• State Purchasing Cooperative - Members (rev 2-10-2012) (files: l )

Eligibility and Joining

Membership in the State Purchasing Cooperative is available to all Arizona political subdivisions including cities, counties, school districts, and special districts.  Membership is also available to non-profit public procurement organizations, non-profit educational institutions, non-profit health institutions, as well as other State governments, the US Federal government and Tribal Nations. 

To join the State Purchasing Cooperative, eligible entities need to download the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement form, fill it out and return it to the State Procurement Office.  See form for mailing and e-mail information.

• Cooperative Purchasing Agreement (rev 9-2011) form (file: )

Benefits

• Statewide Contracts -- Cooperative Members have access to hundreds of Statewide Contracts.  Statewide Contracts are viewable online through the State’s eProcurement System, Procure AZ.

• Vendor Lists -- Cooperative Members also have access to the State’s Vendor List, available through ProcureAZ.

• E-Rate Support -- Many of Statewide Contracts have been certified (Form 470) for use under the Universal Services Administrative Company (USAC), Schools and Libraries Program (“E-Rate program”) [http://www.usac.org/sl/].  Instead of doing their own Form 470 and corresponding competitive process, eligible Schools and Library Cooperative Members may choose to use the State’s Statewide Contracts to satisfy their filing requirements under this program and be reimbursed for significant portions of their expenses for telecommunications services, Internet access, internal connections, and basic maintenance of internal connections.

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