NASPO ValuePoint Introduces New & Improved Facilities Maintenance, Repair, Operations (MRO) And Industrial Supplies Contract Development

Lexington, KY /PRNewswire/ - NASPO ValuePoint, the highest standard of excellence in public cooperative contracting, is announcing the new Facilities MRO contract awarded providers. The contracts now offer more contractors than before, and new benefits include percentage discounts for each product category for the entire term of the Master Agreement.

The NASPO ValuePoint Management Board approved services allowing states to have a Master Agreement for Facilities MRO and Industrial Supplies. In this re-solicited contract portfolio for NASPO ValuePoint, the sourcing team established a contract term up to five (5) years.

The RFP was led by Shirley A. Smith with the State of Oregon and was developed with sourcing team involvement with members from six states: Keith Smith, Florida; Heather Moon, Nevada; Ann Schliep, Utah; Maureen Barends and Julia Wolfe, Massachusetts; Steve Rigg, Michigan; and Jonathan Rivin, Oregon. They received 31 proposals.

The RFP allowed for multiple vendor awards based on a minimum of 90 points out of 125 total points possible. The RFP allowed for product category awards for:

Janitorial Equipment & Supplies, Sanitation Cleaning Chemicals & Supplies, Fasteners, Material Handling, Plumbing, Power Sources, Outdoor Garden, Lamps & Lighting and Ballasts, Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC), Hand Tools, Power Tools (excluding automotive related tools and products), Electrical, Paint, Security, and Safety (does not include any Public Safety Equipment) products.

The Following 13 Suppliers Were Awarded Master Agreements:

Key Benefits Of New Agreements:

Below are some highlights of the benefits from the prospective public cooperative contract awards:

1. Percentage discounts for each product category are set for the term of the Master Agreement(s). Customers may negotiate deeper discounts.
2. Both nationwide and regional awards.
3. Benefits available to states for:

• Customizable Contract Catalogs
• On-line Ordering
• Large selection of Environmentally Preferable Products
• Free Training on Any Products Offered

View more details on the NASPO ValuePoint contract portfolio webpage and access the contact information to procure today.

About NASPO ValuePoint
NASPO ValuePoint is a unified, nationally focused cooperative aggregating the demand of all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the organized US territories, their political subdivisions and other eligible entities spurring best value, innovation and competition in the marketplace. The NASPO ValuePoint Cooperative Purchasing Organization (formerly WSCA-NASPO) provides the highest standard of excellence in public cooperative contracting. By leveraging the leadership and expertise of all states with the purchasing power of their public entities, NASPO ValuePoint delivers best value, reliable, competitively sourced contracts. Since 1992 NASPO ValuePoint has been the cooperative purchasing arm of NASPO (the National Association of State Procurement Officials) encouraging, fostering and guiding the nation's most significant public contract cooperative.