Cooperative Purchasing in the Public Sector Question Title * 1. E-mail Address OK Question Title * 2. Name OK Question Title * 3. What is cooperative purchasing? Group of individuals combining their buying power Purchasing in larger quantity to get improved pricing Spreading the savings among the members of the group All the above OK Question Title * 4. Public Sector includes State agencies Local government Education (K-12, colleges, universities (public and private) All the above OK Question Title * 5. The vast majority of public sector agencies are bound by laws or statutes that state certain criteria be met before they can make a purchase. Though designed to protect the taxpayer, the process required to solicit, evaluate and award a contract can be extremely time consuming and, in some cases, not at all cost effective. True False OK Question Title * 6. By utilizing a cooperative purchasing contract, you face insignificant time savings, a higher administrative burden and no cost savings. True False OK Question Title * 7. How do I benefit from a cooperative contract? I can promote a cooperative contract to other government agencies and educational entities nationwide My contract meets or exceeds the requirements of competitive solicitation and public award I only have to manage a single cooperative contract rather than thousands of individual contracts, lessening confusion and the administrative burden National IPA provides significant additional resources, including sales, marketing, training, data and more! All the above OK DONE