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Stretching Every Dollar with Smarter Spending

The State Purchasing teams award and manage hundreds of statewide contracts on behalf of more than 200 state agencies and 1,900 local government CO-OP members.

With a massive marketplace and billions of dollars in purchasing power, Texas offers abundant opportunities for vendors of a wide variety of goods and services, including minority- and women-owned businesses. Texas is focused on maximizing best value in purchasing through a continuous process of analysis and optimization that promises additional efficiencies and cost savings.

State Purchasing Highlights

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    October HUB Mentor Protégé Spotlight

    Good partners can be essential in the business world. And when those partners are also teachers … all the better. Learn more about their strong partnership in this month's Mentor Protégé spotlight.

  • TxSmartBuy Enhancements
    TxSmartBuy Enhancements

    TxSmartBuy major enhancements for purchasers launched Apr. 18:

    Purchasers can now find items by Term contract or TXMAS GSA number on a new contract number page, email notifications have been streamlined and much more. See all enhancements with screenshots >>

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    Local Governments and Purchasing Efficiency

    Looking to save more dollars and cents? Find out more about the state purchasing services for local governments.

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