Department of Information Resources
May 1998

DIR conducted a study of the issue of leasing versus purchasing information technologies as directed by the General Appropriations Act of the 75th Legislature. One of the Legislature's requirements was the development of guidelines for making the lease versus purchase decision to be used by state agencies in evaluating cost alternatives.

Information about file formats.  

• Lease vs. Purchase – PDF (438 KB, 37 pages)
• Lease vs. Purchase – RTF (262 KB, 37 pages) 
• Sample Vendor Selection Checklist – RTF (29KB, 1 page)
• Sample Lease Contract Negotiation Checklist – RTF (33KB, 2 pages)

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