Cooperatives and Contract Pricing
A number of state and privately sponsored buying cooperatives offer special pricing. Purchasing from a cooperative or taking advantage of a state contract may exempt the purchase from bidding requirements. A username and/or password may be required. Use the Ask Purchasing Form to request a login
| Amerinet |
Cooperative formed for the healthcare industry. Offer anything that hospitals use (pharmaceuticals, staffing, interpreters, moving, medical, surgical, scientific, etc.) |
| Apple Computers |
Directions for how to order an Apple Computer. |
| BuyBoard |
Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for a wide range of products and services. No bidding required. A username and/or password is required. Use the Ask Purchasing Form to request a login. |
| Choice Facility Partners |
Choice Facility Partners specializes in: Construction: Job Order Contracting, Energy Conservation and Management, Disaster Restoration and Recovery, Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment (FFE), Building Infrastructure and Building Exterior and Grounds. No bidding required. |
| Dell Computers |
Directions for how to purchase a Dell Computer. |
| Educational and Institutional Cooperative Service |
Educational and Institutional Cooperative Service - a co-op buying group for higher education covering a wide range of products and services. No bidding required. |
| eShip Global |
eShip Global offers best value pricing for the shipment of materials. |
| First Choice Cooperative |
Member owned cooperative that has over 600 supply and equipment agreements for healthcare providers. No bidding required. |
| Houston-Galveston Area Council |
The buying coop http://www.hgacbuy.org/home/ offers competitive pricing for vehicles, communications equipment and services, grounds facilities & parks equipment, public works equipment, emergency equipment & supplies, consulting leasing & staffing services and energy purchasing. No bidding required. |
| National IPA |
National IPA - a nationwide co-op for public agencies. No minimum volume requirements. No bidding required. |
| National Joint Powers Alliance |
National Joint Powers Alliance - a co-op for technology, faculty, and organizational products and services. No bidding required. |
| PEPPM National Contract Program |
Audio-Visual Products, General Hardware and Software, Refurbished Computers Systems and Parts, Laser Toner and Ink Cartridges, and End of Life Computer Systems and Parts. |
| Provista |
Scientific, medical, food service, and janitorial supplies. No bidding required. |
| Sam's Club |
UNT - How to utilize the UNT account at the Denton Sam's Club. |
| Tarrant County Cooperative |
Link to Tarrant County Cooperative purchasing information page. |
| Temporary Employment Agencies |
UNT - Information about the temporary employment agencies contracted to provide services to UNT. |
| Texas Department of Information Resources |
Department of Information Resources, source for state negotiated contracts for technology solutions. No bidding, HUB forms, or contract review required. |
| Texas Interlocal Purchasing System |
Texas Interlocal Purchasing System - a statewide co-op for use government entities. No bidding required. |
| The Cooperative Purchasing Network |
The Cooperative Purchasing Network - a co-op available for use by all government entities in the State of Texas. No bidding required. |
| TIBH |
TIBH Industries provides employment for Texans with blindness and other disabilities. They sell office supplies and other products at a deep discount. No bidding required. |
| TPASS/State Term Contracts |
Term contracts that have been awarded by the State. Purchasing under a state contract exempts the bidding requirements. No bidding, HUB forms, or contract review are required. |
| TXMAS |
Texas Multiple Award Schedule mirrors federal GSA contracts that have been competitively awarded. No bidding required. |
| U.S. Communities - National Purchasing Cooperative |
U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance is a government purchasing cooperative that reduces the cost of goods and services by aggregating the purchasing power of public agencies nationwide. Communities provides world class procurement resources and solutions to local and state government agencies, school districts (K-12), higher education, and nonprofits. Our participants have access to a broad line of competitively solicited contracts with best in class national suppliers. Suppliers include facilities, office & school supplies, specialty items, and technology. Also offered are cloud computing solutions, IT, outdoor recreation, safety and solar solutions. |
| U.S. Communities - National Purchasing Cooperative |
U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance is a government purchasing cooperative that reduces the cost of goods and services by aggregating the purchasing power of public agencies nationwide. Communities provides world class procurement resources and solutions to local and state government agencies, school districts (K-12), higher education, and nonprofits. Suppliers include facilities, office & school supplies, specialty items, and technology. Also offered are cloud computing solutions, IT, outdoor recreation, safety and solar solutions. |
| University of Texas System Supply Chain Alliance |
The University of Texas System Supply Chain Alliance was created to expand the use of joint purchasing and explore new opportunities to leverage the collective size and strength of the UT System institutions through cooperative purchasing. |