This is a solicitation issued by The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS), a department of Texas Region 8 Education Service Center. It is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity ("IDIQ") solicitation. It will result in contracts that provide, through adoption/"piggyback" an indefinite quantity of supplies/services, during a fixed period of time, to TIPS public entity and qualifying non-profit "TIPS Members" throughout the nation. Thus, there is no specific project or scope of work to review. Rather this solicitation is issued as a prospective award for utilization when any TIPS Member needs the goods or services offered during the life of the agreement. This solicitation is seeking a reputable online e-commerce marketplace to service TIPS Members efficiently and effectively nationwide. It is the intention of Region 8 ESC to contract with the most reliable, high-performance proposer(s) to supply an online, e-commerce marketplace for the purchase and delivery of goods to public agencies and certain non-profit organizations in the United States. Proposers must be able to provide goods in the mandated categories to TIPS Members nationwide through their national e-commerce marketplace.
