About Us

National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance (National IPA) works with public and non-profit 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.

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.

SUCCESSSTORY: DuPage County is proud to be a PPA in partnership with National IPA. This cooperative procurement collaboration helps reduce redundancy in government across the nation at a time when taxpayers expect us to conserve in any way we can. JOAN M.MORANGE, CPPB PROCUREMENT SERVICES SUPERVISOR, DUPAGE COUNTY FINANCE DEPARTMENT