Mid-Atlantic_Purchasing_Team_Intergovernmental_&_Cooperative_Purchasing_Clause.pdf

This is an Intergovernmental & Cooperative Purchasing Clause document applicable to the Mid-Atlantic Purchasing Team and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) in Maryland. The clause governs a Small Architectural & Engineering (A&E) Project solicitation through which WSSC seeks sealed responses for architectural and engineering services supporting existing office buildings, depots, laboratories, and other occupied vertical facilities. Responses must be submitted via WSSC's eProcurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/wsscwater no later than 2:00 pm on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, with late submissions not accepted. The document establishes the framework allowing participating governmental entities and eligible organizations to leverage cooperative purchasing agreements, thereby enabling multiple jurisdictions to benefit from negotiated rates and terms secured through the primary procurement process.

The clause permits authorized public agencies, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations to purchase goods and services under the same terms and conditions negotiated by the primary purchasing entity, subject to compliance with applicable regulations and the cooperative purchasing agreement's provisions. This mechanism streamlines procurement processes across jurisdictions by allowing secondary entities to utilize established contracts without conducting separate competitive solicitations, thereby reducing administrative burden and procurement timelines while maintaining competitive pricing and vendor accountability across the Mid-Atlantic region.