Often used to reduce the administrative work and cost associated with the procurement process, purchasing cooperatives are managed by a single public organization or a buying group on behalf of multiple public organizations, tapping into their collective purchasing power to negotiate contracts that have more competitive pricing and terms, as well as other benefits.
Purchasing cooperatives are used across many industries including:
These government agencies, educational institutions, healthcare organizations, and nonprofit associations can purchase off these contracts without having to issue their own request for proposals (RFPs) and bids since the purchasing cooperatives have already done the sourcing on their behalf.
RideCo has been awarded contracts and qualified as a vendor through competitive bidding on two purchasing cooperatives: 791 Purchasing Cooperative and The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS). In addition, RideCo has partnered with Carahsoft, a Master Government Aggregator®, which as a reseller puts RideCo in several other purchasing cooperatives.
791 Purchasing Cooperative is an administrative agency created in accordance with Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code, providing its members an opportunity to purchase goods and services from contracts that meet all state and federal competitive bidding requirements.
RideCo was awarded a contract through an RFP specific to Transportation Technology and Services. The RFP includes Federal Transit Administration (FTA) terms and its statement of work (SOW) aligns with RideCo's paratransit and microtransit software. All RideCo solutions are available through the 791 Purchasing Cooperative.
The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) is a national purchasing cooperative offering competitively solicited contracts to government agencies and nonprofit associations.
RideCo’s paratransit and microtransit software, as well as pricing, have been qualified through an RFP specific to Technology Solution Products and Service. Additional information can be found on RideCo's vendor profile on the TIPS website.
Carahsoft is a Master Government Aggregator®, delivering solutions across cybersecurity, multicloud, DevSecOps, big data, artificial intelligence, open source, and more, to support federal, state, and local government agencies and healthcare organizations.
Through Carahsoft, RideCo’s paratransit and microtransit software is available through several state and local government (SLG) contracts and purchasing cooperatives such as:
Through a purchasing cooperative, your public transit agency can streamline the procurement of RideCo’s industry-leading paratransit and microtransit software. Contact us to get started.
