Contract Pricing
Texas DIR Contract Pricing is applicable only for entities determined by DIR to be eligible purchasers and explained below.
Defined in Section 2054.003, Texas Government Code, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the Lower Colorado River Authority, a private school, as defined by Section 5.001, Education Code, a private or independent institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, a volunteer fire department, as defined by Section 152.001, Tax Code, and those state agencies purchasing from a DIR contract through an Interagency Agreement, as authorized by Chapter 771, Texas Government Code, any local government as authorized through the Interlocal Cooperation Act, Chapter 791, Texas Government Code, and the state agencies and political subdivisions of other states as authorized by Section 2054.0565, Texas Government Code and except for telecommunications services under Chapter 2170, Texas Government Code, assistance organizations as defined in Section 2175.001, Texas Government Code to mean the following:
- A nonprofit organization that provides educational, health or human services or assistance to homeless individuals;
- A nonprofit food bank that solicits, warehouses, and redistributes edible but unmarketable food to an agency that feeds needy families and individuals;
- Texas Partners of the Americas, a registered agency with the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid, with the approval of the Partners of the Alliance Office of the Agency for International Development;
- A group, including a faith-based group, that enters into a financial or nonfinancial agreement with a health or human services agency to provide services to that agency’s clients;
- A local workforce development board created under Section 2308.253;
- A nonprofit organization approved by the Supreme Court of Texas that provides free legal services for low-income households in civil matters;
- The Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation, Inc., or an entity designated by the commissioner of agriculture as the foundation’s successor entity under Section 74.1011, Texas Agriculture Code;
- A nonprofit computer bank that solicits, stores, refurbishes and redistributes used computer equipment to public school students and their families; and
- A nonprofit organization that provides affordable housing.
Eligibility Overview
Out-of-state public entities are welcome to purchase from DIR (see TGC 2054.0565). DIR relies on the
Interlocal Cooperation Act, Section 791.025 to document these transactions.
The Interstate Cooperation Agreement (formerly Interlocal Cooperation Agreement) allows controlling law
to be the law of your state, allows you to define the venue for litigation, and allows you to define dispute
resolution procedures.
The Interstate Cooperation Contract (ISC) enables you to purchase from any contract available through the
Cooperative Contracts program.
Before purchasing any technology commodity, out-of-state public entities must have an executed ISC.
Please view the list (organized by state) here to determine if your organization already has an agreement in place with DIR.
IMPORTANT: By clicking the link above, you are verifying that you are eligible to purchase under the Texas DIR contract.
