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Eligibility depends on the contract. TIPS is open to any public entity or qualifying non-profit nationwide. NCSA's Technology contract is nationwide for government agencies, no membership required. The Ontario VOR is available to all Ontario-Canada public-sector organizations.

Under TIPS, yes — you register as a TIPS Member, no fee. Under NCSA, no membership needed. The Ontario VOR doesn't involve a buyer membership — eligible Ontario public-sector organizations can contact us directly to start a procurement (see Question 10).

Cooperative purchasing lets you buy through a pre-negotiated, competitive contract that has been already competitively bidded and awarded on — potentially avoiding the need to run a separate solicitation process. This depends on your jurisdiction's laws and procurement policy permitting it, so check with your legal or procurement office first.

Scope varies by contract. Check the contract details above for the exact scope of each or contact us to confirm the right contract for a specific product or service.

Discounts apply to contract awards. Most of the services are covered by a minimum of 7% discount on list price for our products. Other Contracts provide a discounted blended hourly rate. These are floors, not ceilings — greater discounts may be offered based on combination of services.

Yes, within limits. Catalog pricing can be updated periodically, but increases are capped by contract details based on our service/product. The guaranteed minimum discount always applies.

The contract guarantees a minimum discount off our approved/catalog pricing (see Question 5).

The added value is that the contracts add process efficiency: it lets your organization skip running its own competitive solicitation where your jurisdiction permits relying on it, saving time and internal procurement cost while locking in a guaranteed minimum discount.

Contact us and we're happy to walk through the specifics for your situation.

Under TIPS: Request a quote referencing our vendor's name and contract number, then submit your PO with the quote to: tipspo@tips-usa.com.

Under NCSA: Contact us directly for a quote, then submit your PO to us and copy: procurement@ncsheriffs.net.

Under the Ontario VOR: Contact us directly to start the process — see Question 10 for how the assignment and agreement steps work.

For help placing an order under any contract, contact us at sales@bluaitech.com or +1 (855) 937-3726.

Yes. A cooperative contract may satisfy or streamline your competitive-bid requirement where you're permitted to rely on it — it doesn't replace your own budget, signature, or internal approval process. You may also need a Supplemental Agreement (TIPS) or Master/Interlocal Agreement (NCSA) depending on your organization's requirements.

It's not a fixed discount — it's a pre-qualified vendor pool for project-by-project procurement at a blended hourly rate.

OPS (provincial) clients:

• Under $30,300 — direct assignment, no formal competition required
• $30,300+ — second-stage competition; smaller, well-defined assignments under $121,200 are typically written submissions, larger assignments $121,200+ typically involve live presentations

Non-OPS clients (hospitals, school boards, municipalities):

Procure directly with us via a Master Acceptance Agreement.

Under TIPS, yes — the Survival Clause protects multi-year agreements placed during the contract term, even past its expiration. The Ontario VOR Master Agreement runs February 1, 2026 – January 31, 2030, with no extension, but a project Letter of Agreement signed before expiry can run up to one year past it. For NCSA, contact us to confirm multi-year protection past its current term.

Contact us directly at sales@bluaitech.com or +1 (855) 937-3726 for contract documentation, catalog pricing, or any other details on any of our contracts — TIPS, NCSA, or the Ontario VOR.

Yes. We are an awarded vendor on NCSA, TIPS, University of Western Ontario and Supply Ontario vehicles, so eligible organizations can engage us without running a new solicitation.

Every project meets WCAG 2.2 AA, ADA, and Section 508 standards, for both websites and documents.

We provide secure hosting and cloud infrastructure with regional options for Canadian and United States data residency requirements.

Both. Closed loop integrations keep your data inside your environment; open loop integrations connect to external services when that is appropriate.