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What contract vehicles can government agencies use to buy ALINEDS services?
Short answer
ALINEDS is available through six active public-sector contract vehicles: TXShare (NCTCOG) MSAs #2025-017 (ERP consultancy) and #2025-018 (AI solutions), Texas DIR DIR-CPO-5827 (IT staff augmentation), Washington State #16322 (IT development), PCA OD-372-22 (IT products and supplies), and TIPS (staffing and technology solutions). Eligible agencies can purchase ALINEDS’s services through these cooperative and statewide contracts without running a separate competitive procurement.
Cooperative and statewide contracts let public agencies buy vetted services quickly, using a competitively awarded vehicle instead of running their own solicitation. ALINEDS holds six: TXShare (NCTCOG) MSA #2025-017 (ERP consultancy and assessment); TXShare (NCTCOG) MSA #2025-018 (AI solutions); Texas DIR DIR-CPO-5827 (IT staff augmentation); State of Washington #16322 (IT development services); PCA OD-372-22 (computer equipment, supplies, and related items); and TIPS (Region 8 ESC) staffing (230703) and technology solutions (230105).
Eligibility depends on the vehicle - statewide for Washington, Texas plus all 50 states through TXShare, and nationwide for TIPS, PCA, and DIR (including entities outside Texas under Texas Government Code §2054.0565). Each contract page lists the scope, eligible entities, and how to order.