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"We try to get agencies to see that we want to be the independent consultant between them and the vendor," he said. Many people do come to him for advice on copier purchases, he added.

Other states have also found success in this area. Jerry Wilson, director of Alabama's Department of Finance, Division of Printing and Publications, noted that he recently got authority over all color copier purchases, plus all copiers running 70 cpm and higher.