Sourcewell
Description
As a trusted national leader in cooperative purchasing, Sourcewell competitively solicits and awards contracts for government agencies and education entities nationwide. Sourcewell conducts solicitations on behalf of more than 50,000 public agencies, helping procurement professionals achieve significant savings while meeting rigorous government procurement standards.
Sourcewell’s cooperative purchasing program is designed to simplify public procurement while maintaining transparency, competition, and accountability. Contracts are established through a competitive process that incorporates the standards and best practices of government procurement. Public agencies can leverage Sourcewell’s solicitation and award process to supplement their own procurement practices, reduce administrative burden, and capture efficiencies.
Cooperative purchasing combines the buying requirements and interests of government entities across the country into a single contract. This approach harnesses collective purchasing power to unlock volume discounts, reduce procurement time, and maximize taxpayer dollars. It also creates broad-based competition and equitable contracting opportunities for suppliers. Government leaders and procurement professionals recognize cooperative purchasing as an industry best practice for achieving considerable time and cost savings while maintaining rigorous competitive solicitation requirements.
Sourcewell is a statutorily established public government agency charged with helping other public agencies become more innovative and efficient in government procurement. Sourcewell facilitates competitive, public solicitations and awards cooperative purchasing contracts that may be used by state and local governments and education agencies throughout the country.
Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contracts provide access to industry-leading products, services, and construction contracting. Public entities may use Sourcewell contracts through joint exercise of powers laws or authority provided under applicable cooperative or joint purchasing statutes. Contracts are available to government entities including states, federal government agencies, counties, cities, townships, local education agencies, special districts, and other public entities. Purchasing agencies remain responsible for determining that their use of a Sourcewell contract complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws and any specific funding requirements.
Today, more than 50,000 public agencies use Sourcewell contracts, with more than $11 billion in annual contract use. Sourcewell offers more than 1,000 awarded contracts, along with approximately 2,000 locally sourced contracts for construction and public works projects.
Other Special Interests/Expertise: Procurement
Description
As a trusted national leader in cooperative purchasing, Sourcewell competitively solicits and awards contracts for government agencies and education entities nationwide. Sourcewell conducts solicitations on behalf of more than 50,000 public agencies, helping procurement professionals achieve significant savings while meeting rigorous government procurement standards.
Sourcewell’s cooperative purchasing program is designed to simplify public procurement while maintaining transparency, competition, and accountability. Contracts are established through a competitive process that incorporates the standards and best practices of government procurement. Public agencies can leverage Sourcewell’s solicitation and award process to supplement their own procurement practices, reduce administrative burden, and capture efficiencies.
Cooperative purchasing combines the buying requirements and interests of government entities across the country into a single contract. This approach harnesses collective purchasing power to unlock volume discounts, reduce procurement time, and maximize taxpayer dollars. It also creates broad-based competition and equitable contracting opportunities for suppliers. Government leaders and procurement professionals recognize cooperative purchasing as an industry best practice for achieving considerable time and cost savings while maintaining rigorous competitive solicitation requirements.
Sourcewell is a statutorily established public government agency charged with helping other public agencies become more innovative and efficient in government procurement. Sourcewell facilitates competitive, public solicitations and awards cooperative purchasing contracts that may be used by state and local governments and education agencies throughout the country.
Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contracts provide access to industry-leading products, services, and construction contracting. Public entities may use Sourcewell contracts through joint exercise of powers laws or authority provided under applicable cooperative or joint purchasing statutes. Contracts are available to government entities including states, federal government agencies, counties, cities, townships, local education agencies, special districts, and other public entities. Purchasing agencies remain responsible for determining that their use of a Sourcewell contract complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws and any specific funding requirements.
Today, more than 50,000 public agencies use Sourcewell contracts, with more than $11 billion in annual contract use. Sourcewell offers more than 1,000 awarded contracts, along with approximately 2,000 locally sourced contracts for construction and public works projects.
Other Special Interests/Expertise: Procurement