The Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA), a multi-state contracting consortium of state governments, recently awarded new contracts for computer equipment, software, peripherals and related services at volume dicounted prices. The State Procurement Office (SPO), on behalf of the University of Hawaii and other Hawaii purchasing jurisdictions, will participate in the WSCA computer contract and has issued SPO Vendor List No. 10-01.
Although the SPO has released a Vendor List, University purchases should follow the procedures delineated in the OPRPM Circular No. 10-005. Vendor contact information can be found at the end of the WSCA contract.
NOTE: In an effort to standardize personal computer hardware within the UH system, ITS recommends purchasing Dell computers from the WSCA contract. (For more information, please visit: UH Dell Information.) However, departments are not precluded from purchasing computers from the other manufacturers.
Q: Due to the potentially high dollar amount of the purchases, are departments still required to solicit multiple quotations although they are purchasing from the WSCA contract?
A: No. You may either use SuperQUOTE and follow purchasing procedures OR obtain quotes from the vendors on the WSCA contract.
A: No. You may proceed to purchase using the non-WSCA quote. Normal University purchasing procedures will apply since you are not purchasing through WSCA.
ref: http://www.hawaii.edu/its/micro/pc/uhwsca.html
