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In 1993, the Washington State Legislature passed HB 1509, which among other
things, granted Washington's public higher education institutions independent
purchasing authority for goods and services. To maximize the benefit of that
authority, Washington's public four-year institutions along with the state's
community and technical colleges entered into an interlocal cooperation
agreement to jointly develop and utilize purchasing contracts. The Council of
Presidents and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges coordinate
this process and convene representatives from the institutions to develop
policies and procedures for WIPHE contracts.
Since its inception, the WIPHE process has been utilized by institutions of
higher education to save time by reducing overlapping efforts, and maximized
the value of taxpayer dollars by leveraging the buying power of multiple
institutions to obtain group buying discounts and promotional savings. The
WIPHE process is a highly successful collaboration among the two and four-year
public institutions of higher education.
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