The Interlocal Purchasing System

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Title: The Interlocal Purchasing System

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The Interlocal Purchasing System

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What is TIPS?

The Interlocal Purchasing System is sponsored by
the Region VIII Education Service Center (ESC8)
and is located in Mt. Pleasant, Texas.
TIPS is available for use by all public and
private schools, colleges, universities, cities,
counties, and other government entities in the
State of Oklahoma.

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What is TIPS?

Vendors with TIPS competitively awarded contracts
have agreed to provide the best pricing, terms
and conditions available to similar customers.
Vendors and participating entities both benefit.
The participating entity avoids the time and
expense of going through the bidding process.

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What is TIPS?

If a vendor is successful competing for a TIPS
contract, the vendor can avoid the time and
expense of going through the competitive bidding
process for each individual participating entity.

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What is the purpose of TIPS?

Provide school districts and other governmental
entities opportunities for greater efficiency and
economy in acquiring goods and services.
Take advantage of cooperative purchasing
procedures that insure the most competitive
contracts.
Equalize purchasing power for smaller entities
that are not able to command the best contracts
for themselves.

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What is the purpose of TIPS?

Provide competitive price solicitation and bulk
purchasing for multiple government entities that
yields economic benefits unobtainable by
individual entities.
Provide quick and efficient delivery of goods and
services by contracting with "high performance"
vendors.

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What is the purpose of TIPS?

Maintain credibility and confidence in business
procedures by maintaining open competition for
purchases and by complying with purchasing laws
and ethical business practices.

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What commodities are available to members?

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How does a school district, institute of higher
learning or government entity join?

The school district or other government entity
signs an Interlocal Agreement and a Board
Resolution with Region VIII E.S.C.
Detailed Instructions are on page 4 of the
Interlocal Agreement

http//www.tips-usa.com/oklahoma/themembership.cfm
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What is the cost to join?

TIPS does not charge any membership fees for
participating entities. The total cost of the
TIPS program is funded through a fee paid by the
participating vendors that is based on actual
sales.

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Will TIPS share a portion of the vendor fee with
your organization?

YES. OROS will be paid 50 percent of the total
state revenue on a quarterly basis. To receive
the quarterly revenue OROS has signed a contract
with Region VIII E.S.C.

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How To Use the Web Sitewww.tips-usa.comClick
on Oklahoma