If your governmental entity is interested in using the WSCA/NASPO PC Contracts, there is a process to follow to legally use these contracts. This document is intended to guide you through that process and provide copies or samples of the document you must use to legally participate.

Cooperative purchasing is based on the fact that, in a free market economy, volume is a very powerful determinate of price in the competitive environment. Therefore, WSCA and NASPO use a cooperative, competitive model to capture the best pricing possible for the volume of purchases being made. The purpose of the process defined in this document is to manage the participation in the WSCA/NASPO PC Contracts so that we all can take advantage of the volume pricing.

The Materials Management Division (MMD), of the Minnesota Department of Administration, has designated a Contract Administrator and a Procurement Manager who are responsible for the conduct of this procurement and management of the contracts.