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About the Kansas City Regional Purchasing Cooperative

The objective is for the KCRPC to provide these benefits to local governments in the region:

• More cooperative contracts and more opportunities for volume discount savings to local governments.
• New initiatives and new opportunities to save money.
• New opportunities through partnerships with other local governments, schools, and national purchasing cooperatives.

Benefits will also be gained the vendor by increasing bidding opportunities, larger volumes and increasing their customer base.

Background

In 2003, MARC; MACPP, a regional organization of public sector purchasing professionals; and the local chapter of National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP); initiated the KCRPC to enhance the current cooperative purchasing efforts in the region.

MARC's Managers' Roundtable, a committee of city and county managers, provides guidance and support for the effort. An advisory committee made up of of managers and public sector purchasing professionals is responsible for making bid award recommendations to the MARC Board for final approval and resolving disputes.

MARC provided initial support for the first two years of the program with the expectation that KCRPC will become self-supporting over time by charging a small percentage administrative fee on each contract.