NPPGov Partners with the American Association of Special Districts
NPPGov is proud to announce a direct partnership with the American Association of Special Districts (AASD). NPPGov is a national cooperative procurement organization offering publicly solicited contracts to government entities nationwide.
Cole Arreola-Karr, AASD Executive Director, has been working with Mika Kawakami, Association Manager for NPPGov, to provide competitive cooperative options to 200+ members.
NPPGov currently offers over 100 publicly procured agreements for products and services, including AT&T FirstNet, Medline, McKesson, Zoll and more.
“The American Association of Special Districts is excited to partner directly with NPPGov to expand access to departmental and individual discounts to AASD’s members, which will save them time and money on products they use every day. Special districts often provide critical infrastructure and essential community services with relatively limited resources, so efficiency for local government service is key. We feel a direct relationship with NPPGov is in America’s special districts best interests, and we are excited to partner with NPPGov”, said Arreola-Karr.
AASD is a nonprofit organization with a mission to unite, strengthen, and advance the nation’s 38,000+ special districts across states. The Association was founded in August 2024 to fulfill a long-standing need for a strong association to address special districts’ broad hardships to access state and federal funding resources, raise awareness of the critical services districts provide to millions of Americans, and to close districts’ gaps in access to professional services for local governments. The AASD Board of Directors is currently comprised of nine special district managers, board members, and professional stakeholders.
Special districts are the most common and diverse form of local government in the U.S., altogether providing emergency services, water utilities, transportation, healthcare, parks, library, and other services across all 50 states.
“We see a real need to offer organizations, like the American Association of Special Districts, the opportunity to secure national contracted pricing based on the buying power of our 45,000 member organizations,” said Bill DeMars, Executive Director of NPPGov.
About NPPGov
NPPGov is a national cooperative procurement organization offering publicly solicited contracts to public safety departments nationwide. NPPGov contracts are created through a public RFP process by a Lead Public Agency, allowing members to “piggyback” on the contracts thus eliminating the need to complete their own RFP process. NPPGov staff and legal counsel facilitate the process, providing necessary documentation and support.
NPPGov membership is free with no obligation to purchase. All members have access to a broad range of publicly solicited contracts with discounted pricing, as well as individual discount programs. NPPGov offers a robust revenue sharing program for qualifying partner organizations. Through the NPPGov share back program, association partners can earn a quarterly revenue share based on what their members spend. NPPGov is owned by two non-profit hospital systems. Our proceeds support healthcare and healthy communities. Learn more at www.nppgov.com.
