Are you up to speed on cooperative agreements in SLED?

This often-overlooked tool can expedite procurement for sellers

By Benjamin Harris, SLED Market Intelligence Analyst, immixGroup

Newcomers to the state, local and education (SLED) market need a better understanding of certain contracting vehicles as they make their way through this area of procurement. A fundamental difference exists between the standard purchasing agreements used widely in the federal market and “cooperative agreements,” or cooperative purchasing contracts, that are part of the SLED sales toolbox.