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U.S. General Services Administration

Cooperative Purchasing Program

With GSA’s Cooperative Purchasing Program, 

state and local governments can get what they 

need – for less. 

The Cooperative Purchasing Program provides 

access to thousands of nationwide, pre-vetted 

vendors that offer a wide array of commercial 

information technology (IT) and law enforcement 

products, services and integrated solutions.

Authorized by statute, the Cooperative Purchasing Program 

allows state and local governments to buy a variety of 

commercial products and services under specific Multiple 

Award Schedule (a.k.a. “MAS” or “Schedule”) contracts for IT 

and security solutions. The Cooperative Purchasing Program 

affords the flexibility needed to save time and money, while 

supporting your mission and everyday needs.

Eligible Users

The term “state or local government” includes any state, local, 

regional or tribal government, or any instrumentality thereof, 

including any local educational entity or institution of higher 

education.

Features and Benefits

• Total solutions for IT, law enforcement and security

• Fair and reasonable ceiling prices and the ability 

to negotiate additional discounts

• Direct vendor-customer relationship

• Interoperable products to meet Homeland Security needs

• Value-added features

– Warranty

– Expedited delivery

– Commercial terms and conditions 

• Free access to GSA eTools with contractor search and 

purchasing capabilities

– GSAAdvantage!®: GSA’s online shopping and ordering 

system that provides the government with access to 

thousands of contractors and a variety of products and 

services.

– GSA eBuy: the component of GSAAdvantage! designed

to facilitate the request for submission of quotations for 

commercial products and services.

– GSA eLibrary: GSA’s online source for the latest contractaward information.

– GSA ReverseAuctionsSM: an efficient reverse-bidding 

tool designed to drive down the cost of non-complex 

commodities and simple services.

• Access to expert customer assistance

• Complimentary training

Schedule contractors participating in the Cooperative 

Purchasing Program will be noted in GSA eTools with 

the Cooperative Purchasing icon: 

For More Information 

To learn more about the Cooperative Purchasing Program, 

including ordering terms and conditions, visit 

www.gsa.gov/cooperativepurchasing.

For questions or to speak with a GSA customer service 

representative near you, visit www.gsa.gov/csd.

To learn more, visit:

www.gsa.gov/cooperativepurchasing
Solutions Available through the Cooperative Purchasing Program

The program offers a variety of procurement solutions through IT Schedule 70 and GSA MAS 84. Below is a small sampling of 

the products and services available through the Cooperative Purchasing Program:

IT Schedule 70

IT products, services, and integrated solutions available 

through IT Schedule 70 and IT Special Item Numbers (SINs) 

on the Consolidated Schedule include:

• Commercial IT equipment, software and maintenance

• IT professional services

• Wireless services

• Mobility devices

• Identity, credential and electronic-access management

solutions

• Cloud-computing services

• Data-center consolidation

• Cybersecurity solutions

• Green IT products

GSA MAS 84

Law enforcement, security, facilities-management, fire, 

rescue, clothing, marine craft and emergency/disasterresponse solutions available through GSA MAS 84 include:

• Law enforcement and security equipment

• Firefighting and rescue equipment (urban and wildland)

• Marine craft and equipment

• Alarm and signal system

• Facility-management systems

• Special-purpose clothing

Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs)

In addition to direct access to GSA MAS 84 and IT Schedule 

70 vendors, state and local governments have access through 

the following BPAs awarded off of IT Schedule 70:

• Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative (FSSI) Wireless BPAs

offer:

– Wireless devices, bundled with the service, including

smartphones, cell phones, and broadband data devices

– Standardized wireless and cellular domestic service plans

– Infrastructure/subsystems and accessories

• Licenses and support for management, security,

enterprise messaging, disposal, and disposition

reporting

• Network connectivity and other coverage

enhancements

• SmartBUY BPAs for software and support services offer:

– Document and records management

– Data at Rest (DAR)

– Situational Awareness and Incident Response (SAIR)

cybersecurity tool

• Email as a Service (EaaS) BPAs offer:

– Government community cloud, private cloud, secret

enclave cloud, and public cloud delivery models

– EaaS (billed per mailbox), office automation, electronic

records management, migration services, and integration

services, with security requirements at the Federal

Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA)

moderate-impact level (and the FISMA high-impact level

for the secret enclave cloud delivery model)

• National Information Technology Commodity Program

(NITCP) BPAs offer:

– Mobile solutions, including headsets, webcams, and

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phones

– Monitors, including cathode ray tube (CRT), liquid crystal

display (LCD), plasma, touchscreen and organic light

emitting display (OLED) monitors

– Data center equipment, including routers, servers, racks,

and other data-storage options

– Computers, including laptop, notebook, netbook and

desktop computers

– Video teleconferencing (VTC) solutions, which include

VTC equipment and complete system

– Tablets: Trade Agreements Act (TAA) Compliant Tablets

• Continuous Diagnostic and Mitigation (CDM) Program

BPAs offer:

– Tools and Continuous Monitoring as a Service (CMaaS)

solutions that provide specialized IT tools

– CMaaS to combat cyber threats in the civilian “.gov”

networks

www.gsa.gov

Fall 2014

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