Watch: Mythbusting buying & selling through state & local contracts

Myth: Public entities can only use contracts from national and regional cooperatives when using cooperative purchasing.

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Fact: Public agencies can also buy through state and local contracts — even across state lines — provided they meet compliance requirements.

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In this webinar, hear directly from public entities and suppliers who have successfully utilized state and local agency contracts for their projects – without going through a new bid or RFP process. This session will cover:

• Growing preference to go local: How and why public entities are increasingly choosing to leverage local and state contracts
• Compliance considerations: How public entities complete their due diligence to compliantly purchase through state and local contracts, including key criteria
• Supplier enablement: How local entities are structuring contracts and educating awarded suppliers to help them grow their government business
• Supplier strategies: Effective tactics that suppliers are utilizing to promote their state and local contracts and maximize their cooperative contract portfolios

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