing today
Go Pro research quantifies usefulness of coop agreements, projects usage to expand....
Secrets to Using Cooperative Purchasing Agreements Successfully
What is the "secret" to using cooperative purchasing agreements successfully? We asked survey respondents and got a wide range of responses....
Coop purchasing: Vital now more than ever
With ever-growing demands and ever-shrinking staffs and budgets, removing cooperative purchasing from the mix would be an enormous setback to our profession....
GO PRO reader feedback: Responses to cooperative purchasing conundrum
Readers respond to Steven Demel, purchasing manager for the Tacoma, Washington, School District, who wrote in the February/March 2011 guest editorial, expressing frustration with cooperative purchasing....
Garden State inks deal for security equipment and services
New Jersey has joined a four-year cooperative procurement agreement with the National Joint Powers Alliance, that will allow state and municipal agencies, school districts and public colleges and universities to directly purchase security services and equipment from ADT Security Services....
Is cooperative purchasing too successful?
Cooperative purchasing has certainly been implemented successfully. Now I am wondering aloud: Is it too successful?...
Localized service, national scope
A new cooperative purchasing contract from U.S. Communities combines the best of both and gives public agencies access to deals on office supplies....
Cooperative-buying group adds another state to coverage area
The Lone Star State is now the 46th state member of the Minnesota Multistate Contracting Alliance for Pharmacy (MMCAP), which is based in St. Paul, Minn. Adding Texas will boost the buying cooperative's purchasing power for pharmaceutical and medical supplies, said Sara Turnbow, manager of MMCAP business operations....
The Great Green North
Environmental purchasing has taken root in Canada through multiple efforts embracing the benefits of collaboration....
More multi-agency buying in future for federal agencies?
In congressional testimony, Daniel Gordon, head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, sang the praises of government-wide acquisition contracts, the Multiple Award Schedules Program, and other multi-agency procurement contracts that are used by more than one federal agency....
Cooperative purchasing in a budget crisis
Cooperative purchasing remains a golden opportunity for purchasing managers to add value to an organization....
Intergovernmental cooperation: Doing more with less
Governments work together to share costs and improve operations....
Cooperative purchasing yields improved operating results (IOR)
The U.S. Communities' Great Government program focuses attention on real-life examples of governments achieving greatness....
GSA opens electronic marketplace to non-federal agencies
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has opened its e-Buy online request service to state and local governments. Non-federal agencies now have faster and more direct access to many of the same vendors for products and services that federal agencies use, according to the GSA....
Cooperative purchasing pact may speed IT stimulus spending
Herndon, Va.-based GTSI Corp. has won a seven-year (four base years and three option years) U.S. Communities Technology Services and Solutions Contract. Fairfax County, Va., awarded the contract, through which 90,000 state and local government agencies in the United States can buy GTSI products and services in the U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance....
Teaming up for discounts
An important procurement tool for decades, cooperative purchasing may be more important than ever in today's economy....
Seat at the table
Stimulus funds are a two-edged sword: They can elevate the role of procurement professionals or reinforce bad stereotypes....
State and local agencies can buy emergency response products through GSA
State and local governments have a new way to buy supplies and services to prepare for and respond to all types of emergencies through the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) expanded cooperative purchasing program. ...
Going green ... cooperatively
Purchasing volume drives down costs. The easiest way to increase purchasing volume is by collaborating with other like-minded organizations. These two...
U.S. Communities Adds Office Furniture Contract
The U.S. Communities program has announced the new Office Furniture contract was awarded to Allsteel, Haworth, Herman Miller, KI, and Knoll. The contract...
Smart Card Resource Enhances Web Site
With more than 73,000 visitors and 18,000 downloads per month, the Smart Card Alliance Web site is a resource for information and news about smart card...
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