Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. It is the purpose of this SOLICITATION to establish awarded vendor agreements to satisfy the competitive procurement needs of participating entities in this particular commodity category. These awarded agreements will enable participant entities to purchase on an “as needed” basis from competitively awarded agreements with high-performance vendors. Proposers are requested to submit a proposal for offering their line of available products that are commonly purchased by government agencies, cities, counties, and educational entities. Awards will be made to the successful proposer(s) for the products and/or services. (Unless the proposer has submitted inappropriate items for the commodity category. Those items will not be awarded. Example: a software company may not propose to perform construction work) 791COOP reserves the right to award multiple vendors based on the lowest responsible bidder or best value for each solicitation. This proposal is requested for the benefit of the current participants and other new participants as they execute 791COOP Participant's Agreements in the future. 791COOP reserves the right to extend the proposal deadline for any reason. 791COOP reserves the right to make changes to this Solicitation by way of one or more posted addenda. B. Benefits of 791COOP Provide government entities opportunities for greater efficiency and economy in acquiring goods and services through competitively procured vendor agreements. Provide comprehensive purchasing practices according to the Laws of the State of Texas and Federal Regulation 2 CFR part 200, and other State and Federal Regulations when appropriate, and is designed to result in competitive agreements that meet a wide variety of needs. Provide competitively priced purchasing options for multiple government entities that yield economic benefits usually unobtainable by the individual entity. Provide quick and efficient delivery of goods and services by entering into pricing agreements with “highperformance” vendors. Maintain credibility and confidence in business procedures by maintaining free, fair, and open competition for purchases and by complying with purchasing laws and ethical business practices. Provide document retention for the competitive procurement process for all 791 COOP Awarded Agreements. C. Customer Service 791COOP staff is available to participants for assistance in viewing/contacting awarded vendors for categories to make purchases and agreement decisions. 791COOP provides a way for government entities to avoid the time and expense of seeking competition for purchases on an agency-by-agency basis. 791COOP enables vendors to become more efficient and competitive by reducing the number of proposals that require responses to be made to individual entities.