Carahsoft Adds AWS Offerings to Three Public Sector Procurement Vehicles; Craig Abod Quoted

Carahsoft Technology has included Amazon Web Services offerings on three additional contract vehicles that are available to state and local government agencies, school districts, qualified nonprofit organizations and higher education institutions.

Carahsoft said Wednesday its authorized public sector partners can offer AWS products via the National Association of State Procurement Officials ValuePoint, National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance and National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance vehicles.

"By adding AWS solutions to these additional contract vehicles, we’re supporting government and educational customers as they accelerate adoption of cloud services,” said Craig Abod, president of Carahsoft and a 2019 Wash100 winner.

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NASPO ValuePoint covers 28 statewide contracts focused on Software-as-a-Service, Infrastructure-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service offerings; while National IPA streamlines procurement for 50K certified government customers. NCPA leverages an e-portal that caters to 90K nonprofit and public organizations across the U.S.

Carahsoft offers a full range of AWS products and services through the latter's Public Sector Distribution Program