Cooperative Purchasing
Under the Cooperative Purchasing Program, state and local government entities may purchase a variety of information technology (IT) from contracts awarded under GSA Federal Supply Schedule 70, Information Technology, as well as from contracts under the Consolidated (formerly Corporate Contracts) Schedule containing IT special item numbers.
Schedule contractors participating in the Cooperative Purchasing Program are identified in Schedules e-Library with the Cooperative Purchasing icon. This icon is also used to identify those IT products and services available for Cooperative Purchasing on GSA Advantage!®, GSA's online shopping and ordering system.
The Cooperative Purchasing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) provide information as to its statutory authority. The FAQs also explain how the Cooperative Purchasing Program actually works and the benefits it provides to Schedule contractors and state and local entities. FAQs are also available for the following areas of interest to customer agencies and vendors:
The Center for Acquisition Excellence offers a course on Cooperative Purchasing designed to assist state and local government customers in using GSA Schedule contracts for information technology products and services.
The shortcut to this page is www.gsa.gov/cooperativepurchasing.
Last Reviewed 6/19/2008