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MASBO 2014 Cooperative Purchasing 11:00-12:00 (Session VII) June 19, 2014 Presented by Derek Anderson, Program Manager, TCPN 1 COOPERATIVE PURCHASING What? Who? Why? How? 2 Cooperative Purchasing Government agencies pooling their purchasing power together. Enabling the individual agency the combined purchasing power of the masses. • All 50 states have now approved national cooperative purchasing. • Allows agencies to use contracts without going out for solicitation How does Cooperative Purchasing Work? • Contracts are competitively bid, evaluated, and awarded by an eligible entity serving in the lead agency role using a competitive solicitation process compliant with section 18-4-304. Competitive sealed proposals of MCA. • Once award letters are issued, contracts are available for immediate use or “piggy-backing” by government agencies across the U.S. Eligible Agencies • K-12 School Districts • Cities/Local Government 87,000 Public Agencies Nationwide • Counties • Universities and Colleges • Special Districts Housing Authorities, Airports, Water Districts, etc… • Non-profits • Religious Organizations Montana Legislation § 18-4-401. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Cooperative purchasing" means procurement conducted by or on behalf of more than one public procurement unit. (2) "Local public procurement unit" means a county, city, town, or other subdivision of the state or a public agency of any such subdivision; public authority; educational, health, or other institution; to the extent provided by law, any other entity that expends public funds for the procurement of supplies and services; and any nonprofit corporation operating a charitable hospital. (3) "Public procurement unit" means a local or state public procurement unit of this or any other state, including an agency of the United States, or a tribal procurement unit. (4) "State public procurement unit" means a state department, agency, or official that expends public funds for the procurement of supplies and services. 6 Montana Legislation § 18-4-402. Cooperative purchasing authorized. The department may participate in, sponsor, conduct, or administer a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of any supplies or services with one or more public procurement units in accordance with an agreement entered into between the participants independent of the requirements of part 3. Cooperative purchasing may include purchasing through federal supply schedules of the United States general services administration, joint or multiparty contracts between public procurement units, open-ended state public procurement unit contracts that are made available to local public procurement units, and competitive contracts established by for-profit, not-for-profit, or nonprofit cooperative entities. 7 Montana Legislation § 18-4-124. Local government adoption of procurement provisions (1) A political subdivision or school district may adopt any or all parts of this chapter and the accompanying rules promulgated by the department. 8 Take Advantage National Cooperatives: National IPA NJPA (National Joint Powers Alliance) WSCA (Western States Contracting Alliance) 9 QUESTIONS?? Thank You! Derek Anderson 979-877-8273 [email protected] 11