The Educational Purchasing Interlocal Cooperative at Region 6 (EPIC6) seeks proposals for Books – Library, Text, Publications on an "as needed" basis for the period from July 1, 2024 thru June 30, 2028. This Request for Proposal (RFP) is solicited on behalf of the EPIC6 Purchasing Coop and its members. Awarded vendor(s) must agree to extend contract pricing and terms to all members, current and future, as agreed to by the Cooperative in this contract. Volumes and quantities that will be purchased are unknown. Cooperative members are not required to purchase from awarded vendors. EPIC6 will be awarding this contract on a multi-vendor basis, so as to best serve the needs of its Cooperative members. EPIC6 seeks to award responsive, responsible proposals that score the minimum evaluation score of 70 points thus allowing the Cooperative members access to vendors that best meet their needs based on factors including, but not limited to, price, availability, and delivery. Awards resulting from this solicitation will designate the vendor(s) as an "approved vendor(s)" with the Cooperative and its members. Any reference within the following pages of this document to bid, Request for Proposal (RFP), Competitive Sealed Proposal (CSP) could be technically inaccurate but should still be construed to mean and are used interchangeably as the designated legal methods of procurement listed at TEC 44.031(a)(3). This is a Request for Proposal as defined in Texas Education Code Chapter 44. IF YOU ALREADY HOLD EPIC6 CONTRACT 14.22 OR 14.23 Books – Library, Text, Publications YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESPOND TO THIS SOLICITATION. IF YOU HOLD 14.22 OR 14.23 AND CHOOSE TO RESPOND HEREIN, AND ARE AWARDED ON THIS CONTRACT, YOUR PREVIOUS CONTRACT WILL BE TERMINATED AND REPLACED BY THIS CONTRACT.

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