COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENTS
The State of Virginia, under statute 2.2-4304 of the Code of Virginia, allows any public body to participate in, sponsor, conduct, or administer a cooperative procurement agreement on behalf or in conjunction with one or more other public bodies, or public agencies, institutions or localities of the several states, territories of the United States, or the District of Columbia, for the purpose of combining requirements to increase efficiency or reduce administrative expenses in any acquisition of goods and services.
Surry County School Board participates in a variety of cooperative procurements in order to reap cost savings for the tax payers. The following types of contracts are frequently utilized.
Virginia State Contracts are those contracts procured by the Virginia Department of General Services for use by all State and Local Government Agencies. For a list of available state contracts, visit Department of General Services, Division of Purchases and Supply website.
OTHER LOCALITIES CONTRACTS
Other localities in the State of Virginia may solicit contracts for use by any other public body. These cooperative procurements can be located on individual agencies websites or by contacting the purchasing departments of each locality. Some reference is made on the Virginia Department of General Services website.
NATIONAL CONTRACTS
National Contracts are cooperative purchasing contracts awarded in cooperation with the Government Purchasing Alliance and available for the use of all Local Governments and School Systems as well as Augusta County Schools.
U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance (U.S. Communities) is an organization with an Advisory Board of local government purchasing officials. U.S. Communities pools the purchasing power of public agencies, achieves bulk volume discounts on behalf of public agencies, competitively solicits quality products through a lead public agency and provides a purchasing forum for public agencies nationwide.