Cooperative Purchase News Cooperative Tables lists each cooperative purchase by item including the lead jurisdiction, contract period, and the contract number.
Participants lists which jurisdictions participated in which cooperative purchase.
In theory and in practice, this volume can be made to work to the advantage of the jurisdictions and their taxpayers. Under cooperative purchasing, the bidding requirements of the jurisdictions are combined and result in larger volume and better unit pricing. They save additional dollars on administrative expenses by reducing substantially the paperwork associated with a competitive procurement. Copyright 1996-2001, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. All Rights Reserved.