Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement
This lntergovernmental Agreement (Agreement) is by and between the "Lead Contracting Agency" and participating govemment entities ("Pw:ticipating Agencies"), that are members of National Purchasing Partners (''NPP"), including members of FireRescue GPO and Public Safety GPO, that agree to the tenns and conditions of this Agreement, The Lead Contracting Agency and all Participating Agencies shall be considered as "parties" to this agreement.
WHEREAS, upon completion of a fonnal competitive solicitation and selection process, the Lead Contracting Agency has entered into Mast.er Price Agree!llents with one or more Vendors to provide goods and services, often based on national sales volume projections;
WHEREAS, NPP provides group purchasing, marketing and administrative support for governmental entities, NPP's marketing and administrative services are free to its membership, which includes participating public entitles and nonprofit institutions throughout North America.
WHEREAS, NPP has instituted a cooperative purchasing pl'ogrmn uuder which member Pmiioipating Agencies may reciprocally utilize competitively solicited Master Price Agreements awarded by the Lead Contracting Agency; WHEREAS, 1he Master Price Agreements provide 1hat all qualified government . members of NPP may purchase goods and services on the same terms, conditions and pricing as the Lead Contracting Agency, subject to applicable local and state laws of the Participating Agencies;
WHEREAS, the parties agree to comply with the requirements of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act as may be applicable to the local and state laws of the Participating Agencies;
WHEREAS, the parties desire to conserve and leverage resources, and to Im.prove the efficiency and economy of the procurement process while reducing solicitation and procurement costs;
WHEREAS, the parties are authorized and eligible to contract with govennnental bodies and Vendors to perform govermnental functions and services, including the purchase of goods and services; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to contract with Vendors under the terms of the Master Price Agreements;
NOW, TI-IEREFORB, the parties agree as follows:
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