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Office Supplies, Furniture and Equipment Technology Products

(Technology products available through Tech Depot.)

Description
BIO has partnered with Office Depot, one of the world's largest sellers of office products, to offer BIO members significant discounts on office supplies, furniture and equipment. BIO has negotiated very aggressive pricing based on $6 million of total annual volume; thus, any member company that participates in the BIO-Office Depot program receives pricing as if it were a purchaser of that volume. The program offers many other benefits beyond significant savings, as outlined below. Additional benefits include Design, Print & Ship services which provide professional printing, copying, binding and finishing at an exclusive discounted price as well as a Promotional Products service with over 1,200 promotional items available for customized company branding at discounted prices. The program offers many other benefits beyond significant savings, as outlined below. Additionally, through BIO's partnership with Tech DepotTM (an Office Depot company), BIO members can receive significant discounts on computer & technology products.

Member Benefits:
>> Up to 75% off the manufacturer's list price on core list items plus very aggressive pricing on other catalogue items and furniture
>> Two pricing options: list-less pricing or retail-less pricing
>> A core list of 250 frequently-ordered items-a list that can be completely customized for your company
>> Annual cash rebate for purchases made online
>> No shipping and handling charges and Next-Business-Day delivery on office products (Order by 5 pm local time and your order within the Office Depot local delivery area will be delivered FREE the Next Business Day. Please note: Fax orders must be received by 3 pm to qualify for FREE Next-Business-Day delivery. Sorry, special orders are not available for delivery in Alaska or Hawaii.)
>> Additional discounts available to high-volume purchasers
>> Emergency purchases at Office Depot retail stores using an Office Depot Purchasing Card or an authorized Procurement/Credit Card, where you will receive special BIO member price or the retail store price, whichever is lower
>> No minimum orders and no term or volume commitments
>> Aggressive cost-plus pricing on computer & technology products through Tech Depotô, an Office Depot company
>> Online 24/7 digital printing solutions to create professional full-color or black and white documents and correspondence materials at discounted rates. Documents are e-warehoused making changes and reordering effortless and on-demand.
>> Promotional products program provides special discounts on more than 1,200 promotional products to promote brand awareness, company image and events. Browse and order items online or utilize the expertise of a promotional products representative.

Eligible Association Members
Many state/regional biotechnology associations have partnered with BIO to offer their members the benefits of the BIO BUSINESS SOLUTIONSsm program. In addition to BIO members, members of the biotech associations from the following states can take advantage of the BIO-Office Depot office products program:

>> Alabama (BAA)
>> Arizona (AZBio)
>> California - Northern (BAYBIO)
>> California - San Diego (BIOCOM)
>> California - Pasadena (Entretech)
>> California - Los Angeles (SCBC)
>> Colorado (CBSA)
>> Delaware (Delaware Bio)
>> Florida (BioFlorida)
>> Georgia (GaBio)
>> Hawaii (HSTC)
>> Illinois (iBIO)
>> Indiana (IHIF)
>> Kansas (KansasBio)
>> Maine (BAM)
>> Maryland (TCM)
>> Michigan (MichBIO)
>> Minnesota (LifeScience Alley)
>> Missouri (MOBIO)
>> Montana (MBA)
>> Nebraska (Bio Nebraska)
>> New Jersey (BioNJ)
>> New Mexico (NMBBA)
>> New York (NYBA)
>> North Carolina (NCBIO)
>> Ohio (BioOhio)
>> Oregon (OBA)
>> Rhode Island (BioGroup)
>> South Carolina (Palmetto)
>> South Dakota
>> Tennessee (TBA)
>> Texas (THBI)
>> Utah (UTC)
>> Virginia (VaBIO)
>> Washington (WBBA)

More Information
For more information, including pricing details, contact John Travers of Office Depot at 410-381-1493, x3101 or by email at bio@officedepot.com.

For general information about Office Depot's Business Services Division, go to
www.officedepot.com/bsd.

Computer & Technology Products: Find information and special member discounted pricing on computer and technology products from Tech DepotTM, an Office Depot company.

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