Shared Interest Cooperative Purchasing
is a cooperative Purchasing committee under the Central
Florida Chapter of the National Institute of Government
Purchasing (CFC-NIGP). All members of the
local chapter of NIGP are also members of SICOP.
Objectives:
To achieve cost savings by combining requirements
into cooperative contracts, realize additional
cost savings through reduction in administrative
expenses and serve as a forum for the exchange
of resources and technical information. The
program is voluntary and the members independently
determine whether they will participate in
each purchase.
Benefits: •
Reduce product cost and increase quality
• Lower administrative costs of purchasing
• Increased level of service from vendors
• Increased level of factory assistance
and manufacturers incentives • Develops
a network to share and compare information
• Superior product quality by leveraging
our purchasing volume • Vendor responsiveness
improves • Share information and work
toward development of solutions to common purchasing
problems • Promotes purchasing professionalism
through the exchange of ideas and experiences
and interaction with our peers.
