NASPO ValuePoint® announces the award of Master Agreements for Procurement Assistance and Support Services (PASS). The Lead State™ of North Carolina awarded the competitively solicited contracts to forty suppliers for procurement assistance and IT planning, research, and strategy services for public entities nationwide.

The solicitation contained two award categories:

• Procurement Assistance Support Services (PASS)
• IT Research, Advisory, and Consulting Services (IT RAC)

The following suppliers were awarded one or both categories under this portfolio:

• Accenture
• ASI Government
• Avasant
• Avid Systems
• Berry Dunn McNeil
• Business Management Research Assoc.
• CACI Inc
• Calyptus Consulting Group
• Capital Group
• Center for Applied Innovation
• Civic Initiatives
• Crowe
• CSG Government Solutions
• Deloitte Consulting
• Design to Delivery
• EL Hamm & Associates
• Elyon Enterprise Strategies
• Ernst & Young
• Flairsoft
• Forrester Research
• Gartner
• Genesis Consulting Partners
• Guidehouse Inc
• Health Management Associates
• Healthtech Solutions
• Ikaso Consulting
• Infojini
• Info-Tech Research Group
• KPMG
• Mathtech
• Mission Critical Partners
• Monterey Consultants
• NTT Data State Health Consulting
• Plante & Moran
• Public Consulting Group
• Sellers Dorsey Associates
• Simplar Sourcing Solutions
• Stafford Consulting Company
• The Boston Consulting Group
• The Noth Highland Company

As a reminder, the legacy portfolio, previously known as Procurement Acquisition Support Services, is expiring on January 18, 2026, and is being replaced by the new Procurement Assistance and Support Services (PASS) (2026-2029) portfolio, with Master Agreements effective January 19, 2026, or date of execution.

This new award supports NASPO ValuePoint’s continued commitment to providing best-quality solutions. This contract is available for use by state governments, the District of Columbia, territories of the United States, institutions of higher education, political subdivisions, and other eligible entities, subject to approval by the State Chief Procurement Official and in compliance with local statutory and regulatory provisions.

For more details on the Procurement Assistance and Support Services portfolio and how to use these Master Agreements, visit www.naspovaluepoint.org.

About the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO): NASPO® is a non–profit association dedicated to advancing public procurement through leadership, excellence, and integrity. It is made up of the chief procurement official of each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States. NASPO is an organization that helps its members achieve success as public procurement leaders through the promotion of best practices, education, professional development, research, and innovative procurement strategies. Learn more at www.naspo.org.

About NASPO ValuePoint: NASPO ValuePoint® is the cooperative purchasing division of NASPO, facilitating cooperative public procurement solicitations using a Lead State Model™. NASPO ValuePoint aggregates the demand of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the US territories, their political subdivisions, and other eligible entities, spurring innovation and competition in the marketplace. NASPO ValuePoint delivers best-value, reliable, and competitively sourced cooperative contracts—offering public entities outstanding pricing, favorable terms and conditions, and value-added services. Learn more at www.naspovaluepoint.org.

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NASPO
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