Cooperative purchasing for fire agencies.
Cooperative contracts and purchasing vehicles that let you skip a competitive solicitation where your policy permits it.
Five routes most agencies use
GSA Schedule
Federal and many state buyers can purchase directly against an established schedule.
SourcewellSourcewell
Cooperative contract widely accepted by municipal and county agencies.
HGACBuyHGACBuy
Local government cooperative used heavily across the south and southwest.
NPPGovNPPGov
Cooperative used by fire, EMS, dispatch and airport buyers, and by non-profit public safety organizations.
Sourcewell MilitarySourcewell Military
A separate route for defense and federal installations buying under an intergovernmental support agreement.
What to confirm with your purchasing office
Which vehicles your policy accepts
Acceptance varies by state, county and sometimes by department.
Whether the award covers installation
Some vehicles cover equipment only.
Your capital versus operating split
It changes which fiscal year the purchase lands in.
Which route fits your agency
Start with the kind of buyer you are. Your purchasing office has the final word.
City, county or fire district
Sourcewell, HGACBuy or NPPGov, depending on what your policy accepts.
Federal agency
GSA, through the schedule held by E-9 Corporation.
Military installation
Sourcewell for military sites, under an intergovernmental support agreement.
Airport authority or 911 center
NPPGov lists both. Airports can also look at AIP funding.
How a cooperative purchase works
The same four steps, whichever contract you use.
01Confirm the vehicle
Ask your purchasing office which contracts your policy accepts.
02Request contract details
We send the contract number and the awarded categories that match your scope.
03Scope and quote
Westnet designs the system and returns an itemized quote against the contract.
04Issue the purchase order
The order references the contract, so there is no separate bid to run.
Find the right purchasing route.
Tell us who you are buying for, and we will send the contract details that fit.
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