§ 2-592. Cooperative purchasing.

(a)

Cooperative purchasing authorized. The purchasing services manager may either participate in, sponsor, conduct, or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of supplies, services, or construction with one or more public procurement units in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants. Such cooperative purchasing may include, but is not limited to, joint or multi-party contracts between public procurement units.

(b)

Sale, acquisition, or use of supplies. The purchasing services manager may sell to, acquire from, or use any supplies belonging to another public procurement unit independent of the requirements of division 3 and division 6 of this article.

(c)

Cooperative use of supplies or services. The purchasing services manager may enter into an agreement, independent of the requirements of division 3 and division 6 of this article, with any public procurement unit for the cooperative use of supplies or services under the terms agreed upon between the parties.

(d)

Joint use of facilities. The purchasing services manager may enter into agreements for the common use or lease of warehousing facilities, capital equipment, and other facilities with another public procurement unit under the terms agreed upon between the parties.

(e)

Use of state contracts. The purchasing services manager may, independent of the requirements of division 3 of this article, procure supplies, services, or construction items through the contracts established by the Purchasing Division of the State of South Carolina as provided in Chapter 35 of Title 11 (State Consolidated Procurement Code), South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976.

(f)

Use of federal contracts. The purchasing services manager may, independent of the requirements of division 3 of this article, procure supplies, services, or construction items through the contracts established by the federal government and administered by the General Services Administrations (GSA).

( Ord. No. 18-18, 10-1-2018 )