Municue
Corpus Christi, TX

TIPS Purchasing Cooperative

organization
3 mentions across 2 events
The Interlocal Purchasing System, commonly cited in procurement records as the TIPS Purchasing Cooperative, is a national cooperative purchasing program that gives member entities access to competitively procured contracts with awarded vendors. It is housed at and managed by the Region 8 Education Service Center in Pittsburg, Texas, which serves as the lead agency and whose board awards TIPS contracts under Texas competitive procurement requirements. Membership is open to public and non-profit entities such as school districts, colleges, counties, and municipalities, allowing them to purchase directly from awarded vendors without conducting a separate solicitation. The City of Corpus Christi references the cooperative in council actions authorizing service, supply, and cooperative agreements with TIPS-awarded vendors.
2 eventsLast active Tracked since $701K city spending

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contract (3)
budget (3)
grant (1)
public safety (1)
community (1)

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Related Entities

Software One, Inc.1
Information Technology Fund1
Labatt Food Services, LLC1
Parks & Recreation Department1
Elderly Nutrition Program1
Gulf Coast Fleet and Truck Equipment, LLC1
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August 2026

Resolution
City Council →

Motion authorizing a one-year service agreement with Gulf Coast Fleet and Truck Equipment, LLC through the TIPS Cooperative for up to $700,839.92 to provide upfitting services for Police vehicles, funded in FY 2026 from the Crime Control District Fund, Fleet Equipment Replacement Fund, and General Fund.

Motion authorizing execution of a one-year service agreement with Gulf Coast Fleet and Truck Equipment, LLC, of Corpus Christi, through the TIPS Cooperative, in an amount up to $700,839.92 for upfitti

$701K

June 2026

Motion
City Council →

Motion authorizing a one-year supply agreement (with a one-year option) with Labatt Food Services, LLC through the Texas 20 Purchasing Cooperative for food and food-related supplies for the Parks & Recreation Department's Elderly Nutrition Program.

Motion authorizing execution of a one-year supply agreement, with a one-year option, with Labatt Food Services, LLC, Corpus Christi, Texas, through the Texas 20 Purchasing Cooperative in an amount not

Motion
City Council →

A motion authorizing a three-year cooperative agreement with Software One, Inc. through the TIPS Purchasing Cooperative to renew the City's Microsoft Enterprise software licenses, with FY 2026 funding from the Information Technology Fund.

Motion authorizing execution of a three-year cooperative agreement with Software One, Inc., of Milwaukee, WI, through the TIPS Purchasing Cooperative, in the amount of $4,263,262.62 for renewal of the