Building resilience through disaster preparedness

When disaster strikes, the ability to act quickly and effectively can make all the difference. For public agencies and their partners, disaster preparedness means more than planning — it’s about collaboration. By working together, agencies, procurement teams, and trusted partners can safeguard infrastructure, protect lives, and strengthen communities for whatever comes next.

Through shared resources and strategic tools like cooperative purchasing, agencies can address complex challenges and streamline access to critical supplies and services.

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What’s new for Sourcewell contracts?

Cooperative contracts are designed to make your job easier. Take a look at these recently announced cooperative purchasing categories:

Tax-Exempt Municipal Leasing with Related Services
Tax-exempt financing solutions for leasing a wide range of assets, commodities, equipment, and improvements; related services, such as delivery, end-of-lease, asset, or contract management tools, and similar services; and complementary financing alternatives, including fair market value or buyout leasing, traditional financing, and commercial leasing services.

Water Treatment Chemicals with Related Supplies, Equipment, and Services
Water treatment chemicals and gases for drinking water systems, wastewater processing, irrigation water systems, PFAS and pollutant reduction or removal, and industrial applications, such as boilers; and related software, equipment, supplies, and services.

Utility, Transport, Golf, and Recreation Vehicles with Related Accessories, Equipment, and Services
Utility vehicles, task vehicles, cargo quad cycles, cargo tricycles, and low-speed vehicles (LSV); transport solutions, including parking enforcement, patrol, EMS vehicles, passenger shuttles, burden carriers, tow tractors, and baggage trucks; golf carts and enclosed food and beverage LSVs; recreation vehicles, including side-by-sides, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), snowmobiles, motorcycles, personal watercraft, amphibious vehicles, and autonomous vehicles; and related accessories, equipment, and services.

Janitorial Supplies and Equipment with Related Services
Cleaning supplies and chemicals; janitorial equipment; consumable items, including disposable and hygiene supplies; facility and sanitary maintenance products; breakroom supplies; facility safety supplies; and complementary solutions, such as janitorial or custodial-related software, applications, or platforms, as well as customer support, training, and assessment services.

Aboveground Fuel and Fluid Storage with Related Hardware, Software, and Services
Aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) for fuels, fluids, and gases, including gasoline, diesel, aviation gasoline (AVGAS), jet fuel, diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), bulk lubricants, propane, natural gas, and used fluids; mobile fuel, fluid, and gas storage solutions; hardware such as pedestals, gauges, access or security hardware, monitoring equipment and devices, RFID solutions, dispensers, and accessories; related fuel and fluid management software; and services including design, site assessment, site preparation, installation, monitoring or testing, maintenance or repair, and warranty programs.

HVAC Systems and Related Products and Services
Heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), indoor air quality (IAQ), geothermal, and water heating or treatment infrastructure, equipment, components, products, parts, and related technology; sensors, smart controls, thermostats, gauges, system automation, integration, monitoring equipment, software, and management products and technology; and complementary services, such as installation, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, replacement, system upgrades, efficiency measurement, energy-saving performance contracting, emergency or short-term HVAC equipment rental, assessment, integration, training, support, and customization.

Procurement resources are always at your fingertips. Access hundreds of contracts and suppliers at sourcewell-mn.gov/contract-search.