Entities That Benefit
Contract Vehicle ASC Region XIX
- State Agencies
- K-12 Schools
- Universities/ Community Colleges/ Non-Profit Non Taxing Private Colleges
- Non-Profits
- Any entity that is classified as a government unit or is within a government unit
How Entities Use ASC Contracts
• In Texas, entities will sign an Interlocal Contract to become a Member to access contracts.
• Outside Texas, entities will know legal requirements for co-op participation.
The ASC Advantage for Members
• No fee to Members using ASC contracts
• Contracts available in all 50 states
• Member saves time/money using ASC-awarded contracts
• Contract price is set at “not to exceed” price
• Member-Vendor may negotiate off contract price
• Member issues purchase order directly to Vendor
Allied States Cooperative
The ESC-Region 19 Purchasing (Allied States Co-operative) is a national governmental purchasing cooperative which competitively bids and awards contracts to local, regional, and national vendors in compliance with local, state, and federal procurement laws and regulations.
The ESC-Region 19 Purchasing (Allied States Cooperative) contracts are available to public schools, charter schools, private schools, community colleges, universities, cities, counties, other governmental agencies, and non-profits.
ESEI Services available through this contract include:
- IT Managed Services
- 24/7 Network Monitoring
- Help Desk
- Technical On-Site Support
- Server Management and Administration
- IT Consulting
- IT Service Support
- Network Design and Installation
- Cloud Solutions
- Anti-virus and Anti-Spyware
- Data Back-up
- Hosted VoIP
- Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery Planning
- Vendor Management