Updated 9/12/24

 

As allowed in Connecticut General Statute 10a-151b (n), the University is allowed to utilize public and private purchasing consortia when it deems appropriate.   Below is a list of Consortia regularly used by the University.

Consortia Name	Primary Web Page	Bid Site
1Government Procurement Alliance (1GPA)	https://1gpa.org/	https://1gpa.org/solicitations/
Axia Cooperative	https://www.axiacoop.org/	https://www.axiacoop.org/current-solicitations/
Choice Partners Cooperative	https://www.choicepartners.org/	https://www.choicepartners.org/current-rfps
E&I Cooperative Services	https://www.eandi.org/	https://www.eandi.org/contract-navigator/rfp-development/
Equalis Group	https://equalisgroup.org/	https://equalisgroup.org/current-solicitations/
General Services Administration (GSA)	https://www.gsa.gov/	https://www.gsa.gov/buy-through-us/purchasing-programs/multiple-award-schedule/help-with-mas-contracts-to-sell-to-government/roadmap-to-get-a-mas-contract
GovMVMT	https://www.govmvmt.org/	https://www.govmvmt.org/solicitations/
Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGACBuy)	https://www.h-gac.com/cooperative-purchasing	https://www.hgacbuy.org/bid-notices
Keystone Purchasing Network (KPN)	https://www.thekpn.org/	https://www.thekpn.org/library/article/KPN_Bidding_Opportunities/
Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium (MHEC)	https://www.mhec.net/	https://www.mhec.net/supplier-registration/
National Purchasing Partners-Government (NPPGOV)	https://nppgov.com/	https://nppgov.com/open-rfps/
Omnia Partners	https://www.omniapartners.com/	https://info.omniapartners.com/solicitations
PEPPM	https://www.peppm.org/	https://www.peppm.org/bidding-information/
Purchasing Cooperative of America (PCA)	https://www.pcamerica.org/	https://www.pcamerica.org/solicitations
Savvik	https://www.savvik.com/	https://www.savvik.com/bidding-opportunities/
Sourcewell (formerly NJPA)	https://www.sourcewell-mn.gov/	https://www.sourcewell-mn.gov/solicitations
Texas Department of Information Resources	https://dir.texas.gov/	https://dir.texas.gov/it-solutions-and-services/selling-through-dir/schedule-of-solicitation-opportunities
The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS)	https://www.tips-usa.com/	https://www.tips-usa.com/PotentialBidder.cfm
National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO)	https://www.naspovaluepoint.org/	https://www.naspovaluepoint.org/solicitation-information/