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Brentwood City Commission Agenda

Meeting Date:	10/09/2017
Resolution 2017-74 - Authorizing Membership in NPPGov Cooperative Purchasing Program
Submitted by:	Brian Goss, Fire
Department:	Fire & Rescue

Information

Subject

Resolution 2017-74 - Authorizing Membership in NPPGov to Purchase Equipment and Supplies for the Fire & Rescue Department.

Background

NPPGov is a national cooperative procurement organization based in Seattle, Washington, offering publicly solicited contracts to government entities nationwide. Contracts are created through a public solicitation by a "lead public agency." Access to the cooperative contracts is free and there are no purchasing obligations. The purpose of these agreements is to allow for the purchase of a wide variety of equipment and supplies at better prices through cooperative efforts, which creates a business and service alliance between buyers and suppliers. NPPGov was created to allow participating municipalities and other governmental agencies to reduce the cost of purchasing goods by leveraging combined purchasing power of many agencies.

FireRescue GPO is a program of NPPGov with contracts that focus on fire rescue members’ needs. All members have access to a broad range of publicly solicited contracts along with individual discount programs and negotiated contracts for below threshold purchases. Many of the vendors used by Brentwood Fire & Rescue offer discounted pricing utilizing NPPGov/Fire Rescue GPO pricing.

Tennessee law specifically provides that local governments may participate in purchasing cooperatives such as NPPGov and that purchases from such cooperatives comply with the State's competitive bidding requirements. Participation must be authorized at the local level through adoption of a resolution by the governing body. The City is currently a participant in three other purchasing cooperatives, the National Joint Powers Alliance, the Houston-Galveston Area Council and US Communities.

The Fire & Rescue Department will continue to explore the least expensive options when securing goods and services, and cooperative pricing through NPPGov will be utilized only when determined to be the most cost effective.

Staff Recommendation

Staff recommends approval of membership in the NPPGov cooperative procurement organization.

Fiscal Impact

Attachments
Resolution 2017-74
Signed Resolution