Effective April 15, 2008, the State of New Jersey has awarded solicitation #M0065 to AutoZone under the U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance. AutoZone has been assigned New Jersey State contract # A71188. The contract has an effective date of April 15, 2008 through June 26, 2011.
The State of New Jersey was allowed to negotiate local commitments in addition to the parts and services commitments included within the existing AutoZone-U.S. Communities agreement based upon the consolidated purchasing strength of the New Jersey Cooperative Procurement Program.
Benefits specific to the State of New Jersey include:
- AutoZone's lowest tier level pricing for government accounts
- Online access to New Jersey contract pricing to all participants
- Access to all of AutoZone's OEM, OEM equivalents, replacement, remanufactured and rebuilt products at lowest tier level pricing
- Free shipping to all in-state delivery locations
- A toll free in-state customer care center based in New Jersey
- New Jersey dedicated sales, service and product specialists
Cooperative Procurement Program Participants will also enjoy:
- Expedited delivery on contract stocked items from AutoZone locations
- 0-3 miles from AutoZone location = 30 minutes or less
- 3-5 miles from AutoZone location = 45 minutes or less
- Access to AutoZone's Integrated Business Solutions (IBS)
- Facilitation of OEM service reimbursements under the IBS program
- Cost saving procurement efficiencies from the reduction of overhead and administrative costs through the use of sole source vendor procurement
The New Jersey Cooperative Procurement Program is available to all quasi-state agencies, counties, municipalities, school districts, county colleges and state colleges within the State of New Jersey. AutoZone is required to verify qualifying participants prior to granting contract purchasing access. To start the contract process, simply use the "Sign Me Up" link below. Welcome to AutoZone!
AutoZone is the largest automotive parts, services and accessories provider in the United States. AutoZone provides more than 800,000 products in over 70 distinct categories. AutoZone has over 4,000 company-owned locations selling to wholesale and public sector customers through its commercial division. AutoZone's commercial division is dedicated to the sole support of commercial, fleet, wholesale and public sector customers. AutoZone commercial specialists and delivery personnel work behind the scenes in AutoZone locations in order to provide dedicated support to public sector customers. The company has over 60 locations in New Jersey with nearly 1,200 in-state employees.
U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance (U.S. Communities) is a non-profit public benefit corporation established by local government as an "instrumentality" of government to assist public agencies in reducing the cost of purchased goods. U.S. Communities was created to provide all local governments with the best products and services at the lowest procurement cost. U.S. Communities pools the purchasing power of public agencies, achieves bulk volume discounts on behalf of public agencies and provides a national purchasing forum for public agencies nationwide.
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The dedicated AutoZone team for State of New Jersey will contact you in 24-48 business hours with your cooperative purchasing account verification.