State/Local/Higher Education/Research

Bridge Data Solutions has a dedicated team focused exclusively on our State, Local, Higher Education and Research customers. This team has been strategically working within this industry since 2009. In 2012 we were awarded a master purchasing contract with the University of Washington. This contract was a testament to our technical services, excellent customer track record, and holistic understanding of these complex IT environments. In 2014 this master purchasing contract at the University of Washington was extended to all Higher Education institutions in Washington State via the WIPHE co-op. Today, we have the following purchasing contracts available:

• NASPO
• NCPA
• OMNIA
• GSA

To determine which contract is best for you, please contact us at sled@bridge-data.com.

OUR VALUE FOR STATE, LOCAL, HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CUSTOMERS:

• Our team has years of experience working with Government institutions.
• We have many years of experience supporting some of the largest HPC environments in the PNW and have an intimate understanding of how to design IT solutions to solve researching initiatives.
• We encourage collaboration between departments, across campuses, and with centralized IT resources. We facilitate collaboration between similar departments from different institutions working on similar projects.
• Principal Investigators must determine what technologies are the best fit for their unique project objectives and we have built a series of comparative analytics that help us isolate the most effective IT solution for a particular project.
• Working with departments to move from purchasing point products to strategically growing their IT infrastructure. By looking at emerging technologies, end of life/end of service dates, and future growth, we can often help spend money more efficiently.
• We can help put plans in place for handling future growth which may include:
  • Having a scalable infrastructure in place and/or having pricing already defined for future purchases
  • Working with the manufacturers to build fixed prices on hardware for future scale out consistency and Cost Model protection
• We add value by our relentless focus on providing the right solutions, always operating with integrity, working to constantly exceed expectations, remaining vendor agnostic, and holistically understanding the needs of this important industry.