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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 and participating state affiliate members significant discounts on office supplies, furniture and equipment. We have negotiated aggressive pricing based on $6 million of total annual volume. Office Depot also offers discounted pricing on Design, Print & Ship services which provide professional printing, copying, binding and finishing as well as Promotional Products services with over 1,200 promotional items available for customized company branding. Additionally, through BIO's partnership with Tech DepotTM (an Office Depot company), BIO members can receive significant discounts on computer & technology products.

Member Benefits:
>> Substantial savings - up to 75% off the manufacturer's suggested retail price on "core list" items along with aggressive pricing on other catalog items and furniture.
>> A Best Valued or Core list of around 400 items of the most frequently ordered items that your company can customize to its needs.
>> Annual cash rebate of 1% if more than 80% of a company's orders are placed online
>> Large order or Volume discount of 1% on order $175.00 or greater.
>> Annual cash rebate to participating companies whose annual purchases exceed $500,000
>> High-end and hard-to-find Technology Solutions from Tech-Depot.
>> Dedicated Sales Representative ensuring excellent customer service.
>> Store purchasing cards for last minute emergency purchases at over 1,100 Office Depot retail stores (where you will receive the special BIO pricing).
>> Professional, full-service printing, copying, binding and finishing whenever you need it through online Print on Demand service.
>> 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 Solutions sm 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)
>> Kentucky BioAlliance
>> 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, BioMed SA)
>> 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 301-567-6704 or by email at bio@officedepot.com.

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

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

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