GSA Launches Program to Support State and Local First Responders

The US General Services Administration (GSA) has kicked off a new program designed to give state and local governments a new way to buy supplies and services to prepare for and respond to all types of emergencies.

According to an article on the Emergency Management website, the Cooperative Purchasing Program now allows state and local agencies to buy law enforcement, security, and first responder goods and services off a GSA contract known as Schedule 84.

“Access to Schedule 84 will help our state and local government partners make their communities safer today,” GSA Acting Administrator Jim Williams told the publication.

The GSA Cooperative Purchasing Program began in 2003 as a way to let state and local governments procure information technology equipment, software and services. Under the expanded Cooperative Purchasing Program, state and local governments can also buy total solutions for law enforcement, security, facilities management, fire, rescue, clothing, marine craft and emergency/disaster response equipment.

To read the full article, click here: http://www.govtech.com/em/421247?topic=290167