Statewide Contract. This Contract establishes a source or sources of supply for all Tennessee State Agencies. “Tennessee State Agency” refers to the various departments, institutions, boards, commissions, and agencies of the executive branch of government of the State of Tennessee with exceptions as addressed in Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0690-03-01-.01. The Contractor shall provide all goods or services and deliverables as required by this Contract to all Tennessee State Agencies. The Contractor shall make this Contract available to the following entities, who are authorized to and who may purchase off of this Statewide Contract (“Authorized Users”):
Statewide Contract. The purpose of this Invitation to Bid is to establish a source or sources of supply for all Tennessee State Agencies, Tennessee local governmental entities, the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee system, the Tennessee board of regents system or the state university boards, and the nonprofit entities identified in Tenn. Code Xxx. § 33-2-1001.
Statewide Contract. Xxxxx XXXX, as the Lead Public Agency has partnered with Michigan Association of Counties (“MAC”) to make the resultant contract “Master Agreements” from this solicitation available to other public agencies statewide, including state and local governmental entities, local municipalities, school districts, and higher education institutions, and other government agencies and nonprofit organizations, public and private, and agencies for the public benefit (“Public Agencies”), through Collaborative Procurement Plus (“CoPro+”) program. Xxxxx XXXX is acting as the contracting agency for any other Participating Public Agency that elects to utilize and issue purchase orders off of the resulting Master Agreements. Use of the Master Agreements by any Public Agency is preceded by their registration as a Participating Public Agency in Collaborative Procurement Plus (“CoPro+”) program. With corporate, pricing and sales commitments from the Supplier, CoPro+ provides marketing support for the Supplier that directly promotes the Supplier’s products and services to Participating Public Agencies though multiple channels, each designed to promote specific products and services to Public Agencies. Public Agencies benefit from pricing based on aggregate spend and the convenience of a contract that has already been advertised and competed. The Supplier benefits from a contract that allows Participating Public Agencies to directly purchase Early Education Supplies and Materials without the Supplier’s need to respond to additional competitive solicitations. As such, the Supplier must be able to accommodate a statewide demand for Early Education Supplies and Materials, and to fulfill obligations as a statewide Supplier. Purpose of CoPro+ Consortium
