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Negotiate Agmt with Public Promise Procurement to allow Hennepin County membership in the national purchasing cooperative at no cost to the County
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BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners authorizes the County Administrator, in accordance with Minnesota Statute 471.59 pertaining to Joint Exercise of Powers, to negotiate an agreement with Public Promise Procurement, a cooperative purchasing platform established by the National Association of Counties (NACo), at no cost to the County, to allow County to purchase from the cooperative’s contracts, for the period from the date of joining the cooperative until termination by either party, be approved; and that the Chair of the Board be authorized to sign the cooperative purchasing agreement on behalf of the County.
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Background:
Joining this cooperative enables the County to access competitively solicited and awarded contracts with high-quality vendors that possess national-scale capabilities. These contracts are offered through the Public Promise Procurement (PPP) Cooperative, established by the National Association of Counties (NACo) to benefit counties and other public agencies.
Created in 2022, PPP is a national cooperative designed to provide government, educational, and non-profit entities access to top-tier goods and services. PPP negotiates and awards contracts through a competitive process, in compliance with jurisdictional legal requirements across all 50 states, offering these services to its members at no cost.
PPP is guided by an advisory group of 14 public procurement officials with extensive expertise who oversee and evaluate vendor contracts from solicitation to award. Upon gaining membership, Hennepin County Purchasing will have the ability to establish contracts with vendors through the cooperative and may at its discretion serve as a lead agency in a cooperative procurement.
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Recommendation from County Administrator: Recommend Approval