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What is the Government
Purchasing Alliance?
The U.S. Communities
Government Purchasing Alliance (GPA) is a cooperative purchasing program
offering local government’s access to nationally solicited contracts that
provide significant reductions in price and guaranteed delivery features.
The National Association
of Counties (NACo), National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP),
National League of Cities (NLC), Association of School Business Officials
International (ASBO), and the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM),
jointly sponsor the U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance.
Designed
in cooperation with an Advisory Board of local government purchasing
officials, U.S. Communities pools the purchasing power of public agencies,
achieves bulk volume discounts on behalf of public agencies, competitively
solicits quality products through a lead public agency and provides a
purchasing forum for public agencies nationwide.
By pooling the potential
purchasing power of counties throughout the nation and using volume
purchasing as leverage in the private sector, the FSC can negotiate new and
enhanced financial products and services for counties. These services offer
better quality, improved benefits, and/or lower costs than individual
counties can get on their own. |
