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This document is a bidder agreement form for Wisconsin's Cooperative Purchasing Service, established under Wisconsin statutes (s. 16.73, Wis. Stats.) to allow Wisconsin municipalities to purchase from state contracts. The form includes confidentiality provisions where bidders agree to defend confidentiality designations and hold the state harmless from costs or damages. Wisconsin municipalities authorized to participate include counties, cities, villages, towns, school districts, board of school directors, sewer districts, drainage districts, vocational/technical/adult education districts, and other public bodies with authority to award public contracts under state law, as well as federally recognized Indian tribes and bands.

The cooperative purchasing service enables participating municipalities to contact contractors directly to place orders referencing the state agency contract number, with municipalities responsible for receipt, acceptance, inspection of commodities, and direct payment to contractors. The State of Wisconsin is not party to these purchases and bears no liability for delivery or payment disputes. Bidders may choose whether to furnish commodities or services to Wisconsin municipalities, with the option to specify minimum order sizes, additional charges beyond normal delivery areas, or other minimal charges for municipalities. The document indicates that vendor participation in municipal services does not affect the awarding of the primary state contract.