The Interlocal Purchasing System, better known as TIPS Purchasing Cooperative, began in 2002 as a small regional cooperative of the Region 8 Education Service Center. While the cooperative has far exceeded the initial vision, Region 8 ESC has maintained its role as the Lead Agency for what is now a national operation.
All TIPS contracts are awarded by the ESC 8 seven-member Board of Directors, and each TIPS vendor has met strict Competitive Procurement Process guidelines established by the ESC 8 administration and the TIPS legal team.
The Oklahoma Purchasing System (“TOPS”) is a Cooperative Purchasing Program established under the Oklahoma Interlocal Cooperation Act, Title 74 O.S. § 1001, et seq. It is utilized by member schools, colleges, universities, cities, counties, and other government entities as authorized by each’s jurisdictional legal requirements. Atoka Public Schools, located in Atoka, Oklahoma, is the lead government agency for the cooperative. The Oklahoma Attorney General’s office approved TOPS as a valid interlocal cooperative agency on October 19, 2022 (AG# ICA-22-0024), and the Secretary of State duly filed the letter of approval on December 28, 2022. The primary procurement statute for the lead agency is the Oklahoma Public Competitive Bidding Act (“OPCBA”), Title 61 O.S. § 101, et seq.,
What BuyBoard Can Do for You Since 1998, the BuyBoard has delivered the vast economies of scale in purchasing products and services for local governments, big and small. BuyBoard was created to support and serve public schools, municipalities, county government, and all types of local government agencies and nonprofits.
Combining the purchase power of our large membership provides the leverage to achieve better pricing on products, equipment, and services that are used every day. With almost 70 contracts available, members will find almost everything needed to support their organization. All vendors have been awarded through a competitively procured process that provides transparency, compliance, and a documented audit trail.
Members save administrative time and resources because the competitive procurement process has been completed. Our pledge to your organization is that BuyBoard can provide you competitive pricing, a trusted and transparent procurement process, reduced internal costs, and superior service.
CES is an organization comprised of New Mexico's 89 school districts plus many other public education institutions, including charter schools, two and four-year post-secondary institutions, BIE schools and state schools. CES also serves cities, counties, municipalities, and qualifying non-profits.
The Right Resources. Right Now.
Our members enjoy free membership and gain immediate access to legal contracts, vendors and shared services solutions from the purchasing cooperative of Harris County Department of Education.
Choice Partners Cooperative provides:
Best value resources and vendors
Teaching and training of your staff for JOC procurement and compliance
Quality, legal, competitively bid contracts
EDGAR/ Uniform Guidance / 2 CFR 200 compliance with all of our contracts
WHO WE ARE.
PCA is a national purchasing cooperative active in all 50 states, the U.S. Territories, and Canada and Mexico.
WHO WE SERVE.There is no cost to join PCA, MEMBERSHIP includes public sector entities including educational institutions K-12 through universities including charter schools; local, state, Federal and special district governmental agencies; Indian Tribal Governments; hospitals; law enforcement; and non-profit, non-taxed organizations.