NASPO ValuePoint IT Services
state-led contracts other states adopt.
NASPO ValuePoint for SoCal state agencies, cities, counties, school districts, community colleges, higher ed, and non-profits — the state-led contract vehicle founded by the National Association of State Procurement Officials. Lead states competitively bid contracts. Other states adopt them. California participates across most major NASPO categories — cloud, IT staffing, software VAR, and hardware.
NASPO ValuePoint — the contract vehicle state procurement officials actually run
NASPO ValuePoint. The contract vehicle arm of the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO). Lead states (typically Oregon, Utah, Minnesota, and similar) run the competitive bids for contracts that other participating states can adopt. California participates in NASPO ValuePoint across most major technology categories. Eligible buyers include state agencies, cities, counties, school districts, community colleges, higher education institutions, special districts, and non-profits in participating states. Official site: naspovaluepoint.org.
The structural difference from other contract vehicles. Sourcewell and OMNIA Partners are private vehicles that run competitive bids on behalf of members. NASPO ValuePoint is operated by NASPO — the actual professional association of state procurement officials. Lead states own the competitive process directly. The procurement validation comes from the lead state's procurement office, not a third-party organization. For agencies that prefer state-led validation, NASPO is the strongest signal.
This page covers WCC's NASPO ValuePoint practice. For other contract vehicles, see CMAS (California state vehicle), Sourcewell, and OMNIA Partners. For the broader contract vehicle landscape, see the contract vehicles hub. Start with a free IT consultation.
Three NASPO contract vehicle realities that differentiate state-led procurement
NASPO ValuePoint is structurally different from private vehicles. Three things that matter when state-led validation is the procurement standard.
State-led contracts other states adopt
Lead states (Oregon, Utah, Minnesota, and others depending on category) run the competitive bid. Other participating states — including California — adopt the awarded contracts. The procurement validation comes from a state procurement office, not a third-party vehicle.
California participates broadly
California participates in NASPO ValuePoint across cloud services, IT staff augmentation, software value-added resellers (SVAR), hardware, and most major technology categories. The California state-level participation means California state agencies and many local agencies can adopt the contracts directly under the California participating addendum.
Strong for cloud, IT staffing, hardware
NASPO's strongest categories include cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP), IT staffing and consulting, software value-added reseller arrangements (Microsoft Enterprise Agreements, Oracle, Adobe), and hardware (Dell, HP, Cisco). Less strong for niche categories like physical security where Sourcewell often wins.
Why choose WCC for NASPO ValuePoint procurements
NASPO procurements require both vendor authorization and California participating-addendum fluency. The right partner has both — not just vendor channel access, not just public-sector experience.
22+ years SoCal infrastructure
Two decades of public-sector and infrastructure work. NASPO delivery aligns with the standard workflow.
NASPO · Sourcewell · CMAS · OMNIA
Multiple contract vehicles supported. WCC can quote the same scope under multiple vehicles when the customer wants to compare procurement paths.
State, county, K-12, higher ed
Deep public-sector experience across the customer base where NASPO participation is densest — state agencies, counties, K-12 districts, community colleges, and CSU/UC.
CSLB C-7 · C-10 · C-28
Active California contractor license required for installation. WCC holds C-7, C-10, and C-28 — covering the scope NASPO-eligible infrastructure work requires.
The six NASPO-eligible delivery areas
WCC supports NASPO ValuePoint procurements through partner vendor contracts where California participates. The eligible scope spans the categories below.
Cloud Services
AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud services delivered under NASPO ValuePoint cloud category contracts. Cloud migration, ongoing management, FinOps optimization. See Azure Virtual Desktop.
IT Staff Augmentation
IT professional services staffing under NASPO IT staff aug category contracts. Network engineers, security analysts, project managers, helpdesk technicians. Short-term and long-term engagements.
Software VAR
Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, Adobe, Oracle, and similar software value-added reseller arrangements under NASPO SVAR contracts. License optimization, deployment, and lifecycle management.
Hardware
Dell, HP, Cisco hardware procurement under NASPO hardware category contracts. Endpoint, server, networking, storage. Standard discounting plus deployment and lifecycle.
Managed IT + Professional
WCC managed IT, vCISO, and professional services paired with NASPO-eligible products. Standard SOW workflow. Single-source accountability through the engagement.
Procurement Workflow Support
WCC works directly with the customer's procurement team to identify the NASPO contract number, confirm California participating addendum status, document the contract vehicle purchase justification, and produce purchase order documentation.
NASPO ValuePoint contract vehicle — common questions
NASPO ValuePoint is the contract vehicle arm of the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) — the professional association of state government procurement officials. NASPO ValuePoint contracts are competitively bid by lead state procurement offices (Oregon, Utah, Minnesota, and similar, depending on the category). Other participating states can adopt the awarded contracts through state-specific participating addenda. NASPO ValuePoint serves state agencies, cities, counties, school districts, community colleges, higher education institutions, and (in many states) non-profits. Official site: naspovaluepoint.org.
NASPO ValuePoint eligibility depends on whether the buyer's state participates in NASPO ValuePoint and whether the state has executed a participating addendum for the specific contract. In California, the state participates broadly. California state agencies typically can buy under NASPO directly. California local agencies (cities, counties, school districts, community colleges, CSU/UC) typically can buy under NASPO under California's participating addendum — subject to local procurement policy. Non-profit eligibility varies by contract and state.
Yes, California participates in NASPO ValuePoint across most major technology categories — cloud services, IT staff augmentation, software value-added resellers (SVAR), hardware, and many others. The California Department of General Services (DGS) executes participating addenda for the state. California state agencies and most California local agencies can purchase under NASPO contracts the state has adopted. The NASPO ValuePoint website lists California participating addenda by contract.
NASPO ValuePoint covers a broad technology portfolio. The strongest categories: cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP), IT staff augmentation and consulting, software value-added reseller arrangements (Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, Adobe, Oracle), hardware (Dell, HP, Cisco), copiers and printers, telecommunications, and AV equipment. Less coverage in some specialty areas like physical security where other contract vehicles are stronger.
Structurally different. Sourcewell and OMNIA Partners are private contract vehicles that run competitive bids on behalf of members. NASPO ValuePoint is operated by NASPO — the professional association of state procurement officials. Lead states run the competitive bids directly. The procurement validation comes from a state procurement office, not a third-party organization. CMAS is the California state contract vehicle, operated by California DGS. For agencies that prefer state-led validation as the strongest signal, NASPO is structurally the most aligned.
NASPO ValuePoint typically charges a small administrative fee, embedded in vendor pricing. The fee is included in the price quoted to the buyer — the buyer does not pay it separately. The fee structure varies by contract. There are no membership fees for buyer entities. There is no application or activation process — eligibility is determined by the buyer's state of operation and the state's participating addendum status for the specific contract.
NASPO ValuePoint support across Southern California
WCC supports NASPO ValuePoint procurements across all six SoCal counties — service delivery is field-based for infrastructure and remote-first for managed services. Headquartered in Chino.
NASPO contracts are competed by state procurement offices, not third-party organizations.
California participates in NASPO ValuePoint across cloud, IT staffing, software VAR, and hardware. The competitive validation comes from a state procurement office — the strongest signal for agencies that prefer state-led validation. WCC will walk your procurement team through the NASPO workflow, confirm California participating addendum status, and provide quotes.