Staples Advantage Agreement - 09/08/2009

Effective September 1, 2009, the NJ Division of Purchase and Property (DPP) promulgated a contract from the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) that was awarded to Staples Advantage to be the single source of supply for the State's office suppliers, limited office equipment and all copy paper. This new contract, term contract number M0052 and State contract number 74337, is also a cooperative contract and may be utilized by all authorized local units. 
The State recognizes the impact of this action on existing suppliers, and DPP is permitting the suppliers on the previous contract, term contract (T0052), to continue supplying the cooperative community until 11/30/09 (however, this authorization does NOT apply to State departments and agencies). Cooperative purchasing agencies may use either contract during this period. The State's Method of Operation (MOO) document can be found on the DPP webpage. The Staples Advantage contract does not extent to Staples retail stores or their website, www.staples.com.

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The State Division of Purchase and Property regularly updates a "vehicle cutoff sheet" that shows summary information and the last date orders can be placed for each type of vehicle on a State contract.  While the cutoff date for many of the contracts has passed, there are several vehicle classes whose cutoff comes in the next 2-8 weeks (including some police cruisers, small SUVs, and vans).
 
The web link for the cutoff sheet is http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/purchase/mnmaster.pdf.  It is posted with each vehicle contract and on the Local Public Contracts Law website under State Purchasing Web Links.  Purchasing agents may want to bookmark the site so they can link to it directly.  A list of all vehicles, parts, and services State contracts is at http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/purchase/contract_types.shtml#15.

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