National IPA, an OMNIA Partner
Government Relations ServicesTennessee, United States2-10 Employees
National IPA operates as a cooperative purchasing organization within the government procurement landscape, affiliated with OMNIA Partners. It serves a broad range of public sector buyers, including city and local governments, counties, state agencies, public and private educational systems, special districts, and related government-education-healthcare entities as well as nonprofit organizations. The organization enables publicly solicited and publicly awarded cooperative agreements, applying established procurement practices to ensure competition and transparency. Lead agencies manage the solicitation, award, and administration of these agreements, and activate them for their own needs while restricting awards to suppliers providing the best value to their entity and to agencies nationwide. A team of seasoned procurement professionals supports these efforts with expertise in public sector purchasing. Locationally, National IPA is based in the Franklin area of Tennessee and operates with a small, specialized staff. As a subsidiary of OMNIA Partners, it benefits from an extensive purchasing and supply chain framework intended for nationwide application. A notable development in its history is a 2018 collaboration with SHI International Corp., a major IT solutions provider, to supply government and education customers with technology products and services across multiple manufacturers.