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National Purchasing Partners <br />Member Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement <br />This Intergovernmental Agreement (Agreement) by and between government <br />entities that execute a Lead Contracting Agency Authorization ("Lead Contracting <br />Agency(ies)") to be supplemented and made a part hereof and participating National <br />Purchasing Partners ("NPP") government entity members ("Participating Agencies") <br />including members of FireRescue GPO and Public Safety GPO, that agree to the terms <br />and conditions of this Agreement. All NPP Lead Contracting Agencies and Participating <br />Agencies shall be considered as "parties" to this agreement. <br />WHEREAS, upon completion of a formal competitive solicitation and selection <br />process, the Lead Contracting Agencies have entered into Master Price Agreements with <br />one or more Vendors to provide goods and services, often based on national sales volume <br />projections; <br />WHEREAS, NPP, created by a nonprofit medical center, provides group <br />purchasing marketing and administrative support for governmental entities within the <br />membership. NPP's marketing and administrative services are free to its membership, <br />which includes participating public entities and non-profit institutions throughout the <br />United States and Canada. <br />WHEREAS, NPP has instituted a cooperative purchasing program under which <br />member Participating Agencies may reciprocally utilize competitively solicited Vendor <br />Contracts through the inclusion of the membership in Lead Contracting Agency bid <br />Solicitation and Master Price Agreements; <br />WHEREAS, the Master Price Agreements provide that all members of NPP may <br />purchase goods and services on the same terms, conditions and pricing as the Lead <br />Contracting Agency, subject to applicable local and state laws of the Participating <br />Agencies; <br />WHEREAS, the parties agree to comply with the requirements of the <br />Intergovernmental Cooperation Act as may be applicable to the local and state laws of the <br />Participating Agencies; <br />WHEREAS, the parties desire to conserve and leverage resources, and to improve <br />the efficiency and economy of the procurement process while reducing solicitation and <br />procurement costs; <br />WHEREAS, the parties are authorized and eligible to contract with governmental <br />bodies and Vendors to perform governmental functions and services, including the <br />purchase of goods and services; and <br />