Title
Consideration of and action on a resolution to enter into a Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Company d/b/a OMNIA Partners.
Body
Summary:
Staff proposes that the City of Deer Park enter into a cooperative purchasing agreement with the National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Company d/b/a OMNIA Partners Public Sector.
OMNIA Partners’ purchasing power and suppliers have produced an extensive number of cooperative contracts and partnerships. All contracts available through OMNIA Partners are competitively solicited and publicly awarded by a lead agency (government entity/educational institution), using a competitive solicitation process consistent with applicable procurement laws and regulations.
All agreements offered through OMNIA Partners have been awarded via a thorough Request for Proposal (RFP) competitive solicitation by a public agency/governmental entity (e.g., state‚ city‚ county‚ public university or school district). The lead agency prepares a competitive solicitation while incorporating language to make the agreement accessible nationally to agencies in states that allow intergovernmental contract usage. The lead agency issues the solicitation and any required amendments and notifications. Pre-proposal conferences and meetings are conducted. The lead agency evaluates the responses, negotiates the final terms and ultimately awards the master agreement. The cooperative contract is made available to public agencies, educational institutions and nonprofits. Access to solicitation and award documentation is always available in the Documentation sections of each awarded agreement. No FOIA or special request necessary.
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
N/A
Recommended action
Approve the resolution.