Use an Existing Contract.
When the Scope and Eligibility Match.
If your organization can use a cooperative, GPO, or other awarded contract, Nexus verifies whether the current vehicle covers your ICT, nurse call, or physical security scope — and delivers the supporting documentation your procurement team needs for review.
Why Cooperative Purchasing Works for ICT and Physical Security Projects
Public agencies, nonprofit hospitals, school districts, and senior-living operators are increasingly expected to demonstrate competitive procurement on every capital purchase. Issuing an individual RFP for a $50,000 nurse call expansion or a $200,000 camera refresh routinely costs more in staff time than the savings it produces — and pushes installation 60 to 120 days past when you needed it.
Cooperative contracts solve that. A lead agency runs a full competitive solicitation. Once awarded, every member of that cooperative can use the same contracted terms, pricing, and approved-vendor list. Your legal, finance, and procurement teams get audit-clean documentation. Your project starts in weeks, not quarters.
Contract vehicles
Only rows with a verified award number should ever be marked Active. Everything below is pending public verification. Send membership and scope. We confirm status, covered categories, and documents before we price against that vehicle.
| Vehicle | Award number | Status | Covered scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourcewell | PENDING — add live ID | Pending public verification | Managed ICT, nurse call, physical security, low-voltage construction as covered by the awarded category |
| TIPS-USA | PENDING — add live ID | Pending public verification | Managed Wi-Fi, ICT, and related technology under the awarded TIPS category |
| Illinois state contract | PENDING — add live ID | Pending public verification | Cabling, IP surveillance, access control, and related ICT on the awarded schedule |
| Healthcare GPO | PENDING — name the GPO and add live ID | Pending public verification | Jeron nurse call and associated infrastructure when that GPO covers the category |
| OMNIA Partners | PENDING — add live ID | Pending public verification | Technology and related services if an OMNIA award is active |
| IRMA | PENDING — add live ID | Pending public verification | Technology and related services only if IRMA awards or piggybacks a contract Nexus holds. Membership in a risk pool is not by itself a purchasing vehicle. |
Do not PO against a pending row. Request a contract-price quote or call 847.443.9900.
How a Cooperative Purchase Works With Nexus
Confirm eligibility
Tell us which cooperative, GPO, or contract vehicle your organization can use. We will verify that the requested scope can be purchased through it.
Review requirements
We review the project scope, purchasing rules, contract terms, and documentation your procurement team needs.
Receive a compliant quote
If the vehicle applies, we provide a quote and supporting contract references for your review.
Authorize the work
Your procurement team determines the appropriate authorization and purchase-order process under its own policy.
What You Avoid
| Procurement method | Open RFP | Cooperative Contract |
|---|---|---|
| Solicitation path | New competitive process | Existing vehicle, when eligible |
| Contract terms | Created for the project | Existing awarded terms |
| Vendor review | Completed during solicitation | Confirm current award and scope |
| Pricing review | Compare submitted bids | Validate contract pricing and quote |
| Documentation | Project solicitation file | Vehicle and eligibility documentation |
| Approval | Per solicitation rules | Per your procurement policy |
Who We've Helped Buy This Way
These examples name vehicles. They are not a substitute for publishing the award ID. When live numbers are verified, the table above becomes the proof.
Regional Senior Living Operator — 7 Communities (Illinois)
Cooperative ContractPurchased RCare wireless nurse call platform under a Sourcewell cooperative contract. Single PO, master agreement pricing, no individual RFP at any property. Rollout completed across all 7 sites in 14 weeks.
Community Hospital — 96-Bed Med-Surg + ED (Illinois)
Healthcare GPOReplaced a legacy nurse call system using a healthcare GPO contract vehicle. Contract pricing applied to the Jeron P790 platform and all associated cabling and infrastructure. Joint Commission finding cleared on schedule.
Full-Service Hotel Group — 12 Properties
National CooperativeEngaged Nexus for a portfolio-wide managed Wi-Fi refresh using TIPS-USA cooperative contract terms. Master agreement covered equipment, installation, and the ongoing Nexus360 managed service across all 12 properties.
K–12 School District — Northern Illinois
State ContractDeployed structured cabling, IP surveillance, and access control campus-wide using Illinois state contract terms. Procurement took 3 weeks vs. the 5-month RFP timeline the district had budgeted for.
Talk to a Procurement Specialist
Tell us what you hold and what you need. We'll confirm eligibility and return a quote within one business day.
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