National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Company (National IPA) is a cooperative purchasing organization, established through a collaborative effort of public agencies across the United States with the specific purpose of reducing procurement costs by leveraging group volume.

National IPA aggregates purchasing volume of participating agencies in order to receive larger volume discounts from suppliers.  This is an optional use program with no minimum volume requirements. To participate in the program, simply submit a Participation Form.

All master agreements are publicly solicited, awarded through an RFP process, and held by a Principal Procurement Agency. National IPA serves as a nationwide channel to offer the awarded agreements to the following eligible agencies:

• City/Local Government
• County Government
• State Government
• Public and Private Educational Institutions and Systems
• Other Public Agencies
• Healthcare
• Agencies for Public Benefit
• Nonprofits