Government procurement specialists are held to strict standards when purchasing goods and services. To prevent fraud, waste, and corruption, laws usually require the procuring authority to issue public tenders if the value of the procurement exceeds a certain threshold. Purchasing drone equipment and drone services typically requires public tender and can be complicated and time consuming. To simplify the buying process, municipalities, boards of education, public universities, and other public entities can join a purchasing alliance, such as The New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance, and can purchase commodities and services from vendors that are under contract. Joining The New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance can minimize the total cost of purchasing and speed up the procurement process. There is no cost to join.
In June of 2019, Terrestrial Imaging, LLC was awarded the New Jersey Co-Op Bid #18-68, Resolution # 118-19. If you are a member of The New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance you can purchase drone related equipment using the awarded discounted bid prices. If you are not a member of the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance and would like to purchase at the discounted bid prices, you can join the alliance. There is no cost for municipalities, boards of education, public universities, and other public purchasing entities to join the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance. Click here to learn how to join.
About The New Jersey Cooperative
Purchasing Alliance
The New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance is open to municipalities, boards of education, public universities, and other public purchasing entities to join. The alliance currently has over 270 members from more than 15 counties; It is not required that members are located in New Jersey. The alliance aims to minimize the total cost of purchasing operations for all of their members.
The commodities and services currently offered through the Cooperative Purchasing/Pricing System are listed on the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance’s website located at www.bergenbids.com along with the bid number and current contract expiration date. To view a commodity/service, click on it, and you will be linked to a pdf file with vendor contact information and pricing for that commodity. It is the member’s responsibility to contact the vendor and establish a separate contract for the commodity/service; The New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance is only providing the cooperative pricing.
There is no cost for municipalities, boards of education, public universities, and other public purchasing entities to join The New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance.
If you want to join the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing alliance, or have questions, the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance can be reached at 201-336-7100 (phone) 201-336-7105 (fax) or by e-mailing BCPurchasing@co.bergen.nj.us.