Cooperative Purchasing

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What Is TIPS Cooperative Purchasing and How Does It Work?
TIPS , Cooperative Purchasing , IT Procurement , Public Sector
A technology director works out in March that the network needs replacing before students return in August. The work is specialized, the district does not employ anyone who has done it at this scale, and the obvious answ...
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How to Purchase IT Services Through a TIPS Contract
TIPS , Cooperative Purchasing , IT Procurement , Public Sector
Most of the difficulty in buying professional services through a cooperative contract has nothing to do with the contract. The contract settles one question, which is whether a competitive procurement has already been ca...
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How Much Does TIPS 230601 IT Consulting Cost?
TIPS , IT Procurement , Cooperative Purchasing , IT Consulting
Most pages that answer this question do not answer it. This one can, because the rates under TIPS Contract 230601 are published as part of the award rather than quoted per customer. Two things to understand before readin...
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What Is Discount Off Catalog Pricing?
TIPS , IT Procurement , Public Sector , Cooperative Purchasing
A buyer comparing two quotes for the same laptop will often find that one names a price and the other names a percentage. The second is discount off catalog pricing, and it is how most technology products are sold on coo...
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How to Buy Technology Hardware Through a TIPS Contract
TIPS , IT Procurement , Public Sector , Cooperative Purchasing
Buying equipment looks like the simplest kind of technology purchase and produces more disappointment than any other. The reason is that the difficult parts are not in the price, and a requirement written around the pric...
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