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6.D. - Page 20 of 70 <br />FireRescue GPO (FRGPO) and Public Safety GPO (PSGPO), Idaho and Oregon local government units <br />(ATTACHMENT H), and WIPHE members (ATTACHMENT G), as well as government units in all <br />other states, as authorized under the terms of the Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement <br />executed by all Lead Contracting and Participating Agencies comprise a cooperative procurement group. <br />This procurement group is soliciting proposals from qualified companies (hereinafter referred to as <br />"Vendor") to enter into a Master Price Agreement for LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT. <br />The intent of this Interstate Cooperative Procurement Solicitation (Solicitation) is to invite Proposers to <br />submit a competitive pricing proposal offering LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT to PPA, which <br />will then be made available to NPPGov members locally and nationwide; to reduce expenses by <br />eliminating multiple requests for proposals and multiple responses by Vendors; and to obtain discounted <br />pricing through volume purchasing. Significant sales potential exists because the Master Price Agreement <br />will be used nationwide without the need for Participating Agencies to duplicate the formal solicitation <br />process and expend staff resources. Preferably, the successful Proposer will provide its entire catalog <br />("catalog discount") of products and/or services in order that NPPGov, FRGPO, and PSGPO members <br />who wish to access the Master Price Agreement may order a broad range of goods and services as needed. <br />With the exception of successful local Proposer(s) capable of servicing PPA and NPPGov members <br />within the state of Oregon, successful Proposer(s) should have a strong national presence for LAW <br />ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT for use by government agencies nationwide. <br />This Solicitation meets Oregon public contracting requirements and may not be appropriate under or <br />meet Participating Agencies' procurement laws. Participating Agencies are urged to seek independent <br />review by their legal counsel to ensure compliance with all local and state solicitation requirements. <br />1.2 POTENTIAL MARKET <br />The Public Procurement Authority is publishing this RFP to create publicly awarded contracts for use by <br />it members, which may also benefit the thousands of fellow members of NPPGov, FireRescue GPO and <br />Public Safety GPO. These are nationwide programs representing member government agencies in all 50 <br />states. We encourage proposer's response be a collaborative effort including manufacturer and distributor <br />(when they are not the same company) to ensure nationwide contract utilization. <br />Proposer's response should also take into consideration the considerable market potential for this <br />solicitation. Because the successful bid will be incorporated into a nationwide purchasing program <br />including thousands of local government participants, the PPA believes that contracts created from this <br />solicitation will provide vendors with a significant market advantage. Members of NPPGov, FireRescue <br />GPO and Public Safety GPO and current vendors who participate in the program indicate the ability to <br />shorten the sale cycle by eliminating the need to complete individual RFP processes is a significant <br />advantage to participation. <br />The PPA believes that participation in the NPPGov purchasing program, benefits both its participating <br />agencies and successful proposers. NPPGov engages with successful proposers who complete the Vendor <br />Administration Agreement through a marketing and sales partnership. This partnership includes (but is <br />not limited to) contract promotion to members, contract administration support to potential customers and <br />live customer phone support. <br />1.3 REQUIREMENTS <br />Solicitation is subject to the Public Procurement Authority's General Conditions & Instructions to <br />Proposer(s), if any, and the following requirements: <br />1.3.1 This RFP and resulting Master Price Agreement is anticipated for use by the Public Procurement <br />Authority's government members as well as other NPPGov member government entities and <br />eligible nonprofit entities across the nation. The Public Procurement Authority has entered into <br />an Intergovernmental (interlocal) Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with other Participating <br />Agencies for the purpose of obtaining Master Price Agreements with various vendors. Interlocal <br />412 <br />