Cooperatives
Southwest Independent School District contracts for the purchase of goods and services, except contracts for the purchase of produce or fuel, valued at $50,000 or more in the aggregate for each 12-month period shall be made by one of the procurement methods stipulated in Chapter 44, section 44.031 of the Texas Education Code and approved by SWISD Board of Trustees.
To qualify as a contracted vendor, a vendor must have been vetted by:
- award from a contract by a purchasing cooperative of which SWISD is a member, or
- award from SWISD bid, quote, proposal, or professional service contract.
SWISD Cooperative Memberships
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Cooperative
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Description
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| 1GPA | 1 Government Procurement Alliance |
| Allied States Cooperative | Region 19 Education Service Center |
| Buyboard | Administered by the Texas Association of School Boards |
| Central Texas Purchasing Alliance | Central Texas Purchasing Alliance |
| Choice Partners | A division of the Harris Department of Education |
| ESC Region 20 | Region 20 Education Service Center |
| Goodbuy Purchasing Cooperative | Region 2 Education Service Center |
| GSA | U.S General Services Administration |
| HGACBuy | Houston-Galveston Area Council |
| NCPA | National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance |
| Omnia Partners | Omnia Partners, Public Sector (subsidiaries National IPA & US Communities) |
| PACE | Purchasing Association of Cooperative Entities |
| Sourcewell | Sourcewell |
| Southeast Texas Purchasing Cooperative | Southeast Texas Purchasing Cooperative |
| TCI | Texas Correctional Industries |
| TCMPC | Texas Curriculum Management Program Cooperative |
| Texas 20 Purchasing Cooperative | Region 20 Education Service Center |
| TIBH | Texas Institute for the Blind and Handicapped |
| TIPS | The Interlocal Purchasing System |
| TPASS | Texas Procurement and Support Services |
| We Go Public | We Go Public Purchasing Cooperative |