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The New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), created by the state Legislature in 1914, provides training, advocacy, and support to advance public education and promote the achievement of all students through effective governance. All New Jersey school district boards of education are automatically members of NJSBA, while New Jersey’s public charter schools may enroll. NJSBA has developed a program, NJSBA’s TEC (Technology for Education and Career), that will enable its members to purchase technological tools and services at reduced costs; the program assists schools by providing cost-saving alternatives for creating, establishing and continuing the most current digital-learning opportunities for students.
OMNIA Contract R200803 is a cooperative purchasing contract that falls under OMNIA Partners, a large purchasing organization that provides public and private sector entities with access to competitively bid contracts. These contracts are designed to streamline the procurement process and allow participants to leverage pre-negotiated pricing and terms for various products and services, eliminating the need for separate requests for proposals (RFPs) and lengthy bidding processes.
PEPPM-PA (Pennsylvania Education Purchasing Program for Microcomputers) is a cooperative purchasing contract designed primarily for educational institutions, government agencies, and other public sector entities in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. The PEPPM program provides these entities with a streamlined and compliant way to procure technology products and services from pre-approved vendors, such as PBG Networks
New Jersey’s Higher Education Network (NJEDge) is a non-profit technology consortium of K12, Higher-Ed, and research institutions in New Jersey. Because of its delineation as an “educational research and services corporation” under N.J.S.A. 18A:3B-3, NJEDge has the ability to act as a “lead agency” or “contracting unit for the procurement of goods and services.
PBG Networks has been designated by the State of New Jersey as a Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA)-approved dealer of data communications and network equipment to state agencies and educational institutions, including K-12. The WSCA was the group of 15 western states in NASPO that conducted cooperative purchasing. Despite having a separate name, the WSCA cooperative was a NASPO program. It was the oldest of NASPO’s cooperative alliances, having been started in 1992. NASPO also created the NASPO Cooperative in 2006. In 2013, as WSCA became more successful and cooperative efforts grew, NASPO consolidated its two cooperatives and created the single member, non-profit, limited liability company, the NASPO ValuePoint Cooperative Purchasing Organization, to meet the increasing needs for resource assistance in cooperative procurement among the states nationally.
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PBG Networks is a certified E-rate service provider, committed to helping K-12 districts create customized virtualization environments that seamlessly meet current education IT demands and future expectations – all while remaining cost-efficient.
New Jersey State Contract – PBG Networks has been designated by the State of New Jersey as a state-approved dealer of data communications and network equipment to state agencies and educational institutions, including K-12 and Higher Education.
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The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) establishes long-term government-wide contracts with commercial firms to provide access to millions of commercial products and services at volume discount pricing. These can be ordered directly from GSA Schedule contractors, such as PBG Networks.
PBG Networks has been granted status as a “Women’s Business Enterprise” (WBE) by the State of New Jersey. A WBE is an independent business concern that is at least 51 percent owned by women and whose management and daily operation is controlled by a woman. Founded by Patricia Bennett as The Patricia Bennett Group in 1996, PBG Networks has functioned continuously as a WBE for the past 20 years. At present, PBG Networks is led by President and CEO, Lisa Brousseau.
PBG Networks has served as an approved information technology services provider under a variety of federal contract vehicles, including CECOM Rapid Response (CR-2), Technical Integration Engineering Support (TIES), and Technical Integration Engineering Support 2 (TIES-2).
The Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN) is a national governmental purchasing cooperative able to leverage the purchasing potential of governmental entities in all 50 states – this means equal pricing for the smallest entity and the largest buyer. All TCPN contracts are competitively bid and evaluated by a government entity serving as the lead agency. Region 4 Education Service Center serves as the primary lead agency for TCPN contracts. TCPN benefits public and private schools, colleges, universities, cities, counties, non-profits, and all governmental entities.
