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Resolution R-24-0252
Legislation
City Hall
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 16137 Final Action Date: 7/11/2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, ACKNOWLEDGING AND
ACCEPTING THE COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT BENEFITS OF THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE PROCUREMENT OFFICIALS
("NASPO"), A NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT THROUGH LEADERSHIP, EXCELLENCE, AND
INTEGRITY, THAT ENABLES THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY"), AS ONE OF THE
PARTICIPATING MEMBER PUBLIC ENTITIES ("PARTICIPATING PUBLIC
ENTITIES"), TO AGGREGATE ITS PURCHASING VOLUME WITH THAT OF
OTHER PARTICIPATING PUBLIC ENTITIES, IN ORDER TO REALIZE A
LARGER PERCENTAGE DISCOUNT PRICING STRUCTURE FOR THE
FINANCIAL BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF ALL; PURSUANT TO SECTION
18-113 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED
("CITY CODE"), AUTHORIZING THE ACCESSING OF ALL COMPETITIVELY
SOLICITED AND AWARDED CONTRACTS AVAILABLE VIA NASPO,
SUBJECT TO ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, EXTENSIONS, NEW
AND/OR REPLACEMENT CONTRACTS BY NASPO, TO BE UTILIZED
CITYWIDE ON AN AS NEEDED CONTRACTUAL BASIS, SUBJECT TO THE
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND BUDGETARY APPROVAL AT THE TIME OF
NEED; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE
ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS,
EXTENSIONS, NEW AND/OR REPLACEMENT CONTRACTS, SUBJECT TO
ALL ALLOCATIONS, APPROPRIATIONS, PRIOR BUDGETARY APPROVALS,
COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CODE,
INCLUDING THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT ORDINANCE, ANTI -DEFICIENCY
ACT, AND FINANCIAL INTEGRITY PRINCIPLES, ALL AS SET FORTH IN
CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE, IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES,
AND REGULATIONS, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY FOR SAID
PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the National Association of State Procurement Officials ("NASPO") is a non-
profit association dedicated to advancing public procurement through leadership, excellence,
and integrity; and
WHEREAS, NASPO offers all participating member public entities ("Participating Public
Entities"), free of charge, access to contracts which have been competitively solicited and
awarded by one of the same; and
WHEREAS, NASPO assists Participating Public Entities in reducing the costs of
purchasing goods and/or services by pooling together all of the purchasing power of all of the
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same, and of which NASPO is comprised, in order to realize a larger percentage discount
pricing structure for the benefit of the residents of all; and
WHEREAS, Section 18-113 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City
Code"), titled "Cooperative Purchasing," expressly allows the City of Miami ("City") Procurement
Department ("Procurement") to participate in, sponsor, conduct, or administer cooperative
purchasing agreements for the procurement of any goods and services, such as provided by
NASPO with other Participating Public Entities; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of this Resolution will provide Procurement with the ability to
purchase goods and services, on an as needed contractual basis, on behalf of all City
departments, by utilizing all competitively solicited and awarded contracts available through
NASPO, subject to the availability of funds and budgetary approval at the time of need;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The cooperative procurement benefits of NASPO, a non-profit association
dedicated to advancing public procurement through leadership, excellence, and integrity, that
enables the City, as one of the Participating Public Entities, to aggregate its purchasing volume
with that of other Participating Public Entities, in order to realize a larger percentage discount
pricing structure for the financial benefit of the residents of all, is hereby acknowledged and
accepted.
Section 3. Pursuant to Section 18-113 of the City Code, the accessing of all
competitively solicited and awarded contracts available via NASPO, subject to any
amendments, renewals, extensions, new and/or replacement contracts by NASPO, to be
utilized Citywide on an as needed contractual basis, subject to the availability of funds and
budgetary approval at the time of need, is hereby authorized.'
Section 4. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
documents, including any amendments, renewals, extensions, new and/or replacement
contracts, subject to all allocations, appropriations, prior budgetary approvals, compliance with
all applicable provisions of the City Code, including the City's Procurement Ordinance, Anti -
Deficiency Act, and Financial Integrity Principles, all as set forth in Chapter 18 of the City Code,
in forms acceptable to the City Attorney, and in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and
regulations, as may be deemed necessary for said purpose.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all legal requirements that may be
imposed, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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