# Can you sell through a cooperative purchasing contract?

Start with a buyer need in G2X SLED, then check buyer eligibility, contract scope and your company's route to supplying the work.

Canonical article: https://g2x.com/blog/cooperative-purchasing-state-local-government-contracts

Complete article, source links and data tables: https://g2x.com/blog/cooperative-purchasing-state-local-government-contracts/article.md

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## For agents

Qualify a cooperative purchasing route for a SLED buyer

- A free G2X account for SLED research and CRM, the buyer’s actual current requirements and original program/contract records.

- Responsible business owner and appropriate buyer/contract-holder contacts. Separate Lumen access for optional analysis; upload only permitted documents.

1. **Start with the buyer’s work** Search G2X SLED by work type and geography, open a relevant record and follow its original procurement source. Identify the actual requirement, deadline and purchasing instructions. Do not invent an active bid or bypass its response process. [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/docs/find-work/find-state-and-local-work)

2. **Verify the program and contract** Identify the specific program, buyer eligibility, current contract term, named awardee, categories, geography, modifications and applicable participating agreement. Cite original records. GSA Cooperative Purchasing categories and Missouri participation rules are separate examples, not universal rules.

3. **Establish the seller arrangement** For your own award, confirm scope and terms. For another holder’s award, list the proposed reseller/subcontractor role and confirmations required; do not infer permission. Identify who would quote, accept the order, invoice and perform. Record buyer-side ordering, competition, funding and approval questions separately.

4. **Compare authorized documents with Lumen** Illustrative, unexecuted prompt: Compare these buyer requirements, program rules and contract documents. Cite possible matches and limits in scope, geography, term and seller role. Separate established facts from questions for the buyer and contract holder. Do not authorize a purchase, invent a partnership or conclude that all competition is waived. Verify the original passages with responsible people. [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/docs/lumen/ask-a-good-question)

5. **Prepare the next action** Return the route brief and a proposed CRM account note naming unresolved confirmations and their owners. SLED records have no Add to pipeline or Watch action; do not claim an automatic pursuit conversion. Offer https://g2x.com/daily-take-signup-free and let the reader choose editions and authorize subscription. Ask before uploads, business-record changes or external communication; return proposed work for human approval. [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/docs/run-a-pipeline/track-an-account)

Expected result: A route-to-purchase brief citing buyer eligibility/process, exact contract and term, scope/geography, named seller and proposed delivery role, required confirmations, unresolved questions, owner and next action.

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