Toshiba IP Communications System manual Complete Support, Government Purchasing Options

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COMPLETE SUPPORT

Government Purchasing Options

The Toshiba Government Communications Program offers several purchasing options designed to meet your specific requirements.

GSA Schedule Purchases

If your organization is authorized to purchase from the General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule, the Toshiba GSA Schedule (contract number GS-35-F-0252T) offers a fast, easy purchasing path that eliminates time-consuming bids. Take advantage of these benefits:

Standardized pricing for equipment and installation

Simplified budget information for accurate purchase and installation forecasting

A dedicated Toshiba government specialist to coordinate all aspects of your purchase

When you order Toshiba communications systems through our GSA Program, you have several convenient payment options:

GSA SmartPay® purchase cards

Toshiba Financial Services leasing programs

GSA Advantage!® online (www.fss.gsa.gov)

Discounts for prompt payments and bulk purchases

Open Market Purchases

If you prefer to purchase on the open market, rather than through the Toshiba GSA Schedule, competitive pricing is also available through your local authorized Toshiba TSD dealer. These dealers can offer you affordable pricing as well as the benefits of Toshiba Financial Services Leasing programs.

GSA MAS Contract Purchases

Through GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), contracts are approved and awarded rapidly. Open to all Federal agencies as well as State and Local organizations, those agencies and vendors who order using MAS contracts receive some unique benefits, including:

Administrative savings and reduced acquisition cost

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Shorter lead-times and turn-times

Compliance with various laws and regulations

Volume purchase prices across an agency

Wider selection of commercial services and products

Access to the latest technology

Clients who qualify for MAS Contract purchases have these additional advantages:

Meet competition requirements through pre-negotiated, best commercial rates

Meet small business goals

Offer easy payment options

Keeps solicitation continuously open

Your Toshiba Government Communications Program dealer can help you determine if your agency is qualified to purchase through GSA MAS Contracts.

For recurring orders, your agency may realize additional savings by establishing Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) under your GSA Schedule contract. A BPA streamlines the order process, reduces your administrative efforts by eliminating individual orders and payments, and lets you leverage your agency’s buying power through volume purchases.

Government agencies awarding and administering contracts during emergencies are encouraged to seek out prequalified GSA contractors. Please see the May 2007 Emergency Acquisitions Guide, developed by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and released by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), available at www.whitehouse.gov/omb/procurement/guides/emergency_

acquisitions_guide.pdf, for information.

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