Purchasing Cooperatives

A purchasing cooperative allows entities to pool together volumes and benefit with cost savings on products and services, save on administrative costs, access more products and service contracts. Aldine may make use of contracts which have been already bid by co-ops. Aldine is affiliated with the co-ops listed below via inter-local agreements and/or annual co-op memberships.

• Allied States Cooperative (ASC)- Region 19
• Buy Board (TASB)
• Central Texas Purchasing Alliance- CTPA
• Choice Partners Cooperative (CPC)
• Educational Purchasing Interlocal Cooperative at Region 6 (EPIC6)- Region 6
• Equalis Group
• Goodbuy Purchasing Cooperative
• Harris Galveston Area Council (HGAC)
• National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA)
• OMNIA Partners- Public Sector
  • National IPA- Region IV
  • U.S. Communities
• Purchasing Association of Cooperative Entities (PACE)- Region 20
• Soucewell (formerly NJPA-National Joint Powers Alliance)
• Southeast Texas Purchasing Cooperative (SETEXAS)- Region V
• Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts-Texas Procurement and Support Services (TPASS) formerly Texas Building & Procurement Commission (TBPC)
  • Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR)
  • Texas Multiple Award Schedule- TXMAS
• The Inter-local Purchasing System (TIPS) -Region 8
• U.S. General Services Administration (ONLY IT Solutions & Electronics and Law Enforcement, Fire & Security)