Assembly Bill 1684 (1999-2000) enabled the State of California and the Department of General Services to enter into cooperative purchasing agreements with other states. Full bill text can be found at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html Enter AB 1684 , Session 1999/2000.
Excerpt:
"10298. (a) The director may consolidate the needs of multiple state agencies for goods, information technology, and services, and, pursuant to the procedures established in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12100), establish contracts, master agreements, multiple award schedules, cooperative agreements, including agreements with entities outside the state, and other types of agreements that leverage the state's buying power, for acquisitions authorized under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12100), and Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 12125). State and local agencies may contract with suppliers awarded those contracts without further competitive bidding." See Full Bill Text
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