Mid-Atlantic_Purchasing_Team_Intergovernmental_&_Cooperative_Purchasing_Clause.pdf

This is an Intergovernmental and Cooperative Purchasing Clause document applicable to the Mid-Atlantic Purchasing Team and related to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission's (WSSC) procurement of PCCP Engineering Services in Maryland. The clause establishes the framework allowing eligible government entities and cooperative purchasing organizations to participate in purchasing agreements established through this procurement process. The document outlines the conditions under which state and local governments, as well as authorized cooperative purchasing groups, may access contract terms and pricing negotiated under this solicitation. The PCCP Engineering Services contract itself is being solicited by WSSC to obtain professional engineering, inspection support, and technical services for the agency's Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe Management Program, with sealed responses due by 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, submitted via WSSC's eProcurement Portal. Services will be performed on an as-needed basis to support condition assessment, inspection, evaluation, rehabilitation planning, emergency response, and long-term management of WSSC's PCCP transmission infrastructure.

The intergovernmental purchasing clause permits eligible entities beyond the primary contracting agency to utilize the contract vehicle established through this procurement. This cooperative purchasing arrangement enables participating government jurisdictions to access negotiated pricing and terms without conducting separate competitive solicitations, thereby streamlining procurement processes across multiple agencies. The clause defines participation eligibility, outlines procedures for authorized use by eligible entities, and establishes the conditions under which pricing and contract terms apply to cooperative purchasing participants. Late responses to the primary WSSC solicitation will not be accepted, and the contract is intended to support engineering services including condition data evaluation, repair and replacement recommendations, and related technical and professional services on an as-needed basis.