GOLD STANDARD IN COOPERATIVE PURCHASING

Association services, namely, promoting the interests of procurement officers, state procurement officials, and related individuals; business services, namely, combined strategic goods or services sourcing and cooperative purchasing for others; business services, namely, cooperative procurement services, namely, procuring of contracts for the purchase of goods and services; business services, namely, cooperative purchasing services for procurement officers; business services, namely, cooperative purchasing services for state procurement officials; business services, namely, cooperative purchasing services for government entities; procurement, namely, cooperative purchasing of supplies, equipment, and services at affordable rates for states and related government entities; consultation in the field of procurement of goods and services, including the business management and operational support of procurement programs; business management and consultation services relating to cooperative purchasing for states and related government entities; procurement services, namely, providing cooperative purchasing services for states and related government entities; group purchasing services, namely, negotiation of business contracts for states and related government entities for reduced prices on the products and services of others; purchasing and procurement services, namely, procuring of contracts for others for the purchase of goods and labor contracting services