Cooperative Purchasing
| Cooperative Agency | Description |
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| Buyboard |
Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for a wide range of products and services. No bidding is required. A username and/or password is required. Request username and password by emailing membership@buyboard.com.
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| Educational & Institutional Cooperative Purchasing (E&I) | Not-for-profit buying cooperative. Contracts more than 80 suppliers in the areas of: Furniture, Interior Furnishings, Computers & Electronics, Maintenance, Food Service, Office Equipment & Supplies, Background Investigations, and Transportation & Delivery Services. No bidding is required. |
| HGACBuy | A nationwide, government procurement service striving to make governmental procurement process more efficient. All contracts available to participating members of HGACBuy have been awarded by virtue of a public competitive procurement process compliant with state statutes. |
| Sourcewell | A public agency serving as a national purchasing cooperative with 170+ competitively awarded contracts and 50,000 member agencies. No cost, no obligation membership. Technology, MRO, Facilities, Scientific/Laboratory, Construction, Heavy Equipment, Transportation, Waste & Recycling, Appliances, Electronics, Logistics, and more. No bidding is required. |
| Choice Partners | Partners include: Facilities Planning and Facility Contracts, Supplies and Service Contracts, Food Contracts with Bread, Dairy, Grocery, and Produce, Technology Products, and Choice Energy Partners. No bidding is required. |
| OMNIA Partners | Assists in helping public agencies and non-profits reap the benefits of national leveraged pricing, with no cost to the member. Contracts cover: Facilities, Furniture, Office Supplies & Equipment, security Systems, and Technology and other goods and service industries. No bidding required. |
| The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS/TAPS) | Provides school districts and other governmental entities opportunities for greater efficiency and economy in acquiring goods and services. No bidding is required. |
| Tarrant County Purchasing |
A leader in providing interlocal agreements that allow other government jurisdictions to obtain goods at competitive prices. |
| University of Texas Supply Chain Alliance (UTSSCA) |
UTSSCA was created to expand the use of joint purchasing and explore new opportunities to leverage the collective size and strength of the UT System institutions through cooperative purchasing. Please contact Procurement for assistance in looking up contracts. |
| State Contracts | Description |
|---|---|
| Department of Information Resources (DIR) | Offers more than 650 contracts for technology products and services including: hardware, software, staffing services, maintenance, and other services with a high customer demand, such as managed services and technology training. No bidding is required. |
| SPD | Term contracts that have been awarded by the state. Purchasing under a state contract exempts bidding requirements. |
| WorkQuest | Is a catalyst for employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Serves as the interface between vocational rehabilitation centers and the purchasing systems of the state, cities, counties, schools districts, and hospital districts. No bidding is required. |
| Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) | An alternative purchasing method where contracts have been developed from contracts awarded by the federal government or any other governmental entity. No bidding is required. |
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