Cooperative purchasing remains a high priority for the State of Iowa Board of Regents and of the Regent Institutions to realize greater efficiencies and effectiveness.
As appropriate, the Regent Institutions strive to identify and implement joint purchasing contracts, which provide the lowest competitive price consistent with Regent quality and service.
Joint Regent Contracts consolidate like commodities from the institutions into a single contract, minimizing individual institutions’ efforts while maximizing commodity volume to gain better prices which otherwise could not be achieved. Some contracts are available only to the universities while others are available to all Regent Institutions and other State of Iowa Agencies.
Following is a listing of all current Joint Regent Contracts which show commodity item, lead agency, vendor, availability and contract manager responsible for each contact.
| Commodity Item | Vendor Name | Availability | Contract Manager |
| Book Binding | HF Group (was Heckman Bindery) | All Regent Institutions | Sherri Dusenbery |
| Bread/Buns/Rolls | Interstate Brands (Prev Sara Lee Bakery) | SUI, IC Schools, JC Seniors |
Chandra Wojno |
| Computer Accessories,Software | Insight Direct Inc | All Regent Institutions | Jayne Keiser |
| Computer Equipment | Dell Computer | All Regent Institutions | Jayne Keiser |
| Computer Equipment | Gateway | All Regent Institutions | Jayne Keiser |
| Copier Cost Per Copy | Business Systems | All Regent Institutions, State Agencies, Political Subdivisions | Jayne Keiser |
| Copier Purchases | Koch Brothers, Ikon, Oce (formerly Imagistics), Business Systems | All Regent Institutions, State Agencies, Political Subdivisions | Jayne Keiser |
| Freight | Federal Express, UPS | All Regent Institutions | Sherri Dusenbery |
| Grease Recycling | Darling International (fka: National By-Products) | SUI, UNI | Chandra Wojno |
| IBM | IBM | All State Agencies | Jayne Keiser |
| Janitorial Chemical Supplies | Ecolab | SUI, UNI | John Watkins |
| Medical Supplies | Various | All State Agencies | Tim Orris |
| Milk, Milk products | Swiss Valley/Anderson Erickson | SUI, UNI | Chandra Wojno |
| Moving Services | Ace, Allied?, Hawkeye, Maher | Regent Institutions, State Agencies | Sherri Dusenbery |
| Nutritional Formula | Various | All State Agencies | Chandra Wojno |
| Paper Recycled and Virgin | JP Gasway | Regents, State, Muni, Educational | Sherri Dusenbery |
| Pharmaceutical Drugs | Novation | All State Agencies | Dan Felderman |
| Procurement Card | US Bank/Elan Financial Services | All Regent Institutions | Debby Zumbach |
| Professional Services | Ethics Point Inc | All Regent Institutions | Debby Zumbach |
| Rough Paper Products | Various | All Regent Institutions | John Watkins |
| Software Licensing Fees | Zones Inc (fka: Microsoft/Insight Direct) | All Regent Institutions | Jayne Keiser |
| Software Licensing Fees | Topaz Technologies LTD | All Regent Institutions | Jayne Keiser |
| Commodity Item | Vendor Name | Availability | Contract Manager |
| Auto Glass/Repairs | Auto Glass Center | All Regent Institutions | Wendy Foster |
| Computer Systems - Cisco | Forsythe Solutions | All Regent Institutions | Al Brooks |
| Computer Peripherals | CDW | All Regent Institutions | Terry Lewis |
| Electrical Supplies | Stitzell Electric | All Regent Institutions | Norm Hill & Jim Mott |
| Electronics Recycling | Midwest Electronic Recovery | All Regent Institutions | Cory Harms |
| Explosive Stabilization | Focus Environmental | SUI, ISU, UNI, State Agencies | Cory Harms |
| Fleet Overflow Vehicle Rentals | Enterprise | Regent Institutions, State Agencies | Al Brooks |
| Fluorescent Bulb Disposal | HTR | SUI, ISU, UNI, State Agencies | Cory Harms |
| Hazardous Waste Disposal | Pollution Control | SUI, ISU, UNI, State Agencies | Cory Harms |
| Laboratory Casework | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Regent Institutions, IBA, State & Jr. Colleges, Sec. Schools | Al Brooks & Doug Getter |
| Laboratory Supplies | Thermo Fisher Scientific | Regent Institutions, IBA, State & Jr. Colleges, Sec. Schools | Al Brooks & Doug Getter |
| Office Supplies | Office Max | Regent Institutions, IBA, State & Jr. Colleges & Sec. Schools | Al Brooks & Doug Getter |
| Office Systems Furniture | Allsteel | Regent Institutions, State Agencies | Cathy Beckman |
| Pit Sludge Removal | Enviromark | SUI, ISU, UNI, IDOT | Cory Harms |
| Power Plant Chemicals | Ondeo Nalco Chemical Co. | SUI, ISU, UNI | Dennis Romsey |
| Professional Services | Ethics Point Inc | All Regent Institutions | Nancy Brooks |
| Software Licensing Fees | Microsoft/Zones | All Regent Institutions | Terry Lewis |
| Travel Agency | Various | Regent Institutions, State Agencies | Kate Kile-Woods |
| Workstations/Scientific Equipment | Hewlett-Packard | All Regent Institutions | Terry Lewis |
