{"id":805,"date":"2022-09-08T17:57:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T17:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/purchasing\/?page_id=805"},"modified":"2023-05-10T19:38:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T19:38:24","slug":"cooperatives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/purchasing\/cooperatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooperatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vizientinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VIZIENT<\/a><strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>We are the largest member-driven, health care performance improvement company in the country. Backed by network-powered insights in the critical areas of clinical, operational and supply chain performance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TCPN<strong>&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Rosann Cochran,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"tel:+18176003877\">817-600-3877<\/a><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:rcochran@tcpn.org\">rcochran@tcpn.org<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0A\u00a0website devoted to facilities e.g., turf for the baseball field, football field, furniture for the offices, classrooms as well as school supplies, and technologies e.g., projectors.\u00a0Examples of vendors:\u00a0Lowe\u2019s, Fastenal\u2019s, CDW-G, Astro-Turf, GovConnection, Grainger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buyboard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BUYBOARD<\/a><strong>&#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"tel:+18006952919\">800-695-2919<\/a><strong>\u00a0Fax: 1-800-211-5454\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Large selection of contracts covering athletic supplies, vehicle parts, building maintenance, technology, library supplies, music equipment, uniforms and police vehicles. For a username and password contact the Pruchasing office at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:purchasing@tarleton.edu\">purchasing@tarleton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tips-usa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TIPS\/TAPS<\/a><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Fax 1-866-839-8472\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"tel:+18668398477\">1-866-839-8477<\/a><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Offer a broad variety of contracts including library books, janitorial services, roofing, safety equipment, and science equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eandi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">E&amp;I<\/a><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Contracted vendors include ARRIBA Scientific, Alpha Building, Airgas Inc., Grainger, Henry Schein, Mayflower Transit, and many more<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsa.gov\/portal\/content\/104506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GSA 70<\/a><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0Offers cloud IT services, computer\/networking hardware, cyber security, data center\/storage, It Mandates and Initiatives, Satellite services, SmartBuy-commercial software solutions, software\/applications, sustainability, system life cycles integrations, telecommunications, wireless, and mobility, and telepresence. Click on the following link for more information\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gsa.gov\/portal\/content\/188085#sustainability\">SINS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GSA 84<\/a><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>This website is geared towards law enforcement, security, facilities management, fire rescue, clothing, emergency and disaster response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sourcewell-mn.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SOURCEWELL<\/a><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"tel:+18888941930\">888-894-1930<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@sourcewell-mn.gov\">info@sourcewell-mn.gov<\/a>\u00a0Contracts include industrial supplies, vehicles and related accessories, flooring, lab safety supplies, heavy equipment, furniture, athletic and playground equipment, janitorial supplies and medical equipment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dir.texas.gov\/View-Contracts-And-Services\/Landing.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DIR<\/a><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0This particular website offers a variety of vendors that are under DIR contract with the State of Texas: Computers, printers, hardware, networking, telecommunication, video, and training\/services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.txsmartbuy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TX SMARTBUY<\/a>:\u00a0Individuals will need to enter the city before proceeding to the next page. This is a website that departments could search and browse contractor e-catalogs for price and product information and also uses their comparison tool as well to find the best price and value for their money. All state and TXMAS contracts are accessed through this portal. These are contracts negotiated by the State of Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hgacbuy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HGAC BUY<\/a>:\u00a0<a href=\"tel:+18009260234\">1-800-926-0234<\/a>\u00a0General purpose and emergency vehicles, infrastructure equipment &amp; services, grounds facilities and park equipment, public works equipment, emergency equipment\/supplies, consulting leasing\/staffing services, emergency preparedness\/disaster recovery, cooperative energy purchasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pace.esc20.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PACE<\/a><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Contact Info: Jim Metzger\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"tel:+12103705204\">210-370-5204<\/a>\u00a0<br><a href=\"mailto:jim.metzger@esc20.net\">jim.metzger@esc20.net\u00a0<\/a>Office\u00a0supplies, industrial supplies, media communications products\/services, can liners, enterprise content management, and\u00a0printing services. There are vendors such as SHI Government solutions and Clear vision that are a part of this website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peppm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PEPPM<\/a><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0This link has a broad category of vendors listed on the website for Audio-Visual Products and general hardware and software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalipa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NATIONAL IPA<\/a><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Roger Dempsey:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"tel:+19797775595\">979-777-5595<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:roger.dempsey@nationalipa.org\">roger.dempsey@nationalipa.org<\/a>\u00a0Offers bulk motor oil, elevator maintenance\/repair, Groundskeeping materials, medical, surgical supplies and equipment, golf grounds equipment\/contractor, multi-functional digital copiers, supplies and services, Janitorial\/sanitation supplies, Information Technology, Furniture, Heavy Equipment-construction, pavement repair, vocational trucks, work tools. Water treatment chemicals, maintenance repair and operational supplies- HVAC, lighting, plumbing, power transmission, motors, lamps, ballasts, electrical. Panasonic Solutions-Toughbook, projectors, video, teleconferencing, scanners, whiteboards, and mounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.provistaco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Provista<\/a><strong>&#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0A website devoted to health care and offers medical supplies and equipment along with higher education needs such as business solutions, facilities management, food services and hospitality, Science and Research, Human Resources, and lastly, IT and Telecommunications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscommunities.org\/%C2%A0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Communities<\/a>:\u00a0Contains a\u00a0broad variety of\u00a0equipment and gear\u00a0for everyone in every department on campus for various needs: Cloud solutions, facilities maintenance, janitor supplies, office\/school supplies(Fisher Science Education, Knoll, Haworth, US Games, Independent, Herman Miller, BSN Sports, Virco), Specialty supplies (Premier, US Foods, Safeware-Mallory, Carquest, GameTime, ServiceWear, ACRO, KOMPAN), Facilities Contracts (Cintas, AMSAM Clean Source, The Home Depot, Empire Today, KONE, HD Supply, Graybar, Applied Industrial Technologies, DBS, HERTZ equipment rental)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.choicepartners.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Choice Partners<\/a>:\u00a0Various contracts including art supplies, athletic equipment and supplies, classroom teaching supplies, custodial equipment and supplies, educational materials, fire and security equipment, floor covering, furniture, HVAC equipment and supplies, medical supplies, music instruments, promotional items, technology equipment and services, welding consumables<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bvcog.org\/programs\/purchasing-solutions-alliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purchasing Solutions Alliance Cooperative<\/a><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Brazos Valley Council of Government: offers maintenance, repair, and operational equipment\/supplies, automotive replacement parts and shop equipment, office supplies, furniture and space planning services, technology products and supplies, promotional products and print\/document services, multi-function digital copiers, printers, faxes, and scanners, web-based eProcurement solutions and software, automated external defibrillators, compressed gases, and custodial supplies and equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ncpa.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NCPA<\/a>:\u00a0a leading national government purchasing cooperative working to reduce the cost of goods and services by leveraging the purchasing power of public agencies in all 50 states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utsystem.edu\/offices\/collaborative-business-services\/supply-chain-alliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UT System Supply Chain Alliance<\/a><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0The UT System Supply Chain Alliance currently holds a forty-two preferred Supplier Portfolio that includes Research, Facilities, Administrative, IT, and GPO categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1gpa.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.1gpa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1GPA<\/a><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a01GPA is a national non-profit governmental purchasing cooperative which allows public entities to take advantage of existing contracts to purchase the goods and services they need from local and national vendors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIZIENT&#8211;\u00a0We are the largest member-driven, health care performance improvement company in the country. 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