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Consideration of and action on a resolution authorizing the City’s participation in The National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance, a national cooperative procurement organization.
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Summary:
Texas Government Code, Chapter 791, Interlocal Cooperation Act and Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 271, Subchapter F. Cooperative Purchasing Program, authorizes local governments to enter into interlocal agreements with other governmental agencies to participate in their cooperative purchasing programs. The City is a member of several purchasing cooperatives, such as the H-GAC, Buy Board, Texas Department of Information Resources (TXDIR), and the General Services Administration (GSA). Purchasing cooperatives typically focus on a slightly different type of vendor or product base (e.g., technology, vehicles, service, etc.) but each provides governmental and public entities a unique opportunity for greater efficiency and economy in procuring goods and services.
At this time, authorization is requested to participate in The National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance, which is a national cooperative procurement organization providing access to a large variety of publicly solicited contracts to simplify purchasing while complying with procurement requirements. The National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance offers publicly solicited contracts to government entities nationwide. Joining this purchasing cooperative will provide the City with more options to obtain the best pricing on goods and services.
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact: There is no cost to join this purchasing cooperative.
Recommended action:
Approve the resolution authorizing the City of Deer Park’s participation in The National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance.