What can National IPA
do for my agency?
National IPA works with public agencies, who as Principal Procurement Agencies competitively solicit national master agreements for aggregated use. This cooperative purchasing strategy offers lower costs, plus time and resource savings, to participating agencies.
National IPA meets the needs of our participants through:
- Establishing relationships with public agencies who competitively solicit and award national master agreements through an RFP process
- Aggregating national volume resulting in cost savings and value
- Offering a growing and diverse portfolio of pre-competed, publicly awarded master agreements for products and services
- Bridging the gap between participants and suppliers for unparalleled customer service
- Incorporating participant input into contract strategies
- Marketing agreements to a nationwide audience
Cooperative purchasing laws vary from state to state. If you are unsure of the joint powers language in your jurisdiction, contact us to find out
if your agency can utilize National IPA agreements.
National IPA are established with
the following process:
- The Principal Procurement Agency prepares a Request for Proposal (RFP), incorporating the required language making the agreement accessible nationally to agencies in states that allow intergovernmental (i.e.: "piggyback") contract usage.
- The suppliers respond to the RFP and the Principal Procurement Agency evaluates and awards the master agreement.
- National IPA launches a marketing plan, including posting of all applicable documents to its website.
- All participating agencies are eligible to utilize the master agreements through National IPA.
Click Here to view the current list of available agreements
through National IPA.