Office Supplies and Related Services

PSA is a "Government-to-Government" procurement service for Local Governments, Districts, Political Subdivisions, Authorities, Schools, Universities, and qualifying Not-for-Profit Corporations. These agencies become Members of Purchasing Solutions Alliance by executing an Interlocal Purchasing Agreement, which is free of cost and imposes no minimum spending requirements. PSA, acting on behalf of Members, solicits competitive offerings for the furnishing of products and/or services, resulting in a cooperative contract. With a cooperative contract, all the hard work of the competitive RFP process is done in advance, and the vendors can then use the contract to make immediate sales to government agencies, schools, and non-profit organizations. In return, the vendors pay an administrative fee based on the amount billed to customers. The customers save time from writing their own RFP, and they reap the benefits of the competitive bid. Even the smallest of customers receive larger discounts than they could get on their own, because the contract is based on a much larger sales volume. It's a win-win situation for all parties. PSA members include school districts, higher education, non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations, local government agencies and certain state agencies. PSA members may use any combination of PSA contracts. All purchases are optional and no sales are guaranteed. Visit www.psabuy.org and click on the Membership tab in the main menu to view and/or download a list of PSA member agencies that have currently entered into Cooperative Interlocal Purchasing Agreements with PSA, eligible to participate in any subsequent contract.