NACo's Public Promise Procurement Awards National Cooperative Contract to Amazon Business

Competitively awarded contract gives counties and public agencies nationwide streamlined access to the Amazon Business marketplace, plus the opportunity to unlock category price ceilings after savings analysis. 

WASHINGTON — The National Association of Counties' (NACo) Public Promise Procurement (PPP) today announced a new national cooperative contract with Amazon Business. The competitively awarded contract gives counties and other public agencies across the country streamlined access to the Amazon Business marketplace, with everyday low pricing available to every participating agency upon enrollment.

For agencies that want to stretch their budgets further, category price ceilings offer predictable, protected pricing on tens of thousands of commonly purchased products. It starts with a complimentary savings analysis, where Amazon Business reviews the agency's current purchasing and shows where it can save. Agencies that choose Amazon Business as their primary procurement solution in selected categories can then lock in those price ceilings.

In addition to the full marketplace, the contract spans eight categories: office and breakroom supplies and equipment, information technology equipment and peripherals, maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) supplies, medical supplies, janitorial and sanitation products, school supplies and hotel supplies. It combines the convenience and selection of Amazon Business with the pricing discipline and procurement structure public agencies require. Any public agency nationwide can use the contract.

"Public Promise Procurement was built to leverage the collective purchasing power of counties and other public sector partners while strengthening compliance protections, service quality and aggregated access to local small businesses," said Matthew Chase, CEO of NACo. "This contract with Amazon Business is exactly the kind of solution our members have been asking for: national scale, transparent pricing and a process any county can activate in minutes."

Wholly owned by NACo, Public Promise Procurement is built to leverage the collective buying power of America's 90,000+ public agencies. Because the program is county-owned, each contract is shaped around best value for public agencies, drawing on the hands-on procurement expertise of PPP's advisory council rather than outside commercial interests.

Douglas County, Nebraska served as the Lead Public Agency for the solicitation that produced this contract. The contract is endorsed by a number of state associations of counties, including the Maryland Association of Counties, Virginia Association of Counties, Nebraska Association of Counties, California State Association of Counties, County Commissioners' Association of Georgia, Florida Association of Counties, Washington State Association of Counties, New York State Association of Counties, Kansas Association of Counties, Arizona Association of Counties, and County Commissioners' Association of Ohio.

"Running this solicitation gave our team a firsthand look at what Amazon Business could offer counties at scale — competitive pricing, and a level of purchasing compliance we don't often see in marketplace platforms," said Eric Carlson, Director/Purchasing Agent, Douglas County Nebraska Purchasing Department. "We're proud that the work our office did benefits not just Douglas County, but public agencies across the country."

We are pleased to work with NACo's Public Promise Procurement to serve counties and public agencies across the country," said Oscar Montes, Director, Government & Non-Profit, Amazon Business. "The contract pairs the selection and convenience of Amazon Business with category price ceilings and a competitively sourced public-sector contract, so agencies can buy everyday essentials with confidence."

For more information, visit the Public Promise Procurement website.