An Alternative to Request for Proposals: Cooperative Contracts

An Alternative to Request for Proposals: Cooperative Contracts

As a school system, government agency or nonprofit healthcare system, your organization has two options for purchasing technology:

  1. Request for Proposal
  2. Cooperative Contract

Both will get you to the same end result, but they differ greatly in process and how much time and energy is required of your team. Take a look:

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We are sharing this information to make you aware of your all your purchasing options, which will hopefully help simplify your technology purchasing process. 

Download our free eBook to learn how cooperative contracts can make your purchasing process easier.  

 

The Managed Print Services NJPA Contract

business_printing_solutions.jpgAs NJPA's selected vendor, we now offer our managed print services to education, government and nonprofit member agencies nationwide. This contract satisfies your organization's request-for-proposal requirements (that time-consuming process you've grown accustomed to dealing with in the hopes of upgrading your technology and other equipment). You can now eliminate that time spent identifying manufacturers, defining your requirements, specifying your equipment needs, advertising your RFP and comparing proposals that get returned. 

Instead, you can become a member of Sourcewell in five minutes or less, and choose a contract that meets your needs, with a vendor that has been vetted and approved by their board of directors.

For the managed print services cooperative contract specifically, you can engage directly with us when you are ready to explore your print options.

Ready now? Request to meet with one of our Print Specialists to determine your organization's print needs. 

Together we can outline the services and features your office requires in a print solution and move forward to implementation when you are satisfied with the plan and the price.

You could have new print equipment and processes in your office in as little as six weeks. It's that simple.

 Benefit from Managed Print Services Without Navigating the RFP Process Download Free eBook

 

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