HOW NJPA CONTRACTS MAKE FINDING A PHONE SYSTEM FOR YOUR NEEDS AND BUDGET EASY
Feb 22, 2017
HOW
NJPA CONTRACTS MAKE FINDING A PHONE SYSTEM FORYOUR NEEDS AND BUDGET EASY
?BUT FIRST
WHO IS NJPA?
Stands for
National JointPowers Alliance
NJPA is a public corporation that serves
as a municipal contracting agency operating under
legislative authority.
OKAY... but what does that mean?
LONGSTORYSHORT
They create national cooperative purchasing contracts on behalf of their members.
MEMBERS INCLUDE
government educationnonprofit
NJPA performs the robust and competitive solicitations process and awards contracts to vendors, which are then available to members.
MAKING EVERYONE’S LIFE EASIER.
THIS MEANS YOU GET THE PHONE SYSTEM YOU NEED, AT A PRICE YOU CAN
AFFORD – WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE LENGTHY RFP PROCESS.
AT THIS POINT YOU’RE PROBABLY THINKING, “THAT SOUNDS GREAT, HOW DO I GET STARTED?”
FIRST, BECOME A MEMBER. DON’T WORRY, IT’S SIMPLE.
You are eligible if you are a government, education (private or public) or non-profit organization nationwide.
THE BEST PART?
Membership is no-cost, no-obligation, no-liability and there are no minimum contract purchasing requirements or commitments.
SO HOW DOES THIS ACTUALLY WORK TO SATISFY MY COMPETITIVE SOLICITATIONS REQUIREMENTS?
I’M GLAD YOU ASKED…NJPA COMPLETES ALL OF THESE STEPS ON YOUR BEHALF:
RESEARCHES MEMBER NEEDS
RESEARCHES SOLUTIONS
AVAILABLE IN THE MARKETPLACE
REQUESTS PERMISSION FROM NJPA
BOARD TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION
DRAFTS AND ADVERTISES AN RFP
RECEIVES VENDORS' PROPOSALS
EVALUATES PROPOSERS’
RESPONSES
MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS
TO NJPA BOARD
AWARDS VENDORS
POSTS APPROVED CONTRACT
DOCUMENTATION
DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A
JOINT MARKETING PLAN
WITH AWARDED VENDORS
REVIEWS AND MAINTAINS CONTRACT
THROUGHOUT ITS TERM
NJPA HAS DETERMINED, THROUGH THIS PROCESS, THAT
OFFERS THE BEST PHONE SOLUTION.
SO AS A MEMBER YOU CAN CREATE A PHONE SYSTEM FROM MITEL’S
PRODUCT PORTFOLIO, AND GET IT AT NJPA’S PRICE - NO RFP NEEDED.
Using the NJPA purchasing contracts, you can purchase a phone solution based on your needs and preferences - not simply the lowestcompetitive solicitation.
So, whether you are a big organization with a contact center, or a small
organization with a few handsets, NJPA contracts can work for you.
&
SYSTEMS RANGING FROM ON-PREMISE, TO CLOUD BASED, TO PRIVATE CLOUDS AND ANYTHING IN BETWEEN ARE AVAILABLE.
You get to choose your trusted technology services provider.
They’ll help you select and implement the best phone
system for your organization.
ANDDON’T
FORGET!
THIS ALL SOUNDS GREAT, BUT I NEED TO KNOW MORE.
DOWNLOAD OUR NJPA EBOOK
I’M IN! I’M READY TO TALK TO SOMEONE.
GET STARTED