May 2, 2016
When the time comes for organizations such as school districts, government agencies or nonprofit health systems to improve their print environment, the RFP process is a source of stress because it is time consuming and can wind up costing money.
There is a better solution that allows you to make purchases quickly, while adhering to the guidelines of your RFP process and relieving the headaches involved. Investing in managed print services through cooperative contracts trims the lengthy RFP process down to three quick steps.
Sourcewell Cooperative Contracts
Sourcewell has been hard at work building their national, cooperative network of vendors and manufacturers so they can provide organizations like yours, bound by the RFP process, with a quick, affordable solution to technology upgrades.
Buying managed print services through Sourcewell reduces the extensive, and potentially fruitless, RFP process to three quick steps.
#1: Become a Member of Sourcewell
Sourcewell seeks to provide school districts, governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations with the purchasing power required to compete on a national level. Organizations operating under tight budgets and constrained by the RFP process often find investing in new technology challenging and time-intensive.
To access these benefits, the only thing you have to do is become a member, which is easier than you might think. Many organizations we work with find out they are already members because another group or department within the organization took advantage of the benefits of Sourcewell while making a different purchase for the organization. If your organization is not a member of Sourcewell, the easiest path to membership is through an online application. Almost 90% of Sourcewell's members join using the online application, which takes just a few minutes to complete.
#2: Assess Your Print Environment
Together with a print specialist, you'll need to assess the current print environment of your organization. This assessment will bring to light efficiences and workflow improvements that can be made to your print equipment and supply management process.
Your Marco print specialist can help you outline a print solution - complete with equipment, support and an implementation plan - that meets your needs and addresses any issues found in your assessment.
#3: Implement Your Custom Managed Print Services Solution
After you agree to the managed print services plan from step #2, and run it through the appropriate Sourcewell channels (which we are equipped and happy to help navigate) - the implementation can begin. Your equipment can placed and setup, and your employees trained over the course of a few days.
Don't let the RFP process delay you from saving money, enhancing productivity and streamlining the workflow in your organization any longer.
In a matter of weeks (rather than months) you can have a print solution up and running when you use the Sourcewell cooperative contract. Learn more about Sourcewell's contract and purchasing process in our free eBook:
