How to Buy

Cooperative Purchasing Contracts

Symtech Fire is proud to offer our training equipment and systems through nationally recognized cooperative purchasing contracts. These contract vehicles allow fire departments, municipalities, and government agencies to procure Symtech equipment quickly, compliantly, and without the need for lengthy bid processes.

By leveraging cooperative contracts, agencies can streamline procurement, reduce administrative burden, and ensure competitive, pre-negotiated pricing.

Benefits of Cooperative Purchasing

Eliminates the need to conduct independent bids or RFPs
Fully compliant with public procurement requirements
Pre-negotiated, competitively solicited pricing
Accelerates project timelines
Reduces administrative workload
Provides transparent and auditable purchasing

These contracts allow agencies to focus on implementing critical training infrastructure rather than managing complex procurement processes.

Available Cooperative Contracts

Sourcewell Contract

Symtech Fire is an awarded vendor under Sourcewell, one of the most widely used cooperative purchasing organizations in North America.

Sourcewell is a government-focused cooperative purchasing organization serving over 50,000 public agencies across the United States and Canada, including:

Fire departments
Municipalities
Counties
State agencies
Educational institutions
Public safety training organizations

Sourcewell conducts rigorous competitive solicitations on behalf of its participating agencies, ensuring full compliance with public procurement laws.

Through the Sourcewell contract, agencies can purchase Symtech Fire training equipment directly, without issuing their own bid, while maintaining full compliance with local and state procurement requirements.

HGACBuy Contract (Houston-Galveston Area Council)

Symtech Fire equipment is also available through HGACBuy via authorized Symtech distribution partners.

HGACBuy is a nationwide cooperative purchasing program administered by the Houston-Galveston Area Council, serving more than 8,000 local and state government agencies across the United States. HGACBuy provides competitively awarded contracts that allow public agencies to purchase equipment efficiently while meeting all applicable procurement requirements.

Through HGACBuy, agencies can procure Symtech Fire training equipment through approved distributors holding HGACBuy contracts. This provides:

Full procurement compliance
Competitively solicited and awarded contract pricing
Streamlined purchasing without issuing a separate bid
Access to Symtech equipment through established procurement channels

Symtech and our authorized partners will assist in identifying the appropriate HGACBuy contract and distributor for your project.

National Purchasing Partners (NPPGov)

Symtech Fire equipment is available through National Purchasing Partners (NPPGov) via authorized distributor contract vehicles.

National Purchasing Partners (NPPGov) is a cooperative purchasing organization that provides publicly solicited contracts to government agencies, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations nationwide. NPPGov simplifies procurement by offering access to pre-competed contracts through its network of national and regional suppliers.

Through NPPGov contracts held by authorized Symtech partners, agencies benefit from:

Fully compliant cooperative purchasing
Pre-negotiated contract pricing
Reduced administrative burden
Expedited procurement timelines

Symtech Fire works closely with its distributor network to ensure agencies receive the same high-quality equipment, support, and project execution regardless of purchasing path.

How to Purchase Through Cooperative Contracts

Purchasing through cooperative contracts is simple:

Confirm your agency participates in the cooperative program
Reference the applicable Symtech cooperative contract number
Request a quote from Symtech Fire
Issue a purchase order referencing the cooperative contract

Our team will assist you throughout the process to ensure compliance and efficiency.

Assistance with Procurement

Symtech Fire’s team has extensive experience working with procurement officials and can provide:

Contract documentation
Quote assistance
Compliance support
Budgetary pricing
Procurement guidance