Mid-Atlantic_Purchasing_Team_Intergovernmental_&_Cooperative_Purchasing_Clause.pdf

This document is an Intergovernmental and Cooperative Purchasing Clause issued by the Mid-Atlantic Purchasing Team applicable to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) Regional Water Supply Resiliency Project in Maryland. The WSSC is soliciting sealed responses for a preliminary engineering study and 35 percent design services to develop a secondary water source for the Potomac River water supply serving the metropolitan region. The project must comply with the requirements outlined in the 1986 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Section 203, as amended by the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (2014). Responses must be submitted via the WSSC eProcurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/wsscwater prior to 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 5, 2026, with late submissions not accepted. The consultant will be expected to prepare deliverables suitable for submittal to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for potential Congressional authorization under a subsequent WRDA Bill for design and construction of the recommended project.

The clause establishes provisions allowing for intergovernmental and cooperative purchasing arrangements related to this contract opportunity. This procurement framework enables qualified companies to participate in the competitive bidding process while adhering to federal and state purchasing regulations. The document supports the cooperative purchasing structure that permits governmental entities and their authorized affiliates to leverage collective purchasing power and standardized terms for the engineering and design services required for this critical water infrastructure project.