Local governments, school districts and tribal governments can use state term contracts to purchase supplies and services
I was reviewing minutes from the September 10 meeting of the Board of Madison County Commissioners and saw that they had approved the Cooperative Purchasing Memorandum of Understanding with the Montana Department of Administration. It reminded me that in Montana, local governments, school districts, tribal governments other “local procurement units” are permitted by law to take advantage of the cost savings realized by volume purchases made by the State of Montana. These cooperative purchasers can buy using the state’s term contracts, order vehicles through the requisition time schedule, and participate in the ordering of certain commodities needed by the Montana … Read more
