FAQS

Since we strongly desire to maintain our outstanding reputation in our industry, we closely scrutinize each and every company (principal) we represent. We do this to ensure they are the best solution in their particular niche. Many of the companies we represent were originally referred to us by our customers  who were satisfied with one of our other services! It is our job to provide the best resource for your service or product requirements. We can accomplish  this because our team has nearly 100 years of combined industry experience.

Contract engineering is when one of Integrity Sourcing Solutions’ customers “hires” one of our outstanding engineering firms to perform a specific engineering task for them.

For instance,  that task might be an electronic engineering project,  such as generating a schematic.  Or, the task might be a software project,  such as writing code.  PCB design and layout is also considered contract engineering.

Contract manufacturing is when a customer selects one of our manufacturing resources to fabricate a whole product or part of a product for them. 

A contract engineering and/or manufacturers’ sales representative (aka “sales rep” or “rep”) firm is a company that represents an engineering firm’s, and/or a  manufacturing firm’s, services. Usually, the company (aka “the principal”) represented does not have the employee sales staff required for adequate sales  representation in all the areas it does business. Maintaining a full-time sales staff is very costly to a company. Sales employees are paid a salary and benefits  whether or not they make a sale. On the other hand, sales reps get paid a commission ONLY when they make a sale.

A sales “rep” saves the customer a great deal of money! To reiterate, a principal only has to pay a commission to the sales rep once a sale has  been made. As a customer, you benefit by paying less for services and products because the principal does not have to pass the salary burden of a full-time sales employee on to you.

Most sales reps have better contacts and relationships with customers in their territories than do the companies they represent. By hiring a sales rep, the  principal is able to leverage the rep’s contacts and relationships.

Integrity Sourcing Solutions is a “rep” firm that offers many “solutions” for your project as it represents many companies in the same “line”(a specific area of service or manufacturing such as machining, etc.)  Those companies are non-competitive. However, together, they usually cover the complete spectrum of any service you may require.  For instance, if you need PCBA services, once we have qualified your project, we put you in touch with the PCBA company that would be the best “solution” for your unique project. Regular “rep” firms usually have just one principal they represent for any given service.  So, if your project is not a good fit for the company they represent, they cannot be of assistance to you.    Integrity Sourcing Solutions saves you a tremendous amount of time searching for the perfect fit for your project as, again, we represent multiple solutions for any given requirement.
Yes! Integrity Sourcing Solutions specializes in providing solutions for just about every contract engineering and/or manufacturing need. In many instances, we offer multiple solutions for just one requirement. In this way, we can “steer” you to the best company we represent for your particular need. For example, we represent many engineering  companies. These “solutions” are the best in each of their “niches” of engineering services.
Yes! Integrity Sourcing Solutions can provide a resource to engineer and manufacture an entire product or just part of a product from concept to reality.
Absolutely not! In most instances, you will be paying far less. Since the principals we represent do not have the expense of full-time sales employees, they  can offer the customer (you) very competitive prices. Yes, we do receive a commission for business we bring to them; but, that commission is far below the  expense of a full-time sales staff. Those savings are passed on to you!
NO!!! The very first thing Integrity Sourcing Solutions does when a prospect expresses interest in one of the companies we represent is to put that prospect in direct communication with that resource! We strongly encourage our customers to communicate directly with our principals. We do not wish to be a gate to your progress and waste your time on needless delays. Avoid reps who insist that you transact everything ONLY through them.
Only the companies we represent provide quotations to our customers.  We do this for a reason.  Sometimes, other rep firms put hidden mark-ups in the quotations they provide to their customers. Here’s how this scam works: A prospect asks one of these types of reps for a quote, say for a widget. The rep then gets a quote from his principal for the widget which he then marks up and presents to his unfortunate customer. The mark-ups in these types of quotes are usually outrageous. Integrity Sourcing Solutions is in no way involved in establishing any pricing nor do we provide quotations. ALL of Clark Net’s principals send quotes DIRECTLY to our customers.
All industries.
Integrity Sourcing Solutions is trusted by the best companies in their respective industries. We have been the “go to” solution to hundreds of diverse companies since 1993. Integrity Sourcing Solutions is always willing to provide customer references should you require them.

Integrity Sourcing Solutions often works with customers who are experiencing unexpected time and/or budgetary constraints. We especially enjoy these opportunities as they give us a chance to really show our stuff. You can always feel confident that we probably have a resource to help you in these situations. If we do not, we’ll help you find one!

Yes! For instance, all of our PCB bare board and assembly solutions have RoHS capabilities. Most of our manufacturers have green initiatives in place so as to ensure a better environment for all of us.
Most of the companies we represent do business across the country, some globally. Thus, shipping to any location is never a problem.
Only if you need expediting. Integrity Sourcing Solutions tries to avoid this by working with our customers from concept to reality. In this way, we can prevent additional  expenses through needs forecasting, etc..  However, if you need expediting concerning any of our services, we’ll be glad to help!
Integrity Sourcing Solutions is 110% committed to your satisfaction. We, unlike other rep firms, do not introduce you to one of our principals and that’s the last time you hear from us. Quite the contrary!!! We stay very involved in the sales process from our first meeting with you to your receipt of your service or product from one of our resources. We follow up shortly thereafter to ensure your total satisfaction. Our business success depends entirely on the satisfaction of our  customers. We never forget that!!!

Yes, we are always interested in representing companies who are the best at what they do. Please contact us if you are interested. Just refer to our  “Contact”  page and  fill out the form. We will contact you as soon as we receive your request.

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